V

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Season 2
  • Network: ABC
  • Series Premiere Date: Nov 3, 2009
Season #: 2, 1
User Score
6.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 51 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 51
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 51
  3. Negative: 6 out of 51
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  1. tvphan
    Mar 16, 2011
    9
    Although the show has a few faults (discussed below), it is one of the few intelligent shows on tv (and the only one on ABC). Unlike Detroit 1-8-7 and the other mindless drabble on tv today, V has a plot that actually requires viewers to think. I realize many out there consider this to be too difficult, but for those people who feel the need for a little brain stimulation, V isAlthough the show has a few faults (discussed below), it is one of the few intelligent shows on tv (and the only one on ABC). Unlike Detroit 1-8-7 and the other mindless drabble on tv today, V has a plot that actually requires viewers to think. I realize many out there consider this to be too difficult, but for those people who feel the need for a little brain stimulation, V is excellent! There are many intellectual levels to this show and it's one of those shows I think and talk about for hours after I watched the latest episode. The reason for me that it's a 9 and not a 10 is that the plot can be a bit choppy. I don't like that there's a new plot against the Vs every week...I'd like to see a little more build-up over time. Also, I think the writers have missed some great opportunities for some really good storylines (which is understandable, given that ABC cut their episodes down to 10 this season). If ABC does not renew for one more FULL season (I'm talking a 16 or more episode season), I don't think they'll be able to neatly wrap up the story and it will absolutely be the end of ABC for me.… Expand
  2. seajay23
    Jan 12, 2011
    10
    Awesome show! As a fan of the original mini-series, its great to see a modernized version of it, using modernized day technology and themes, such as post 9/11 circumstances and the persuasive use of the media. The show has great story lines, and effects as well as a great cast.
  3. Ethan24
    Mar 17, 2011
    8
    V Season 2 is a huge step up from the back half of season 1s episodes! I just got through watching the season 2 finale and let me tell you, if this show is not picked up for a 3d season there will be hell-to-pay ABC!!!!!
  4. Cliffey
    Jan 13, 2011
    10
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  5. thundercats
    Apr 11, 2011
    10
    all i can really say is its awesome. bit slower then the old series, i think the writers need to rethink with the long drawn out stories abit, and be abit like the old classic ones, alot more fighting scene's with laser guns would be good to start with, but over all i think its alot better then the long drawn out battlestar galactica the new series,
  6. lightningbarer
    Nov 2, 2011
    0
    OH! MY! GOD! 7.2 on the rating scale, looks like metacritic has a load of fanboys and girls in its users.

    If I disliked the first series, the second gave me a coffin and nails to bury it in, everything is a complete let down, Anna is no longer the dark, manipulative character she was in the first. Now she's reduced to a bargain box style of bad guy out for revenge, that coupled with some    OH! MY! GOD! 7.2 on the rating scale, looks like metacritic has a load of fanboys and girls in its users.

