The first few episodes, esp. the pilot, built up a creepy, insidious atmosphere of mystery and gloom. But once the show's premise has set in, it all starts to fizzle. The dead return, but in the end you wonder: What's the point? If there is nothing else to support this premise then it all seems gimmicky. In the final episode the show goes out as a dud, left too many questions unanswered and in the end you wonder why they had to return in the first place. For THIS? I doubt I'll be watching the second season. I commend the French for breaking new ground for a European show as far as the atmosphere is concerned, but I'd rather go with substance over style.
Review of The Returned
