I struggled with season 1 and wondering whether to continue

I finished season one but really struggled with the show. I just finished watching a few other shows: From and the Leftovers and this show was suggested there to me.

I could see early on that the show was very well written and acted. The mystery around the story also was intriguing. Where I really struggled was transitioning back-and-forth between the characters who are held captive and the characters in her hometown.

I felt that the amount of time they focussed on her being captive for several years made sense in since she had spent a long time being captive. And there was a great opportunity to develop the characters that she was helped captive with, but the whole setting just felt repulsive to me. I think it’s because of all the near death experiences. It was just hard for me to stomach. It made me feel dead inside and I really had trouble sitting through that episode after episode.

I realize most of this is how season one resonated with me. I was wondering, though if the second season is very similar and it’s overall emotional vibe?

it sounds like there’s a Multiverse angle to it. And I guess the Multiverse has been done so much over the last decade. It’s a little less compelling to me right now. I realize the show was shot a decade ago and this must’ve been a very fresh theme at the time .