i never really understood all the hate the second season got from original sao fanboys. the fact that they were able to get past the mess that was the first season should be more than enough to allow them to get past... anything lol. personally, while watching the first season, most of the time i was easily distracted by the animation and action scenes and cringed so badly whenever i tried to follow up with the (seemingly written by a teenager obsessed with mmorpgs) story, not mention the freaking romance between those two.
the second season's first arc can get pretty good if you give it enough time. sinon's development was very well done and she's likely the only character in the entire show that isnt boring and uninteresting, thanks to her past and what she achieved in the end of the arc. though, the author kind of ruins all of this by making her just another piece of kirito's shitty harem in the end. ive already said this many times before, but imo, GGO > ALO = SAO (absolute garbage).
the summer season is looking FUCKING AMAZING so far. out of the many shows im already planning to watch, these are the ones im expecting to enjoy the most: gakkou gurashi, GANGSTA, ranpo kitan and kangoku gakuen (tbh im only watching this last one because of how ridiculous it looks, in a good way). ill also be watching a couple others like rokka no yuusha and overlord, tho i expect these and the majority of the upcoming action shows to be decent at best, they'll probably succeed in the animation and fail in everything else, as per usual.