What happened to Season 2?

A bit of a rant, and might be an unpopular opinion but I find the drop in quality between Season 1 and 2 really sharp. Overall, it feels like the characters are now just plot device, coasting along to deliver information but not too fast because more seasons are required. Episodes drag on endlessly with an information/screen time ratio that is really low. I saw comparisons to Lost but I don't understand them. For all its convoluted mysteries, at the heart of Lost were really strong characters and personal developments that kept you invested. Severance relies on mysteries and obtuse clues but doesn't seem interested in making its characters believable. Why does Ricken suddenly decide to write propaganda for Lumon with zero self-awareness? Why does Devon decide to call Cobel despite every information she had about her? Why does Mark take 6 episodes trying to get "unsevered" only for none of it to matter after all? For plot convenience mostly, and despite everything we know about these characters. I don't doubt there will be answers to most of the questions we are currently left with, because the show seems obsessed with its own mythology. But at this point I don't really care much for any of them because I do not believe in how anyone acts. It feels like the show is purposefully constructed to keep you guessing as an audience, rather than being interested in its characters. At this point I am wondering if people are just in denial and trying to make it more meaningful than it is.