i hate when people try to introduce ygo gx to people and entice them to it by saying it ‘gets good at season three, you can skip to there’ like no you cannot. even if you supplement them with any context they may need no one’s going to fully enjoy a show that they have to watch from the middle with no context. the first two seasons are important parts of what makes gx so fun and unique even if their plots- in the minds of the majority- aren’t as interesting or tight as season three or four. 

it’s not endearing a person to a show to basically tell them the first two seasons are worthless.

The first two seasons are a different thing, but by no means a worse thing. It’s mostly a goofy slice of life story that’s a lot of fun to watch. And even then, Judai’s PTSD starts during season 1.