Too heavy handed. Hitting viewers in the head. I think it's fair criticism to say that the show is a little too self conscious of social media and fan theories and also signaling to viewers values, and that's all fine. I like it for what it is. Nothing would live up to S1, you had A list stars at their absolute best, with a passion project from some academic nerd, who had just one amazing script in him, and the direction of Fukunuga.
The direction is the strongest thing here though. They have really done well with the colors and shots of Alaska under 30 days of night.