First of all, and most importantly, the whole romance subplot (if you can even call it that in season 1, it was basically the main plot) is just gone. The main character seems to loose all interest in the cute bunny girl and their romance doesn't develope in any way. Its not like they have a real falling apart over a certain issue, it feels more like the writers just wanted to write something different, so gone is the romance (which was for me the main reason the first season was so attractive). With dear-senpais dissappearing, there should be a lot to be told about her feeling of loss and Legoshis conflict of interest, deepening how the story explored the vulnerability of characters, but no, the show does nothing of that sort and just goes full on... well, I won't spoil that.
Also, what also doesn't happen is a satisfying conclusion. Everything feels just way too... out there. You remember when you were young and didn't understand way certain people would behave in the way they do, because you didn't get how motivations work? I get this feeling watching this as an adult, because the motivations are there, just hidden under layers of philosophy, so far detached from reality that it makes you wonder if this could really be such a strong motivator to go as far as some people do here. It seems less believable, less immersive, less relatable. Everybody is suddenly a larger than life figure, and that really hurt the tone of the show.
But I don't want to just trash this season. Its still better than your average anime. It has great animation and sound, and really good character writing, just the story and the overall enjoyment had to suffer in order to get the pieces into position. Which is sad. Often the simpler, more relatable stories are the one that leave the bigger impact. When season 1 was over, I literally felt lovesick for this wonderfull story. When season 2 was over, I also wanted more, but just so this show could redeem itself and have a satisfying conclusion, not whatever this was.
