***1/2 – I am really trying very hard to like this show. The premise is intriguing, and it’s “X-Files” meets “LOST” presentation should make it something that is right up my alley. And while I do enjoy most of the episodes to a certain extent, I think the show’s reliance on a relatively weak cast keeps this from being as great as it probably could be. Also, much like “X-Files” this show has the tendency to have an episode or two that concern the show’s main story arc followed by three or four episodes that don’t mention it at all, instead being sort of one-off shows that concentrate on the lead characters investigating unrelated weird events. I would have to say that I probably liked this season a little better than the first, as it really picked up steam toward the end when the alternate universe became a much more prominent setting. However, I’ve always felt that the ‘infinite alternate universes’ theory is kind of an unfairly easy way for writers to introduce nonsense and still be able to justify it. I just find the concept hard to fathom, especially when – as is done on this show – the alternate universe is shown to have differences from the main universe that are random and don’t completely make sense, while keeping the basis features and timelines of both identical. I could mention examples, but that would turn this review into an essay. In any event, this 2nd season was pretty good, but I still find myself a bit disappointed in the overall package.
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