I am genuinely surprised at how much I'm enjoying season 2 of LL:SS at the moment, considering how lackluster the previous season was towards the end, and how bland both seasons of Love Live: Nijigasaki has been! We finally get a proper rival/"villain" and a goal for the girls to work towards, as well as additional characters added to the crew. Now quite honestly, I have been skeptical of adding more girls in, considering how the main appeal of Superstar and Liella to me initially was that less girls meant more character development and focus for each of them, but so far, the new additionshave been pretty fun. I will say that a certain "CEO"-chan's episode definitely felt a bit too rushed, but her character is an interesting new take, compared to the usual cast of misfits in these shows. Now again, it has only been half a season so far, but it is definitely a massive step up from all the mediocrity that has come before, and I really hope to see Love Live be actually good again. It's not a hard science with Love Live; it's like a sports anime that just needs a proper goal for the team to work towards, and not just flounder about, like in Nijigasaki season 2.