Season two is leaner and more satisfying than the first, and sets the stage for a belting conclusion.
Warning: contains season one spoilers (but NOT for season two).
The Devils Hourseason onesuffered from a surfeit of ideas.
Being only the first part of this story, it couldnt satisfactorily pay off any of its great promise.
There was a little too much head-scratching uncertainty as the plot dodged around being spooky and evasive.
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In season two, that all changes.
What hieroglyphics they must have used to mark up the shooting scripts and keep everything straight on screen.
In short: this time Gideon and Lucy must work together to foil a monstrous event.
Its streamlined and fast-paced and builds towards a clear goal without losing the wiggy reality-shifting attractions ofseason one.
This story benefits from being straitened.
Theres a good reason, its revealed, for every weird little thing teased in season one.
None of which would mean much if the characters didnt inspire some pathos.
This time, their various tragedies are easier to read, making them all easier to root for.
A brief visual scene from Isaacs perspective opens up the extreme loneliness of his unbound life.
Elsewhere,Nikesh Pateldoes a good job as a romantic lead, andJessica Rainedoes a good job of everything.
Particularly this time, Lucys love for her unusual son burns out of Raine in their scenes together.
Will Lucy and Isaac win?
Thats for season three to tell, but its worth saying thatThe Devils Houris no optimist.
This is a drama about people doing terrible things.
Able to give more away, season two is less eerie and mysterious but its ultimately more satisfying.
And an adult fantasy with a beginning, a middle, and an already-filmed end?
An increasingly rare thing.
The Devils Hour season two arriveson Prime Videoon Friday October 18.
Rating:
4 out of 5
