This isn't far off course from the first season, to me. Lots of talking heads and thinly veiled threats as the games play out so we can have a 'trick' reveal at the end when it turns out class D made out like bandits. There will likely be a few fake out tricks that misdirect us in the meantime, but I expect the crux of the turnaround to be some off-hand rule applied in a 'clever' way.

Slow? Yes. Slower than the first season? Not for me so far.