"American Dimes," "The Vantasner Danger Meridian."

Wherein "Patriot" segues into S2 for our Box Set enjoyment and you got to watch one of the episodes that made me laugh the most and the hardest.

A few thoughts on second seasons:

Sometimes they are like second albums — the artist emptied all their ideas into the first album and struggled, which obviously isn’t the case with “Patriot.” And sometimes a series just tries to repeat the same thing, over and over again. It’s hard to blame those who choose that. But there’s a difference between telling …