I feel so in the minority.
I was completely disappointed with season 2.
The first 4 episodes were incredibly slow and pointless. It took me forever to finish the season because those first episodes really dragged.
Vee had so much potential. But after a couple of "surprise" betrayals, it became pretty obvious that she was going to lose her gang eventually. For me, they rushed her character to power, and then took the power away too quickly. It didn't even make sense that she went after Red herself if the plan was to blame Crazy Eyes. Why not just SEND Crazy Eyes? She kicked the shit out of Poussey earlier and would have gladly done in Red too. By the end, I didn't give a fuck about her and it was a non-event when she got smashed at the end.
Also, how come when Red gets her face caved in, it prompts a big investigation. Yet when an old white lady fucking STABS ANOTHER INMATE, it's a non-issue? What's the difference? That was stupid.
What Larry and Polly did was pretty sketchy, but now that they no longer have any attachment to Piper, I want them to go away. The writers basically wrote them out of the show at this point. Why should we care about them moving forward?
Piper's brother is awesome. He needs to stay.
The highlight of the season for me was Poussey. She stole the season IMO. She had easily the most interesting back story. And she had the most intense present day story. They got everything right with her storyline and I loved it.
Second for me, Miss Rosa. Her back story was pretty fun. Her "heist" in the hospital with the kid was fun. Her escape at the end was fun. I do wish they had actually had her die in the season finale. She was given a couple weeks to live, so she steals the van and goes. I would have loved to see her end it on her terms as the last scene of the season. Having that carry over to the next season seems a little pointless as she obviously won't be in season 3 long.