Agreed, I haven't found the same momentum I had in R1. I do have to say that my reads are somewhat similar to RA give or take a few.
I also don't think lucky is 100% certain the sheriff. The anger should genuine but situation...TP sheriff claiming in R1 on a potential TP peek...doesn't seem optical for a player like LL. It's optimal to proceed as normal and treat him as the sheriff for now, but urge my own caution before giving him a hard TP clearance.