Jumped from one storyline to another. I thought they finally had something good going at the end of the first season but they destroyed that early in season 2.
Seems like they are lurching from one idea to another trying to find a direction for the show.
Doubt I’ll be watching Season 3 until it comes out on DVD and can do it all in one day or something.
Joe Klemmersays
I’ll still watch it. It’s entertaining and fun so why not. To many people are way to serious about things sometimes.
D. C.says
I don’t know, since I deleted it from my DVR queue after that gawdawful “Magnus goes insane and frames herself for murder” episode.
ALibertariansays
I gave up on Sanctuary when it changed from an errie, very different scifi/fantasy to an action adventure “monster of the week” near the beginning of this season.
It was sooooo good. Then I get motorcycle tricks?
TCsays
Lacklustre? Obviously you’re not watching the same show as I am. Season 2 was much better than the watered down, network noted to death first season. Though I will admit that Season 2 was a bit directionless despite delivering great character moments throughout the season. I enjoyed the second season much better than the first season but it still doesn’t have the same great feel to it as the webisodes did.
There were some things I hated about Season 2 though, killing Ashley (or did they?) was a huge mistake and so was adding that irritating, walking cliche Kate.
The finale was very good but I felt it was missing something.
Chrissays
I enjoyed S2 of Sanctuary. The supporting characters are a boon to the show and it is interesting to see how well or not well the CG works in the background. This is a show that delivers a story as opposed to Lost, Heroes, Flash Forward where I feel jerked around as a viewer. They’re glacially slow or have no intention of ever resolving themselves.
Where’s the option for “WTF? That show’s still on?!”
Chris From Polandsays
The finale itself wasn’t really gripping… The show in general, however, was. It really experimented in season 2… It more often failed than succeeded, but it experimented! Isn’t that what we want from our entertainment? True, it was all over the place, but sometimes being all over the place can be interpreted as a positive thing – being willing to try to do something different. And in that respect the show succeeded, despite the weak finale.
reppoHssargsays
How can it be a Finale when it says “to be continued”? I know I’m gullible but when I saw that in a cartoon once, I searched the next issue for what would happen next only to discover nothing there (I missed the point of the joke). It was a clown on a tightwire that got to the middle of the rope to see the sign posted on a dangling end. So I am quite a bit older now and know that it does not mean it will be continued next week, but rather (assuming it comes back) next season.
Personally, I feel there should have been a conclusion and not a cliff hanger. Boo!
Many series have done a cliffhanger teaser from one season to the next, and there was a report that Sanctuary had been picked up for a third season which is good news for my tv viewing schedule, even though I wasn’t happy with the first part of this season.
tensaibakasays
Only 13 episodes this season?
*possible spoilers*
The highlights in my opinion for Season 2 were the first two with the Ashley ordeal, and the finale. I have to say that overall Season 1 was better, because this season didn’t really feel like they had a direction, or story arc going until we found out about the plan from the other houses and Magnus in the last episode. Now it feels like they have a direction they can go in, and hopefully they’ll use it wisely, instead of burning it off in the first episode of season 3.
My only big rant so far is I wish the writers would stop letting the abnormals be seen more and more in public. The whole first season the crew tried their best to keep the abnormals secret, now it feels as if abnormals are just casually out and about, without the public giving a damn in any way.
TheFifthSistersays
I loved season two, just as I did season one and I can’t wait for the next season. There was nothing lackluster about it for me. I’ve watched it since the webisodes and always enjoy it.
Melissasays
I think season 2 rocked much better than season 1. It showed what life was like a little more outside the Sanctuary and yet how they continued on to deal with things that were happening. Why I was sad to see Ashley killed off I agree I gave the new girl (Kate) a chance and she’s become a very interesting character.
I’ll definitely be watching season 3, this show is by far the best on TV right now in my opinion and I think it rocks!!! Onto ten seasons I hope!!!!! 🙂
Melissa
mangababesays
I second that WTF?! This was a great season. Can’t wait to see how they get out of this cliffhanger!
Morjanasays
I enjoyed season two of Sanctuary very much, and I’m looking forward to season three.
fredsays
I think Magnus should give up the Network and, thus, allow them to tell more focused stories.
Robinsays
I can’t really answer the question as asked, because I don’t think the season was “lackluster”. Sure, it had a few sophomore-year missteps, but at least they were taking risks and experimenting rather than resting on their laurels.
I do think the finale was really good, though. Sanctuary Network coup d’etat, giant angry sea spider, and Will doing Bollywood? What’s not to love? (Except maybe Paul McGillion playing such a bastard. ::pout::)
Jensays
Season 2 was an absolute joke!!!! killing off Ashley was an incredibly stupid idea and adding Kate Freelander was even worse!!!!
As others have said she is a walking cliche…..her one-liners are lame and annoying and the character’s actions of dropping a granola bar in her lap and falling on all the male characters at an awkward attempt a romantic-tension are just cringe-worthy…..basically, the character’s introduction and the team’s immediate acceptance of her brought down the entire level of quality of the show.
