I'm not saying Pizz is some stud because I while I thought season one was brilliant in every way (minus the finale), I do find his writing sort of cliched and a semi-plagiarized amalgam of other pieces of literature, so in that regard, not very original.
That said, I blame season 2 on HBO. They had a legit director for season one. And on season 2, it was a collection of dip****s. I find a director to be the most important person involved in the filmmaking process. He/she can take average or even subpar writing and turn it into something that felt fantastic. They are able to embody exactly what the writer was going for or at times even enhance it, making it better than what was in words. I don't find the opposite to be true very often.
If I'm HBO, I try to persuade CF to come back for season 3 (though he and Pizz had issues I've heard) and if he won't or can't, create a short list of talented directors who fit the bill. Give me 15 minutes and I could probably come up with 5-7 legit names. I'm not saying the directors would do it or even could due to scheduling conflicts. But they would be names that sort of make sense. Well, without knowing what the plot would be exactly.
