The curse of season two: Smash hit TV series that should have been one-hit wonders - as the Bad Sisters' reprise receives a rocky reception

In the fickle world of television, a show's success is usually determined by whether or not it gets picked up for a second season. That said, Bad Sisters is certainly not the first TV show to endure the dud second season curse - and it definitely won't be the last. The hit Apple TV+ drama Bad Sisters, which follows a family under investigation for life insurance fraud following the death of their despised brother-in-law, returned to screens earlier this month Pictured: Sarah Greene, Eva Birthistle, Sharon Horgan, Anne-Marie Duff and Eve Hewson in season two of Bad Sisters 13 Reasons Why In March 2017, 13 Reasons Why became an overnight phenomenon when it debuted on Netflix. Pictured: Dylan Minnette and Katherine Langford in season two of the hit Netflix series 13 Reasons Why Giving it a meagre two stars out of five, The Guardian 's Sam Wollaston said the show 'struggled to find purpose' The critic added: 'As drama this is pointless, cumbersome, baggy, badly written, ponderous and boring. Commenting on a Reddit forum, one fan wrote: 'The first season was INCREDIBLE, second season I just couldn't make it pass the third episode.'