Parks and Recreation: Seasons One and Two Recap and Reaction

Season Two is considerably better than Season One. Also, it is much longer. Season One contains a mere six episodes, all of which focus on Leslie Knope (the great Amy Poehler) trying, largely in vain, to turn a dangerous pit into a beautiful park.
Leslie is not in charge of the parks department of Pawnee, Indiana, but she is more passionate and cares about it more than the director, Ron Swanson (Nick Offerman). Also along for the ride is Tom Harveford (Aziz Ansari) who is lazy and selfish and the intern turned Ron's assistance, April Ludgate (Aubrey Plaza). Ann Perkins (Rashida Jones) is the one who wants the pit filled, mostly because her childish and lazy boyfriend, Andy Dwyer (Chris Pratt) fell into it and broke both of his legs.
However, season one ends somewhat abruptly, but season two basically picks up where it left off, with some more interesting plot lines, including a zoo themed episode and one that deals with park safety. The only episode that suffers is the offensive one involving a visit from the sister city, in Venezuela.
The characters are fascinating and growth occurs throughout the second season with Ann dating Mark Brandanawitz who is a city planner who slept with Leslie six years before season one even began. However, though Ann is happy in the relationship, she doesn't love him, so despite him wanting to propose, the relationship ends. April decides to start working for Ron because she has the same attitude toward work as he does, simply hanging up the phone upon it ringing and refusing to let people see him. Even Tom mourns the divorce of his marriage which was a sham to begin with as it would allow his Canadian wife to live here permanently though he learns too late that he has true feelings for her. Andy gets a real job, shining shoes and finally acts on his growing feelings for April, only to have Ann try and get back with him, after all, why shouldn't she enjoy all the hard work she put into him. There is also the comic relief of Jerry (Jim O'Heir) who is picked on mercilessly by everyone else and Donna (Retta) who is vain but realistic.
Then the season ends, with Leslie's plans for the new park in jeopardy because the city is horribly broke but it introduces two fantastic new characters in the forms of fitness guru and health nut, Chris (Rob Lowe) and the colder Ben Wyatt (Adam Scott), who keeps his heart hidden. Leslie still tries to be included as one of the boys, even going along on a hunting trip, which ends, as many do, in disaster. Mark decides to take the buy-out to pursue something else, though he gives Leslie a parting gift of designing a park for her which meets her dreams.
More is revealed about the characters throughout the season, like Leslie has hoarding habits in her house while Ron's house breaks all sorts of zoning rules. April's nickname is Zuzu, plus upon turning twenty-one, she loses the interest in drinking. Tom can't hold his liquor, plus he wants to become famous and own a club. 
Needless to say, season three threatens to be great.  Season One: B; Season Two: A-