I like that season 3 will be season 2.5. I really wouldn't want a new round.
Overall the writing was pretty solid, though the "twist" was not set up well.
I mostly see people complain about the pacing of the voting, but I think it's a nice contrast to season one. Knowing that they put so much energy into something that in the end would not matter and how they would get pulled back into the game anyway.