When I first watched season two's premiere episode, I was somewhat puzzled and surprised by the distinct changes between seasons. And, I was a bit discouraged by the only review I could find for this season. But the choice was clear, stop watching just because there was a new format that didn't really make sense to me right away or continue watching Sean Bean! Of course I stayed the course! Once I realized that what I'd seen in episode one of the second season was now going to be the format for the entire season, I took it more seriously and paid attention to "when and where." And, that method paid off.
This is not a review for subsequent episodes and I probably won't review them at this late date, but for anyone who has watched the first season and at least the first episode of season two, I hope this will encourage you to continue watching.
I was more than half-way through the second season when I realized just how much I was enjoying a show that I'd almost given up on and began to think about what I'd been seeing and how I'd been drawn in. I've already covered the fact that like millions, I'm always drawn in by Sean Bean, but then I realized just how effective this new format was for this show. In the first season it was established that Martin's character had left a large part of his life behind him in a past that was lost to his memory. Through the use of the new format, the writers were able to start pulling his past and his present more closely together and, at the same time, filling in the backstories of significant characters. The entire effect intrigued me, even when I wasn't particularly paying attention to exactly what was encouraging me to gladly anticipate each new episode.
So, even if you are a bit disoriented by this first episode of the second season, I do suggest that you try a few more and see if you are not also pulled along and finding yourself eager to discover more. For me, I'm going to now watch the series' finale and yes, this was perhaps one way for me to stall just a little longer while preparing to leave this worthwhile series in the past along with so many others.
I will be giving the entire series 8/10. It was a good adventure to have stayed with until the end.
This is not a review for subsequent episodes and I probably won't review them at this late date, but for anyone who has watched the first season and at least the first episode of season two, I hope this will encourage you to continue watching.
I was more than half-way through the second season when I realized just how much I was enjoying a show that I'd almost given up on and began to think about what I'd been seeing and how I'd been drawn in. I've already covered the fact that like millions, I'm always drawn in by Sean Bean, but then I realized just how effective this new format was for this show. In the first season it was established that Martin's character had left a large part of his life behind him in a past that was lost to his memory. Through the use of the new format, the writers were able to start pulling his past and his present more closely together and, at the same time, filling in the backstories of significant characters. The entire effect intrigued me, even when I wasn't particularly paying attention to exactly what was encouraging me to gladly anticipate each new episode.
So, even if you are a bit disoriented by this first episode of the second season, I do suggest that you try a few more and see if you are not also pulled along and finding yourself eager to discover more. For me, I'm going to now watch the series' finale and yes, this was perhaps one way for me to stall just a little longer while preparing to leave this worthwhile series in the past along with so many others.
I will be giving the entire series 8/10. It was a good adventure to have stayed with until the end.
