I don't see how the second disc of TI makes it any better or worse either; it is what it is. Clearly it was done for a reason and while I think TI as a whole, including the second disc, is completely boring and sub-par music entirely, I'd say I enjoy the second disc more than the first. That's taking it as a whole though, there's songs on the first disc that I like more than the second, but there's no way I'm ever sitting through the entirety of that album ever again; and as was meant to be enjoyed to the fullest by listening to it as a song cycle, I don't get the full enjoyment out of choosing one single song and listening to it and it alone. It'll always feel awkward and end prematurely. I can actually pick and choose with the second disc if I feel the desire to; that said...I don't feel the desire to. Ever. It's a mess.
I am so ready for PT to move in a different direction...and given what Jackie and I spoke about a few pages ago, (weird to word that in regards to a frame of time...) I have hopes that it'll at the very least kick the shit out of TI. But just to get something fresh, inspired and different is awesome as it is.