Warning: full episode spoilers follow.
There's a clear trend developing with this second season of Dominion. The show remains divided among three separate storylines set in three vastly different cities. One of those three storylines is lagginjg pretty far behind the others. And while the good certainly outweighs the bad right now, it's a little frustrating that this season isn't more consistent in its execution.
Let's get the bad out of the way first. The Vega conflict is still lagging well behind the rest of the show. Early on, at least the Vega scenes were still able to coast on the strength of Anthony Head's performance. But Head's deliciously twisted David Whele has dropped out of the picture for now, thereby placing all the emphasis on Claire and her efforts to root out a cell of rebel terrorists. Unfortunately, actress Roxanne McKee hasn't been able to shoulder the burden. I mostly blame the writing, which gives her precious little to work with. Claire is cold, needlessly hostile, and a far cry from the troubled but well-meaning leader she was in Season 1.
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There's a clear trend developing with this second season of Dominion. The show remains divided among three separate storylines set in three vastly different cities. One of those three storylines is lagginjg pretty far behind the others. And while the good certainly outweighs the bad right now, it's a little frustrating that this season isn't more consistent in its execution.
Let's get the bad out of the way first. The Vega conflict is still lagging well behind the rest of the show. Early on, at least the Vega scenes were still able to coast on the strength of Anthony Head's performance. But Head's deliciously twisted David Whele has dropped out of the picture for now, thereby placing all the emphasis on Claire and her efforts to root out a cell of rebel terrorists. Unfortunately, actress Roxanne McKee hasn't been able to shoulder the burden. I mostly blame the writing, which gives her precious little to work with. Claire is cold, needlessly hostile, and a far cry from the troubled but well-meaning leader she was in Season 1.
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