Ouch!
The first season of the Apple TV series paired its kaijū (monster) action with deft character work, making its globe-spanning mystery feel grounded and emotionally engaging. Season Two, which aired its finale on May 1, picks up directly after the first season’s cliffhanger ending, but much of that balance is lost beneath the weight of a sprawling story and the introduction of more characters from the Monsterverse — a franchise that now encompasses six films and two other spinoff series, all based on Toho Studios’ Godzilla IP.
As the world of “Monarch” expands, the series becomes increasingly bogged down by explanations. Two years after the first season premiered, exposition that was once neatly folded into believable dialogue has been replaced with clunky reminders of previous plot points and characters.
I didn’t read past this point for fear of spoilers, as I haven’t watched S2 yet… but the review isn’t off to a good start, is it?
I’m not optimistic about how grounded a film can be if it’s called Supernova and has Spacegodzilla in it… but if they let go of all the Hollow Earth and tinfoil hat theory, maybe there will be a few minutes for human scale drama? 🤔
I really prefer the work by the team that’s now in charge of the television side. But they received a lot of negativity for K:SI so it seems the television medium is a better fit.