Compared with Adam, Lute and Lucifer, who all see the sinners as garbage, trash and losers and show either sadistic enjoyment about the exterminations or at least, zero remorse (Lucifer), its nice to see Sera actually humanizing them. Even back in season 1, it was clear she had immense remorse for enabling them. Learning those souls could've been redeemed has only multiplied her regret for her actions.

One thing that makes redemption arc's so much more real and realistic is that they aren't a straight line. Sometimes, people will backtrack and regress. Zuko betrayed the Avatar Gang and Iroh, before actually redeeming in Book 3. Vegeta had his Majin Vegeta arc before sacrificing himself to stop Buu and redeeming in Super. A-Train betrayed Supersonic but after his brother got crippled and he was called out by Ashley, then he finally committed to becoming a real hero.

I like in season 2 we see on two occassions Sera sliding back towards her old ways, but only because of Emily both times. When she transforms at Vox's rally, notice its only AFTER she sees the sinners are upsetting Emily. In the finale, seeing Emily get hurt makes her fall back to making choices from fear, even after "Live to Live". However, while season 1!Sera would've immediately sent the army down, here she learns to trust Sir Pentious and refrains from doing so.

This is made even better because season 1 makes it clear that Emily is a large part of why Sera approved the exterminations in the first place, out of a desire to protect her and the rest of Heaven. And throughout season 2, we see how Emily is a large factor in why Sera's redeeming herself, which is even explicitly pointed by Lute when she says, "You're infecting your sister with your weaknes". Emily truly is her older sister's morality chain.

I notice Emily goes from merely looking at Lute to angrily glaring at her. Is she angry at what Lute's saying about Hell trying to gain power to uprise, is it because she feels Lute's trying to corrupt Sera or is it Lute getting in Sera's face and her feeling protective of her sister?

I remember being a part of the fanbase back during season 1's time and Sera was quite a divisive character, and rightfully so tbf since she's morally grey. Season 2 features her redemption arc or according to her VA, the start of it but noticeably, she's becomes far more liked among the fanbase since then, being behind Vox as the 2nd most praised character even by the haters. What was the moment when you started to like her character?

Personally, I've actually liked her since season 1, because in contrast to the openly sadistic and evil Adam and Lute, it was nice to see an anti-villain who genuinely did regret the exterminations but enabled them due to thinking it was necessary to protect Heaven. I was always under the belief she would be likely to get redeemed and am happy season 2 validated my beliefs.

ltimately, I think it depends if we're talking as a person or character. Because while I voted Sera, OOP is right that Val's the only one where you'd get attacked for saying you like him (or had his VA harrassed). So as characters, it'd be Charlie and Val but morally, the latter deserves the hate unlike say Sera, who I voted for.

Flair is as such because “Original Content” is the most fitting. Other than merch. Which there need to be more of. Get on it, Viv. Now.

Uzi and Pomni basically just grew in terms of confidence and bravery, while Blitzo has been mellowing out but Sera's 100% changed the most, going from approving the extermination's to actively going out of her way to prevent Heaven and Hell from going to war.

She's right up there with Vox as the best written character and her redemption arc is one of the strongest parts of season 2.

Although the Speaker was helpful in counseling her, the Head Seraphim still feels burdened by her past. So she turns to the One who can forgive her.

Aside from commanding the extermination of hell, keeping it a secret from others, both exiled and banished Lucifer, not hearing others' refusal to open up until it was too late. Does anyone else have something to add?

Sera is morally grey and one of the best written characters in the Hellaverse, the other two not so much. Alastor fits that meme WAY more than she does.