This was an interesting series, but I agree, Season 1 was pretty good and then it got a little repetitive. I also only kept watching because I wanted to know what was going on plus I liked the actor who played Simone, Alba August.
Strangely, out of all the sudden deaths and strangeness, it was S1E5 that I found the most unsettling. I think because the whole thing with the group at the mansion was wrapped up in a weird sort of trust and acceptance, rather than terror and violence.
I agree, Simone was sympathic in her own way. On the other hand I will always remember the "Rasmus! Rasmus!" she kept yelling all the time :D
The mansion was a creepy place. Kind of a religious cult.