    If I disliked the first series, the second gave me a coffin and nails to bury it in, everything is a complete let down, Anna is no longer the dark, manipulative character she was in the first. Now she's reduced to a bargain box style of bad guy out for revenge, that coupled with some character growth in Lisa makes the series very bitter tasting to me.
    There was plenty to work with in this series, good ideas just popping up on the surface of this utter cesspool of mediocre writing styles that shows particularly in Tyler's actions and reactions-if the world is what these idiots are writing(that coupled with the Terra Nova character Josh)where the older teens are just angst ridden morons who scream 'you don't understand me!'(which is usually the early or mid teens) then I might just off myself.
    And the ending-oh the ending, that is the complete and total cliché and what cements my opinion that it is good that it's dead. Let it stay that way, because IF it were to be somehow revived with the current storyline, then the idiocy of which they write out how 'some' people are either uneffected by the new Human Bliss or how not being outdoors makes you safe from it.    … Expand
  7. CritiqueGirl
    Feb 23, 2011
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Possible Spoilers!! So, the original, way back when, was really exciting. It stinks by today's standards. However, I had hoped the new series would have provided the same cool sci-fi effect on me but I find I am waiting....wait for it.....wait for it.....and nothing happens. The acting is good, but the scripts are not. Whenever there is a plot twist, it is ho-hum. Who cares if the baby is suddenly growing up. Big deal there are bug like creatures in the pills. So what if Diana (her character is the only one whose name I can remember) may finally be able to communicate with the outside world. The only character I can say I really liked was the husband. Oh well. For young adults those kids are BORES!!â… Expand
  8. ILYAH
    Jan 10, 2011
    4
    As a fan of the previous incarnation of V, I was wishful thinking that this one would be better, more up to date and deeper. I was left holding my hat in my hand - there is nothing redeeming about this show at all.
    It is a ploddingly slow, wistful, and bleak show with little to offer the standard viewer. Too much in the way of science, with little int he way of flesh.
    I have tried and    As a fan of the previous incarnation of V, I was wishful thinking that this one would be better, more up to date and deeper. I was left holding my hat in my hand - there is nothing redeeming about this show at all.
    It is a ploddingly slow, wistful, and bleak show with little to offer the standard viewer. Too much in the way of science, with little int he way of flesh.
    I have tried and tried to stay up with it, but, even with a DVR, I now just erase them without attempting to watch them.
    The writing staff really fell short on this remake.    … Expand
  9. MrJayN12
    Mar 16, 2011
    10
    This show is a beast. I get a heart attack every time I watch it. I'm always at the edge of my seat wondering whats gonna happen next. The is great at shooting close-ups. V stars Morena Baccarin, Lourdes Benedicto, Morris Chestnut, Joel Gretsch, Logan Huffman, Charles Mesure, Elizabeth Mitchell, Laura Vandervoort and Scott Wolf, and is executive produced by Scott Rosenbaum, Yves Simoneau,This show is a beast. I get a heart attack every time I watch it. I'm always at the edge of my seat wondering whats gonna happen next. The is great at shooting close-ups. V stars Morena Baccarin, Lourdes Benedicto, Morris Chestnut, Joel Gretsch, Logan Huffman, Charles Mesure, Elizabeth Mitchell, Laura Vandervoort and Scott Wolf, and is executive produced by Scott Rosenbaum, Yves Simoneau, Scott Peters, and Jace Hall.… Expand
  10. ziggy2dope
    Jan 11, 2011
    6
    Read my full review at http://thecriticalfan.blogspot.com/2011/01/tv-episode-review-v-red-rain.html Itâ
  11. pkd
    Feb 15, 2011
    1
    While S1 was somehow intriguing, enabling the viewer to overcome the uneasiness stemmed from stereotyped acting, narrative etc. etc., s2 has become, for me, unbearable, being embarrassingly horrible in every possible aspect. Adieu V.
  12. Peter_Labose_LA
    Feb 17, 2011
    5
    I saw one preview prior to watching the last episode. I have been looking for another interesting series outside the normal Criminal Minds, CSI and Law & Order: SVU. I have given a couple a chance but have moved on after the first 45 minutes. V was different. I wasn't sure what to suspect. A little too much time with the main female Visitor villain however it held my attention enough thatI saw one preview prior to watching the last episode. I have been looking for another interesting series outside the normal Criminal Minds, CSI and Law & Order: SVU. I have given a couple a chance but have moved on after the first 45 minutes. V was different. I wasn't sure what to suspect. A little too much time with the main female Visitor villain however it held my attention enough that is scheduling permits, I will engage in another episode.… Expand
  13. Bjorn77
    Jan 19, 2011
    6
    The pace of the show is so slow, it's like watching grass grow. Maybe it's me but wen I think off an alien invasion, a species with clearly more power then the peasants on the planet itself... I expect something like Independence day... You want the woman to breed you alien children... why talk to the peasants? Just kill all the men on the planet and rape all the woman. That's what gonnaThe pace of the show is so slow, it's like watching grass grow. Maybe it's me but wen I think off an alien invasion, a species with clearly more power then the peasants on the planet itself... I expect something like Independence day... You want the woman to breed you alien children... why talk to the peasants? Just kill all the men on the planet and rape all the woman. That's what gonna happen if it would be real.. Not this dumb story.… Expand
  14. tinar1
    Nov 7, 2011
    9
    First of all this is a sci-fi series so please don't rate if you don't like the genre.
    Then I have to say that I enjoyed it a lot and I've found the finale surprising. The peace is fast and the scale global. They use the special fx enough. The plot is very good with many twists and the characters are kind of logic in their reactions. A recommended series for the lovers of sci-fi.
  15. Tritonio
    Nov 28, 2012
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This season is terrible. I didn't mind the whole religion thing in the first season but in the second one it's become ridiculous. A civilization that traveled across the galaxy is looking to destroy the human "soul" because the leader's mother says that emotions stem from it. Yeah that makes perfect sense... Did a preacher write this season or what?… Expand
  16. Rikiege
    Dec 23, 2012
    9
    When I saw the first episode on TV I thought it was a movie. It's a great series (of the best and seen). Too bad they canceled the third season.
  17. iCronic
    Jul 11, 2014
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. the blonde **** from the ship is of the **** Charts. the Special effects vary from good to retarded. open ending, that was ****… Expand

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#60 Most Discussed TV Season of 2011

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Metascore
49

Mixed or average reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 13
  3. Negative: 2 out of 13
  1. Time
    Reviewed by: James Poniewozik
    Jan 5, 2011
    40
    V may be giving us more aliens, but I'm still looking for the people.
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  2. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Jan 4, 2011
    40
    There's no surprise to this, just a sense of resignation that such a hokey climax is the way these shows are supposed to work. Which doesn't make V a terrible show, just a terribly ordinary one.
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  3. The Huffington Post
    Reviewed by: Maureen Ryan
    Jan 4, 2011
    50
    V needs to either camp it up completely or go in the other direction and model itself after propulsive dramas such as '24.' The show's attempts meld those two very different tones together just makes for an awkward mismatch.
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