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I don't know if the adaptors or the artists are tired, but they sure are moving quickly to end this series. Season 1 ended with Ara and the Gang still leery around each other and trying to find a working balance without revealing too much information about each other.
Season 2: We got the Gang hanging out in Ara's palace like its their second headquarters. No sense of confusion of being too welcoming or nice to Ara despite what they are planning to accomplish. Now Ara is a full-on asset to the Rebel Alliance. The sense of needing to be confidential, quiet, and quick as the Gang schemes in the shadows is completely gone. They sit around her home and openly plot against the royal family. Ara is gaining way too much insider information about the rebel leaders, albeit she already knew most of it, so I can't fathom them wanting to kill her now.
It's not just the art style has changed, but the mood and tone has changed too. The first season had a feeling of suspicion, melancholy, and grim resolve. This second season is too brightly colored and moving much more faster than I would like. I'm almost tempted to drop it due to the change in direction by the author/adaptor.