I was thinking a bit more about it and my conclusion is: The show feels somewhat rushed. To me, the "big events" don't feel big, because they happen so fast and then nobody cares. Like, when step-brother
There's lots of other stuff that annoyed me (not sjw related), which kinda bums me out. I'd say a lot can be blamed on this 9 episodes / season setup. Avatar had 20 episodes / season and that felt a lot better, because there was more breathing space for character progression. It felt like a long journey. The Dragon Prince feels like a quick field trip.
Now I'm not saying it's super bad. I'm very likely going to check out season 3. But I do hope it'll step up the game a tad.