+1
Although Malkovich is doing great so far (well, he wasn't even IN the first episode of this season), I'm finding this season REALLY uneven in its execution compared to the first season. It's like I can almost FEEL the director just off camera, basking in the lovely direction he's giving, and deriving great pleasure in his use of music and odd dancing by nuns, and strange conversations with characters we barely know (the bleached-blond guy with Ester). All the quirky devices used in the first season just aren't working for me this season. They're overshadowing the actual story for me ... which, when I think about JUST the story, feels rather trite and shallow.
For now I'll keep watching, but this season doesn't feel like it's compelling me to watch the way the first season did. Is it that Jude Law is mostly missing? Will Malkovich be able to fill that gap? (Okay, I laughed out loud at the publicist mentioning the actor John Malkovich to John Brannox. Nice fourth-wall bending there.)
We'll see. So far, though, I'm disappointed.