Episodes 10 and 11....the show (the new one) is somehow getting better. It is totally 180 degrees different from the first season, but it is getting more interesting. The evil bitch cult girl is dead, and they got her in a brilliant, most satisfying way. But lots of characters died in episode 11, including the military unit. The root stock from "Mother" is dead, killed by some high tech spray that has killed all life on the island which was exposed to it. Ilaria is about to unleash Narvik 3 worldwide which will kill most of the global population. We already know they will do it because of the earlier flash-forward scenes with Julia in them. I think we know who the dude is in the future with Julia (Jordan's son?).
Hate to say it, but Im starting to like it again. Go figure!
Okay, Season 2 cliffhanger...yes, it is supposed to be a cliffhanger but...
We already know Julia is still alive 30 years after Narvic 3 was released, and as far as we know, Alan is not an immortal
The real tension point is Peter's sudden turn back into a raging psychopath and his new allegiance with Ann. Dr Jordan has become silly crazy-mommy with her immortal baby in a jar thread going. And Alan is just a sidenote. This show was supposed to showcase Campbell but it overpowered him and now it looks like (maybe) they will kill him off in the show?
To answer Ape's question, yes they ended this season with a cliffhanger, but we already know at least most of the outcome so it isnt really a cliffhanger. Second, I really do not see them renewing this show for a full season. I have noticed that Syfy has been trying to actually end the shows they make now, even if they return for "last and final seasons" of only 6 episodes. Dropping a show at the end of a cliffhanger and never resolving it was INFURIATING!. I think this show will get one of those, and we will be done with it.
Having said that, I think they made a huge mistake using the flash forwards, because we already know what the world will be like. All we don't know is who the man is that Julia meets from the future (but we already know). We know that the virus decimates the human population, and that Julia and Dr Hitake survive. We just dont know if the immortals all die as well. I see no room or reason for any more "ghosts" from season 1, because the context they lived in is completely disconnected from season 2. Nobody except those who watched the entirely different Helix of season 1 would know who they are.
I'd think so. Especially as they folded up Eureka which was pulling 5x that in the demo and over 3x that in overall. Likewise Warehouse 13 which was pulling roughly 4x that in demo and 3x that in overall.
I'd think so. Especially as they folded up Eureka which was pulling 5x that in the demo and over 3x that in overall. Likewise Warehouse 13 which was pulling roughly 4x that in demo and 3x that in overall.
I am not sure if there is still a significant remnant of SGU fans left out there. At it's peak, it was only around a million people, and since cancellation I have not seen any cultism form around the show. There is still a significant fandom around SG-1 though. Do you really think there is a chance they would renew Helix after this dismal season (following the first slightly less dismal) season?
Season 1 did have better effects, they used CGI a lot, had better video shooting and obviously higher production values. They actually had a wardrobe department, the props and snow environment was all created for the show. Helix 2.0 was all "analog" with few special effects.
Interesting point to ponder. I wonder if Helix was given a two-season order originally and the production company spent the majority of the budget on the first season? Either that or they shot their load on the first season thinking that would be it for the show but then got the renewal order and found they didn't have that much left in the production coffers.
The evil bitch cult girl is dead, and they got her in a brilliant, most satisfying way. But lots of characters died in episode 11, including the military unit. The root stock from "Mother" is dead, killed by some high tech spray that has killed all life on the island which was exposed to it. Ilaria is about to unleash Narvik 3 worldwide which will kill most of the global population. We already know they will do it because of the earlier flash-forward scenes with Julia in them. I think we know who the dude is in the future with Julia (Jordan's son?).
