Season 2 was on par with 1 for me. The pacing was much better for me, I remember the middle of season 1 seeming a bit of a slog. I also thought everyone's various plot strands were weaved together well. They certainly upped the brutality to 11 and the action scenes were top class. Having said that, I do think the experience was altogether a tad shallower. Fisk taking a back seat left a bit of hole which even The Punisher/Elektra combined couldn't quite fill, despite being a great characters. Vincent D’Onofrio's character is just such an imposing/powerful figure. Though that should change next season and I'm excited to see how it evolves. Also, the dialogue/themes really needs some work as they're awfully one-dimensional right now. There were multiple times when I spoke the coming line out loud before it came out the actor's mouth. That's not really acceptable.