This whole 'watching all Star Wars' thing has taken longer than I thought. Finished season 2 and it is more in tone with a space opera. I would agree that it's better than season 1
Season 3 is far more ambitious than season 1 and 2. They basically develop movies over the course of 3 episodes that play out more like ambitious fan fiction that have long build ups. With binge watching this is pretty great but this would've been a real pain to watch back when this came out.