kɹiːˈeɪɾɪvli, ðə sˈɛkənd sˈiːzən wʌz ɪntˈɛndᵻd təbi mˈoːɹ ˈækʃənˈoːɹiəntᵻd ðɐn ðə fˈɜːst, bˌʌt lˈiːd ˈæktɚɹ ˈeɪdɹiən pˈɔːl ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tə dˈuː "ɐnˈʌðɚ kˈʌŋ fˈuː sˈɪɹiz", ɪnsˈɪstɪŋ ðæt mˈoːɹ ɹoʊmˈæns ænd hˈɪstɚɹi biː bɹˈɔːt ɪnðə skɹˈɪpts.
Creatively, the second season was intended to be more action-oriented than the first, but lead actor Adrian Paul refused to do "another kung fu series", insisting that more romance and history be brought in the scripts.