Hopefully the last couple of episodes turned out like that mainly due to the writer's strike - having a 22 episode season condensed into 13 (studio decision?) and then into 9 episodes in a very short space of time must have gave the writers (along with the other production staff) a major headache in how to pan out the first season - let alone coming up with an ending to the season.
I think there's enough quality on show in the first season to warrant and second season (and more) - and hopefully a longer one at that.