I really need to give the new 3D seasons a chance. It's not studio orange, but Houseki no Kuni and Trigun Stampede have shown that that doesn't need to ruin a series. Quite the opposite, it can enable some truly awesome shit.
As a fan of the rest of the series, I struggled to get into the first 3D season, mostly because of the timeskip, setting change, and different supporting cast.
I like plenty of 3D shows, this one just felt like a very jarring sequel
The first season alone is meh, but the second season twist completly the 1st season feeling and make the whole series a really good full fledged GitS SAC and nothing in the second season feels like everything in the 1st season is retcon based on the reception but a plan decided from the beginning. After SAC_2045 i'm confident they can make another really good SAC TV show or movie in 2023. But you have to accept the really bad CGI in the first 8 episodes of SAC_2045 to enjoy the ride ^^