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- FOX
- May 25, 2016
- FOX
- May 25, 2016
Summary Secret Service agent Ethan Burke (Matt Dillon) search for two missing federal agents in a small Idaho town uncovers his ex-partner (Carla Gugino); nurse Pam (Melissa Leo), who turns out to be more dangerous than she first appeared; psychiatrist Dr. Jenkins (Toby Jones); Sheriff Pope (Terrence Howard); toymaker Harold Ballinger (Reed Diam...
- FOX
- May 25, 2016
- FOX
- May 25, 2016
Summary Secret Service agent Ethan Burke (Matt Dillon) search for two missing federal agents in a small Idaho town uncovers his ex-partner (Carla Gugino); nurse Pam (Melissa Leo), who turns out to be more dangerous than she first appeared; psychiatrist Dr. Jenkins (Toby Jones); Sheriff Pope (Terrence Howard); toymaker Harold Ballinger (Reed Diam...
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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11% Positive
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67% Mixed
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22% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
46
11% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
67% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
22% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
At least in its first two episodes, Wayward Pines looks prepared to think more about what happens to its characters once the shock of that discovery has sunk in.
Horror isn't a bad fallback, and it's effectively done, considering the limitations of broadcast TV. Yet it's not enough to fully transition the show away from its foundation or even mask that the excitement is gone. "Wayward Pines" isn't a horror show, and skirting the line between genres doesn't do its story any favors.
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Based on 59 User Ratings
5.3
51% Positive
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30 Ratings
10% Mixed
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39% Negative
23 Ratings
23 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 59 User Ratings
5.3
51% Positive
30 Ratings
30 Ratings
10% Mixed
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
39% Negative
23 Ratings
23 Ratings
i think one of the coolest shows ive ever watched it has something that is different then most tv shows ,,the actors are great all star cast ,i hope this shows keeps goin !!!
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SEASON 2
Season 2 was not the best but the plot twists where very good and Im so glad that the blond **** is dead af.Season 2 was not the best but the plot twists where very good and Im so glad that the blond **** is dead af. I have never seen a show change in tone and quality so dramatically between seasons before Wayward Pines, and for the better. All the intrigue and mystery from the first season is still there and has been largely expanded upon, coincidentally along with almost the entire first season cast.
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SEASON 2
What's not clear in the two episodes I've seen so far is whether there are enough surprises left in Wayward Pines to justify viewers of any age spending another summer on reckonings and rebellion.
The mix of premise restatement and story advancement is super clunky. Bigger worries: Patric's flat character and the lack of mystery and eeriness that kept you hooked last year as the story came into focus. [27 May 2016, p.54]
The mystery has largely been replaced by a dystopian soap opera that disrespects one first-season character in particular by having the character take an action that doesn’t reflect the character’s first season strength and resolve.
Somehow, Wayward Pines turned into a bad CW show. And that really leaves Patric, Hope Davis, and new co-star Djimon Hounsou entirely stranded.
Diehard fans may be more tolerant and overlook the bad acting and the stupid story, if only to obsess about another end-of-the-world, sci-fi scenario. The rest of us will realize that Wayward Pines has run amok and will change the channel.
I think I am in the minority here, but I am loving Season 2. I honestly didn't really care for Season 1--especially how it all ended. I really liked the premise but it never really grabbed me and some of the characters were just too villainous. (I haven't read the books so its all new to me.) I guess something did grab me because I kept watching it.
I actually swore I wouldn't watch a season 2 after the season 1 finale, but when I saw that Jason Patric was in it I had to give it a chance. I will follow that Lost Boy wherever he may go. I'm glad I did because I LOVE the new layers of the show. The flash backs, the different perspectives, political strategy at the end of the world, the nuts and bolts of the town, evolution, anthropology....I only wish I didn't have to wait a week between shows. Jason Patric is smart and strong without trying to bully answers out of people--and I don't have to wait an entire season for him to come to grips with his new reality. The stoic Djimon Hounsou oozes empathy, compassion, strength, and wisdom without saying a word. In Season 1, the idea of Wayward Pines was just too abstract for me but Season 2 makes it seem real (dare I say plausible?) somehow.
The only thing that gets on my nerves is the whole procreation subplot. Talking about reproducing in the same breath as starvation just seems a little ridiculous. Pilcher was smart enough to master cryogenics and organize a town 2,000 years in the future--but can't figure out basic cause/effect? Establishing a primitive society? I thought about giving the season a 9/10 just because of that, but it hasn't soured my enjoyment of the show so 10/10 for me. It's all just for fun, and I'm having a good time.
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SEASON 2
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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SEASON 2
Despair will give way to rage. Season two is a shameful thing with crappy characters you don't care about, poor writing and acting and story lines that are a cocktail of odors. This show's favorability ratings have fallen to levels of misery unseen since the Great Depression. There's a clear need to fire everyone involved and start over as the show smells more and more like an old woman.
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SEASON 2
Season 1 was excellent and I was truly amazed that something so good came from M. Night Shyamalan.
If you're familiar with any of his works, you know that he (almost) always has a great idea, but that idea gets completely ruined and twisted by... him.
Every single movie, TV series he's made -- including the infamous After Earth -- starts amazingly and is really captivating at first, but gets completely ruined in the end.
Wayward Pines is unfortunately no different.
I won't go into detail about the first season here -- after all, I'm reviewing Season 2 -- but compared to the first season, this one is utterly disappointing.
All mystery is gone, everything that made Wayward Pines so great and captivating is gone.
Two leads are killed-off immediately and instead of continuing an interesting story, we get thrown in the middle of a boring war, rebellions etc. It lacks any secrecy and anything that would captivate the audience. Instead of mystery we get a dull and uninteresting war-like scenario with barely any relatable characters and some seriously bad castings.
Unfortunately, the season never recovers from its horrendous beginning.
Also, there are more child actors now (and child actors are never good) or at least in more visible roles, including Charlie Tahan (Ben), who is absolutely dreadful. Every scene with that actor is painful to watch.
To conclude, M. Night Shyamalan has once more taken a great idea -- an interesting story -- and slowly but surely turned it into something dreadful and borderline unwatchable.
2/10
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SEASON 2
I have never seen a show change in tone and quality so dramatically between seasons before Wayward Pines, and not for the better. All the intrigue and mystery from the first season is gone, coincidentally along with almost the entire first season cast. Yes, everyone you ever formed any sense of connection with is gone, leaving behind replacement characters who, while not bad in themselves, aren't enough to augment the plodding, predictable plot. There's no joy, no compelling story, just a depressing, foreboding tale about some people you don't particularly care about.
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