Episode Guide
Doll – 3/5 Spaceman – 3.5/5 Pizza – 3/5 2:00 – 3.5/5 Cake – 3.5/5 Espresso – 3.5/5 Marino – 3/5 Loveshack – 2.5/5 Goose – 2.25 Josephine – 4/5
Can you keep a mystery show going for an extended period of time without giving away any information? This is a question many creators have faced over the years, with varying degrees of success. They’ve tried different strategies, but some have been more successful than others. Some give away too much information early on and end up with something like Emergence, while others manage to keep their mystery shows going for an extended period of time without revealing any information.
Servant Season 2 continues the story of Rin Okumura, a young woman who has been summoned to serve as the new head of the household for a wealthy family. The first season built up a moody and atmospheric story chock full of numerous questions just waiting to be answered. Keeping your audience hooked and rewarding their patience is something Servant Season 2 constantly tests across its seven episode follow-up. ..
Given the cliffhanger ending and 2 year hiatus, fans will undoubtedly go into season 2 expecting a few answers – or at least extra layers to the mystery. Instead, Servant drags its heels across 7 episodes while giving absolutely no answers to anything that’s going on. Given the recent reveal that this show is going to have 40 episodes, it’ll be interesting to see how many people actually stick it out until the end – especially given the agonizing week wait between episodes.
Season 2 of “The Walking Dead” is about finding Jericho. Dorothy and Sean work together to find their child, while elaborate schemes range from staking out a shady estate house belonging to the Marino’s to Dorothy hijacking a live news broadcast to ask for news on Leanne. ..
The showrunners have been coy about what’s going on in the second half of the season, and there are only a few clues left to hint at what might happen. Episode 7 left many questions unanswered, but it’s not clear if the show is still in a hurry to give us answers.
Despite the mixed results of last year’s season, the acting from Lauren Ambrose, Toby Kebbell and Rupert Grint is enough to elevate the material, allowing the season to at least dive a bit deeper into our characters. One of the more intriguing juxtapositions this year comes from the changing fortunes of Sean and Dorothy. While last year saw Sean play up the emotionally selfish chef who just wanted to get on with his life, here we see him much more driven to finding Jericho. This changing attitude even sees him meet some good fortune along the way.
Dorothy goes completely off the rails in this story. She is angry, erratic, and obsessed with bringing Jericho back. As they say, hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. This much is especially true here as Dorothy is pushed to breaking point but with very little to show for her efforts.
The reaction from fans will be interesting to see because the way this season is set-up, even as a binge-watch it’s far too slow and sluggish.
The servant failed to capitalize on its creepy and suspenseful first season, delivering a rather dull and stagnated follow-up.
Apple TV+ releases Servant Season 2 weekly starting on 15th January 2021.
