Its Season 2 and the honeymoon is over. Gravity starts to influence objects in motion. Also scripts.
The production team, after a spectacular first season (except possibly for the finale, which I reviewed individually) has to learn, as must all producers of episodic TV, to juggle a number of plates at the same time without breaking any.
This means introducing a new villain every week yet keeping the background arc interesting.
Not an easy task.
But so far they are doing just fine. The episode is crisp and compelling. The characters continue to develop.
Boone seems to have new H&M (hair and makeup). She looks great. She also gets to punch her character to new levels, more active than passive in this season. Kudos.
As was the case with the epic HOUSE, the joy in each episode is now the delivery by Spader of key lines that only his character could ever manage with aplomb. Like the restaurant scene where a reluctant associate is encouraged by Red to be more forthcoming .. during a heart attack.
Casting in episodic TV has become something of an art form and it is nice to see Paul Reubens playing a foppish baddie. Nicely done.
The production team, after a spectacular first season (except possibly for the finale, which I reviewed individually) has to learn, as must all producers of episodic TV, to juggle a number of plates at the same time without breaking any.
This means introducing a new villain every week yet keeping the background arc interesting.
Not an easy task.
But so far they are doing just fine. The episode is crisp and compelling. The characters continue to develop.
Boone seems to have new H&M (hair and makeup). She looks great. She also gets to punch her character to new levels, more active than passive in this season. Kudos.
As was the case with the epic HOUSE, the joy in each episode is now the delivery by Spader of key lines that only his character could ever manage with aplomb. Like the restaurant scene where a reluctant associate is encouraged by Red to be more forthcoming .. during a heart attack.
Casting in episodic TV has become something of an art form and it is nice to see Paul Reubens playing a foppish baddie. Nicely done.