I've been hoping that, as in the first season, Wayward Pines would be full of surprises, but so far the biggest surprise is that they made an episode as bad as this one.
*****************SPOILERS BELOW****************** For some reason they brought back Pam just so they could kill her off. Her reappearance offered little new information (except that the doctor's wife may be more important than suspected, which isn't much of a surprise), and her character arc ends very oddly, as it's suggested that she *never* believed in her brother's plan, which goes against her portrayal in the first season. Her solution - kill them all - is idiotic, and she botches it because apparently even though she's got a fair amount of medical knowledge, she has no idea how long it takes small pox to become contagious.
Seriously? None of this furthers the story, and the glimpses of Jason growing up don't offer any significant character insights. The little bits of information, like the disappearance of the monsters and the stuff about the doctor's wife, uses about 1 minute of plot in an episode that otherwise lacks any story movement. And taken on its own, this individual episode just isn't very interesting.
The first two episodes of this season were okay, but didn't come close to what we got in season 1. After this terrible episode, I'm right on the edge of writing this off as a one-season wonder. Next week better be awesome, or I'm gone.
*****************SPOILERS BELOW****************** For some reason they brought back Pam just so they could kill her off. Her reappearance offered little new information (except that the doctor's wife may be more important than suspected, which isn't much of a surprise), and her character arc ends very oddly, as it's suggested that she *never* believed in her brother's plan, which goes against her portrayal in the first season. Her solution - kill them all - is idiotic, and she botches it because apparently even though she's got a fair amount of medical knowledge, she has no idea how long it takes small pox to become contagious.
Seriously? None of this furthers the story, and the glimpses of Jason growing up don't offer any significant character insights. The little bits of information, like the disappearance of the monsters and the stuff about the doctor's wife, uses about 1 minute of plot in an episode that otherwise lacks any story movement. And taken on its own, this individual episode just isn't very interesting.
The first two episodes of this season were okay, but didn't come close to what we got in season 1. After this terrible episode, I'm right on the edge of writing this off as a one-season wonder. Next week better be awesome, or I'm gone.