I would argue that season 1 was so well crafted because it follows in the footsteps of the original feature film. From the start it had a clear destination, with the real story being “how in the world did we get here?” Constraints make good art and all that.
And the fact that HBO canceled it one measly season away from being about to finish the story. I’ll never pay a cent for HBO again.
The cancelled because the writers had no idea how to finish the story.
These series do not have a set path from day one.
I would argue that season 1 was so well crafted because it follows in the footsteps of the original feature film. From the start it had a clear destination, with the real story being “how in the world did we get here?” Constraints make good art and all that.