Without Eva Green's deliciously tortured Vanessa, this new evolution can't possibly be as good. But I'll give it a fair go just in case.

UPDATE 2nd July 2020
Okay, so I've finished watching the whole series now and I'm hoping they don't make a second. This wasn't a patch on the original and I found Dormer's characters rather hammy and annoying. The themes 'explored' in this series seem all too familiar right now, repeated over and over in many other shows. I suppose it ticks all the boxes for millennials, but they aren't watching anyway. What's wrong with just telling a story? On a positive note, I did enjoy the concept of Elsa and her son, Frank.

Spoiler alert:
[spoiler] I think it would have been more faithful to the original series if they had instead chosen to use multiple actors to play the roles inhabited by Natalie Dormer's demon, perhaps using subtle vehicles to gradually tip viewers off over the story arc until we discover the coordinated plot to expose the inherent discord, conflict and misery in humanity (do we really ever need any help with that?). We could have seen a proxy battle between good and evil played out between characters possessed by the two angels/demons. I suppose they must have decided it would be too confusing to continue with the possession theme from the original series if they spread it across multiple characters, but would we really need to know that until the lame ending anyway?[/spoiler]

This is a continuation of my initial thoughts on City of Angels.
Now that I've concluded watching the whole season the last few episodes picked up for me.

The supernatural thread in the show unfortunately for me alludes me not being familiar with Mexican folklore. That's fine as that isn't the be all end all of the show. It is a very complex dark story with many facets, each depicted in a way to drive home what I feel is the main purpose. More on that later.

There are some truly thought provoking scenes. The cinematography and the authenticity of CoA is really something. The characters are well portrayed and overall a good ensemble. The season finale, the last two episodes that I just finished were outstanding. The big band music the large dance house really gave an uplifting swell, it's worth watching the last episode just for that. But then that swell, turned predictably into a bubble and the high burst finding ourselves in the depths of darkness.

This is where CoA does a great job. Even though there are many story threads they are meaningful and you could skip on the surface but it is far better to get completely immersed.

If I were to nutshell it each storyline is racially driven. Each facet brings home the distasteful and shame of racism, the insatiable desire of power over one, or a community, the destruction that comes from wanton division to control and finally greed in power. There are those that try to unify them there are those that lust for destruction.

Some may even decide that this type of show cuts too close to what is happening today and may try to cancel CoA, but DON'T. This cancel culture must be cancelled itself. It is these types of shows that can help understand and reflect the errors of the past that we can learn to be better and it shows how far we've come.

There are some great life lessons in this season. Worth the watch for sure. In conclusion PD CoA has grown on me. I do hope there is a second season.