I'm glad that season two was short at ten episodes. It starts to lose its momentum when they bring in the [BLACKOUT]witches.[/BLACKOUT] What a group of *****es. There is also too much focus on them, and it takes away from what the werewolves had in season one. Overally the show is still solid.
Pros:
-Good action. The fight scenes can be jumpy at times, but they are pretty good.
-The camaraderie of the werewolves is a good highlight of the show. There's a lot of give and take with them to protect themselves, but at the end of the day they make good arguments about family.
-The world is open to a lot of things. It could be like back when Supernatural was good if they don't focus too much on one thing like post season three of that show.
-The cast of characters has a lot going for it. Elena's main story is a good one. Clay's backstory ain't that bad either. Logan's arc is solid, and the same can be said with Nick and Jeremy. I really found myself rooting for all of them.
-The idea of the werewolf itself in this show. You have a bunch of badasses with enhanced abilities without being invincible. It's hard to take them out, but it's possible so that there is no tension when they're in trouble.
-The show never drags. Since it's only 23 episodes so far they get to the point quickly instead of tormenting us with stupid drama. They get on to the point so that you can enjoy it easier.
-They really do a good job of showing how the [BLACKOUT]female werewolf transformations[/BLACKOUT] don't work. They set it up nicely, but then it's ripped away to make you feel for the characters. When [BLACKOUT]the doctor successfully changes but loses her sanity[/BLACKOUT] it shows a different way how things can be. It makes you respect Elena much more considering how she came to be.
Cons:
-Like I said before. **** those [BLACKOUT]witches.[/BLACKOUT] They start out as these arrogant *******s which is fine, but they dominate the story too much when we spent so much time with the werewolves. Not to mention that they are basically the anti-werewolves. They're too powerful most of the time, but they're absolutely useless when the plot requires it. Just like a certain other person of their kind on the Sleepy Hollow tv show on Fox. And their kind has a bunch of questionable rules that should be taken to task like the werewolves, but they justify it without asking some hard questions.
-Paige is annoying as hell. Classic case of what goes wrong with some female characters in tv shows. The writers think that empowering is being a ***** to everyone without repercussions. Then when likable characters get killed to bring more focus on them they wonder why people hate them and just scream "misogyny" instead of paying attention to there being a bunch of other wildly popular female characters like Elena who everyone loves. Ironically one of my favorite shows, Graceland, has a character named Paige who went from being lovable to just utterly hate worthy in season two and now three because of this type of writing. Another one of my favorite shows, The Americans, also has a Paige character that I now hate for ruining everything. Paige is not a nice name.
-The main villain's powers in season two are way too inconsistent. When you first see him he's like Doctor Doom and unbeatable. A few episodes later other people are getting the drop on him instead of him owning them all like he did before. He's a picture perfect example of how the [BLACKOUT]witches[/BLACKOUT] hurt the show by being inconsistently powerful.
-The idea of a young child/teen being this super powerful chosen one type that will either kill us all or save us. It's been done way too many times before, and it's not done so well here because that same thing happens all the time in the end. They chose salvation over death at the nick of time.
-The sacrifices at the end of season two of some characters. Were they even necessary to go down such a predictable path? The first person that sacrificed themselves for someone else needed Black Dynamite popping up and asking who saw that coming. Same thing with the other ones, but that first one is a "c'mon man" moment.
-The introduction of the other werewolf packs in season two is not given much time at all. You finally get to see more of the inner workings of the werewolf world besides the pack that we follow in season one, and they are quickly brushed aside to make room for those damn [BLACKOUT]witches.[/BLACKOUT]
I'll watch season three next year, but they are really going down Supernatural's path and losing the steam they once had.
