I loved the first half of season 1, anything past that was riding on the hype train for me, season 2 felt like shit when it came out so I dropped it a few episodes in.

The whole redemption arc was great and I lived it, sad it decided to keep it so short as it was the highlight for many.

That said, Mushoku Tensei does the whole redemption arc amazingly as you see Rudeus grow throughout the series and it's second season is a much appreciated slow burn where we get a good idea of his mental state while things are moving off screen.