Another magnificent season. It's kind of unreal that they were able to keep the show exactly the way it was in the first season while still maintaining its quality and then some. Whereas I felt like a lot of the music drove the first season while we were still getting accustomed to the characters, it sometimes feels like the music isn't as good this season, although it really may just be that I'm so engrossed in these characters' lives that I don't even need it as much any more. Regardless, some great musical events. The ending of 2.09 is one of the most shocking TV scenes I've ever seen, just because it came out of nowhere and usually this show doesn't show stuff like that. Truly sad. The MVP of the season was definitely Khandi Alexander, having more dramatic material (not that her first season wasn't) and absolutely knocking so many of her scenes out of the park in ways I didn't think she was capable of. Overall, perhaps even stronger than the first season.