Wayward Pines

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Season 2
  • Network: FOX
  • Series Premiere Date: May 14, 2015
Season #: 2, 1
Metascore
46

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 9
  3. Negative: 2 out of 9
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Critic Reviews

  1. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Dennis Perkins
    May 23, 2016
    83
    At least in its first two episodes, Wayward Pines looks prepared to think more about what happens to its characters once the shock of that discovery has sunk in.
  2. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Ben Travers
    May 25, 2016
    50
    Horror isn't a bad fallback, and it's effectively done, considering the limitations of broadcast TV. Yet it's not enough to fully transition the show away from its foundation or even mask that the excitement is gone. "Wayward Pines" isn't a horror show, and skirting the line between genres doesn't do its story any favors.
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Daniel Fienberg
    May 24, 2016
    50
    The leading man swap produces an uncomfortable sense of either deja vu or just pure repetitiveness and serves to highlight how even though the second season of Wayward Pines is still sometimes spooky, it hasn't been pushed forward nearly aggressively enough.
  5. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Ellen Gray
    May 23, 2016
    50
    What's not clear in the two episodes I've seen so far is whether there are enough surprises left in Wayward Pines to justify viewers of any age spending another summer on reckonings and rebellion.
  6. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Jeff Jensen
    May 23, 2016
    42
    The mix of premise restatement and story advancement is super clunky. Bigger worries: Patric's flat character and the lack of mystery and eeriness that kept you hooked last year as the story came into focus. [27 May 2016, p.54]
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  7. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    May 23, 2016
    40
    The mystery has largely been replaced by a dystopian soap opera that disrespects one first-season character in particular by having the character take an action that doesn’t reflect the character’s first season strength and resolve.
  8. We Got This Covered
    Reviewed by: Mitchel Broussard
    May 17, 2016
    40
    The bottom line is that Wayward Pines has lost something in season 2, and it’s not any one shining, obvious aspect. The majority of its failings come in the recreation of its basic atmosphere, which has gone from effortlessly gonzo (cricket noise boxes!) to try-hard bland.
  9. RogerEbert.com
    Reviewed by: Brian Tallerico
    May 24, 2016
    30
    Somehow, Wayward Pines turned into a bad CW show. And that really leaves Patric, Hope Davis, and new co-star Djimon Hounsou entirely stranded.
  10. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Robert Rorke
    May 23, 2016
    25
    Diehard fans may be more tolerant and overlook the bad acting and the stupid story, if only to obsess about another end-of-the-world, sci-fi scenario. The rest of us will realize that Wayward Pines has run amok and will change the channel.

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User Score
5.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 59 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 59
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 59
  3. Negative: 23 out of 59
  1. Shad0wfire99
    May 28, 2016
    7
    Really loved season 1. People seem to be making a big deal out of Matt Dillon not returning, but Jason Patric is just as serviceable as theReally loved season 1. People seem to be making a big deal out of Matt Dillon not returning, but Jason Patric is just as serviceable as the protagonist. He's Matt Dillon, after all, not Robert DeNiro. The first episode of season 2 did a fine job of setting up the how's and why's of Dr. Yeldin's arrival in Wayward Pines. The town being run by angry teens with a purpose might get old pretty quick, though. After blowing through all 3 books in season 1, it's hard not to worry about where this show is going and how it'll go about getting there. I'll be along for the ride, if only to see Hope Davis' character die horribly at some point.… Full Review »
  2. DonMega
    May 26, 2016
    0
    Just terrible. Season 1 was good and aimed at all audiences at all age groups. Season 2's cast is 90% teenagers. The story is boring, actingJust terrible. Season 1 was good and aimed at all audiences at all age groups. Season 2's cast is 90% teenagers. The story is boring, acting is bad and just a full turn around. This show doesn't feel like it's made for anyone older than 20. This season is rejuvenated into the same old quasi-scifi drama for soap opera tv. What happened to the writers/producers from s1?
    The main character we liked is gone too. According to some reviews of 3 episodes, there is no central mystery of any kind this season. All the main actors are gone. Just a full mess. Really wish they never made season 2 after the great season 1 ended.    … Full Review »
  3. twocents00
    Jul 8, 2016
    10
    I think I am in the minority here, but I am loving Season 2. I honestly didn't really care for Season 1--especially how it all ended. II think I am in the minority here, but I am loving Season 2. I honestly didn't really care for Season 1--especially how it all ended. I really liked the premise but it never really grabbed me and some of the characters were just too villainous. (I haven't read the books so its all new to me.) I guess something did grab me because I kept watching it.

    I actually swore I wouldn't watch a season 2 after the season 1 finale, but when I saw that Jason Patric was in it I had to give it a chance. I will follow that Lost Boy wherever he may go. I'm glad I did because I LOVE the new layers of the show. The flash backs, the different perspectives, political strategy at the end of the world, the nuts and bolts of the town, evolution, anthropology....I only wish I didn't have to wait a week between shows. Jason Patric is smart and strong without trying to bully answers out of people--and I don't have to wait an entire season for him to come to grips with his new reality. The stoic Djimon Hounsou oozes empathy, compassion, strength, and wisdom without saying a word. In Season 1, the idea of Wayward Pines was just too abstract for me but Season 2 makes it seem real (dare I say plausible?) somehow.

    The only thing that gets on my nerves is the whole procreation subplot. Talking about reproducing in the same breath as starvation just seems a little ridiculous. Pilcher was smart enough to master cryogenics and organize a town 2,000 years in the future--but can't figure out basic cause/effect? Establishing a primitive society? I thought about giving the season a 9/10 just because of that, but it hasn't soured my enjoyment of the show so 10/10 for me. It's all just for fun, and I'm having a good time.    … Full Review »
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