From the creators of This American Life, we have a story that I just can't get into.

I couldn't make it through the first episode of the second season of Serial without craving the personal inmate calls between American journalist Sarah Koenig and convicted murderer Adnan Syed.

When I placed my headphones in my ears, I had high hopes of hearing the familiar sinister tune that came before the operator's voice from season one, "This is a global tel link prepaid call from Adnan Syed." Instead, I was greeted by Keonig who introduced me into a story that had nothing to do with Syed -- a story that I just didn't care about.

I had emotionally and mentally invested too much time into Syed's conviction and hopeful testimony to even think about getting involved with the story of one of Keonig's different interests. Still, I couldn't help but hold on to Koenig's warm voice as she welcomed me into the much less interesting story of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl -- the character in question for Serial's second season.

Bergdahl's story goes something like this:

One day, he unexpectedly decided to walk away from his base in Afghanistan. Upon leaving the safety of his base, he was captured by radical militants. This was the beginning of his five year captivity with the Taliban.

Screen writer Mark Boal was intrigued by Bergdahl's story, and began a process of interviewing him through a series of scratchy, uncomfortably recorded phone calls. These tapes were then borrowed by Koenig.

There you have it. Serial season two.

So why is season two less enchanting than season one?

It's simple. There was no personal relationship between the public radio personality and the soldier.

Something about the way that Keonig and Syed naturally engaged in each other in season one made you feel like you were apart of the podcast's journey from the very beginning. Season two lacked this intimate connection, therefore it was easy for me to detach myself from the podcast.

Adnan Syed was arrested on February 26, 1999 for the murder of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee, who was believed to be strangled in the Best Buy parking lot after a wicked break up. Of course, that's according to a testimony made by Jay Wilds, an alleged friend of Syed who apparently worked closely with him on the murder of Lee and the disposal of her body.

The state's case against Syed painted him as the "Romeo" to this so-called star crossed story. The prosecutors made evident that Syed and Lee's religious and racial backgrounds were like North vs. South Pole. But, the one thing that they had in common was the fact that both of their parents did not want them to date outside of their beliefs. Being teenagers, this did not stop their relationship.

Prosecutors further stated that post-break-up, Syed was so upset about the separation that the only way he could get revenge would be to murder his ex. Throughout the podcast though, you will hear the voice of multiple people close to Syed who specifically stated the kid was not heartbroken over the break up, but instead he simply moved on to the next girl in line.

So much more intriguing than Mark Boal's interest in the solider, right?

Or maybe it's just me.

Syed has maintained his innocence, and as of July 2016, was granted a new trial after being locked up for 17 years. Only time will tell to see if Syed gets outside of the North Branch Correctional Institution in Maryland.

Will justice be brought to the case of Hae Min Lee? We don't know for sure.

One thing we do know is that Serial season one will forever be better than Serial season two.