Season 2... where to begin? If there is any doubt that this season has been kiddified, consider the abject lack of subtlety, miraculous coincidences, over-the-top caricatures (especially Abbot and Adi), and general insult to an adult's intelligence. Towards the ending, I could not care less if there will be a final season or if they ever found a cure. Here are some of the stupidity in the writing:
1. The virus can't touch the hybrids, so it's really doing the world a favour by eradicating those destructive humans and replacing them with nature-rejuvenating hybrids. Virus for the win.
2. Gus is shot in the back with a crossbow fired by Abbot; both crossbow and Abbot miraculously survive the bison stampede. Cut to what we are made to think is Gus being farewelled by Jepp when it's really Aimee in the ground. How lame.
3. They had all day to set up traps in the forest and all of the Last Men simply walk right into them. Jepp Aimee Gus 37 Last Men 0. Abbot goes toe-to-toe with Jepp and breaks the latter's bad knee while being in chokehold. Derisive laughter.
4. From fearsome fighters in Season 1, the entire Animal Army gets their asses handed to them and we don't see a single drop of blood shed (because it's now a kid's show). The only blood evident is on Tiger's face, and she is naturally the only one who makes it out alive to warn Bear and the hybrids.
5. Can we just take a moment to appreciate how serendipitous it is that a SCHOOL BUS with a tank of fuel and Last Men insignia was just awaiting to be used as the kids' getaway vehicle? What need would the Last Men have for a clunky school bus.
Season 2 could have been far better with fewer hybrids and more focus on what they could do that humans cannot. They can apparently communicate with other animals and summon help, but none of the 10+ hybrid kids discovered this talent at any point in the season, except for Gus in the dying minutes. Season 1 was memorable, 10/10. Season 2 was toothless, 2/10. Kill Season 3 already.
1. The virus can't touch the hybrids, so it's really doing the world a favour by eradicating those destructive humans and replacing them with nature-rejuvenating hybrids. Virus for the win.
2. Gus is shot in the back with a crossbow fired by Abbot; both crossbow and Abbot miraculously survive the bison stampede. Cut to what we are made to think is Gus being farewelled by Jepp when it's really Aimee in the ground. How lame.
3. They had all day to set up traps in the forest and all of the Last Men simply walk right into them. Jepp Aimee Gus 37 Last Men 0. Abbot goes toe-to-toe with Jepp and breaks the latter's bad knee while being in chokehold. Derisive laughter.
4. From fearsome fighters in Season 1, the entire Animal Army gets their asses handed to them and we don't see a single drop of blood shed (because it's now a kid's show). The only blood evident is on Tiger's face, and she is naturally the only one who makes it out alive to warn Bear and the hybrids.
5. Can we just take a moment to appreciate how serendipitous it is that a SCHOOL BUS with a tank of fuel and Last Men insignia was just awaiting to be used as the kids' getaway vehicle? What need would the Last Men have for a clunky school bus.
Season 2 could have been far better with fewer hybrids and more focus on what they could do that humans cannot. They can apparently communicate with other animals and summon help, but none of the 10+ hybrid kids discovered this talent at any point in the season, except for Gus in the dying minutes. Season 1 was memorable, 10/10. Season 2 was toothless, 2/10. Kill Season 3 already.