Desperately disappointed with S2
I watched episode 1 of series 2 on More4 last night, and I was desperately disappointed with it. It seemed to be a case of "let's see how many weird things we can fit into an hour's viewing." The biggest strength of the first series was the atmosphere. It had the real feel of small-town life, especially the scenes in the Lake Pub. Last night's episode had no life at all. The living were more like zombies than the returned. Yes, I know the town is nearly empty now, but that doesn't mean it would have no atmosphere, just a different atmosphere. Surely the people at the Helping Hand do something more all day than standing in circles holding hands? And is there nowhere else that people can meet, now that the Lake Pub is closed? Even the new investigator looked like a rabbit caught in the headlights, before he even reached the place! And how did the returned manage to find themselves a town all of their own? How did they buy the houses, and did the neighbours not complain? I realise that this question may be answered later in the series, but I doubt I'll be impressed with the explanation. I'm not giving up on the series yet, but I'm not getting my hopes up either.
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