Basically, Kate, the worst character ever, was the nail in the Sanctuary coffin for me, I’m DONE…..Thanks for a fantastic season 1…season 2 stunk!!! and they can keep it!!!
I stopped watching (or caring) after a couple of episodes of this latest season.
Lisasays
Season 1 was great, Season 2 started off great and then went downhill fast. I feel like they made huge mistakes with cast changes and the change of the overall tone of the show. The Cabal was an excellent enemy that was destroyed off camera by two people. That didn’t make any sense at all after all the buildup in Season 1 about how widespread and powerful they were, but that was the tip of the iceberg of things that made no sense in Season 2.
Super observant Will is gone and replaced by motorcycle stunt Will. Henry, although just losing the closest thing he has to a sister, is busy checking out the ass of the new girl and is barely able to work up a sad face at the funeral. Helen, who has been super powerful, smart and wise up to this point suddenly welcomes a cabal agent who has kidnapped and murdered people (under her own roof) to the team with open arms and is eventually kicked out of running her own sanctuary network. They traded the daughter of Jack the Ripper and 157 year old Helen Magnus who froze her embryo for over a hundred years for a walking cliche, who falls all over her male team members and has a very poor attempt at a snarky reply for everything and everyone.
Then the finale comes along and in true SyFy style, they’re battling a giant spider that can destroy the earth. Shark jumping at it’s finest. So no, the finale did not make up for the lackluster season. And all signs point to more of the same in Season 3 so I think I’ll pass.
Poor Amanda, I hope she puts her foot down and insists they return to what made this show great in the first place. The dark, mysterious, steampunk feel with Helen and her daughter hunting the creatures that go bump in the night. It seems like they’re a million miles away from that now, and I really hope they will find their way back.
Awful season.
Jumped from one storyline to another. I thought they finally had something good going at the end of the first season but they destroyed that early in season 2.
Seems like they are lurching from one idea to another trying to find a direction for the show.
Doubt I’ll be watching Season 3 until it comes out on DVD and can do it all in one day or something.
I’ll still watch it. It’s entertaining and fun so why not. To many people are way to serious about things sometimes.
I don’t know, since I deleted it from my DVR queue after that gawdawful “Magnus goes insane and frames herself for murder” episode.
I gave up on Sanctuary when it changed from an errie, very different scifi/fantasy to an action adventure “monster of the week” near the beginning of this season.
It was sooooo good. Then I get motorcycle tricks?
Lacklustre? Obviously you’re not watching the same show as I am. Season 2 was much better than the watered down, network noted to death first season. Though I will admit that Season 2 was a bit directionless despite delivering great character moments throughout the season. I enjoyed the second season much better than the first season but it still doesn’t have the same great feel to it as the webisodes did.
There were some things I hated about Season 2 though, killing Ashley (or did they?) was a huge mistake and so was adding that irritating, walking cliche Kate.
The finale was very good but I felt it was missing something.
I enjoyed S2 of Sanctuary. The supporting characters are a boon to the show and it is interesting to see how well or not well the CG works in the background. This is a show that delivers a story as opposed to Lost, Heroes, Flash Forward where I feel jerked around as a viewer. They’re glacially slow or have no intention of ever resolving themselves.
I really didn’t like the way they killed off Ashley and overall I was disappointed with the second season. Still watching but hoping it gets better.
Where’s the option for “WTF? That show’s still on?!”
The finale itself wasn’t really gripping… The show in general, however, was. It really experimented in season 2… It more often failed than succeeded, but it experimented! Isn’t that what we want from our entertainment? True, it was all over the place, but sometimes being all over the place can be interpreted as a positive thing – being willing to try to do something different. And in that respect the show succeeded, despite the weak finale.
How can it be a Finale when it says “to be continued”? I know I’m gullible but when I saw that in a cartoon once, I searched the next issue for what would happen next only to discover nothing there (I missed the point of the joke). It was a clown on a tightwire that got to the middle of the rope to see the sign posted on a dangling end. So I am quite a bit older now and know that it does not mean it will be continued next week, but rather (assuming it comes back) next season.
Personally, I feel there should have been a conclusion and not a cliff hanger. Boo!
Many series have done a cliffhanger teaser from one season to the next, and there was a report that Sanctuary had been picked up for a third season which is good news for my tv viewing schedule, even though I wasn’t happy with the first part of this season.
Only 13 episodes this season?
*possible spoilers*
The highlights in my opinion for Season 2 were the first two with the Ashley ordeal, and the finale. I have to say that overall Season 1 was better, because this season didn’t really feel like they had a direction, or story arc going until we found out about the plan from the other houses and Magnus in the last episode. Now it feels like they have a direction they can go in, and hopefully they’ll use it wisely, instead of burning it off in the first episode of season 3.
My only big rant so far is I wish the writers would stop letting the abnormals be seen more and more in public. The whole first season the crew tried their best to keep the abnormals secret, now it feels as if abnormals are just casually out and about, without the public giving a damn in any way.
I loved season two, just as I did season one and I can’t wait for the next season. There was nothing lackluster about it for me. I’ve watched it since the webisodes and always enjoy it.
I think season 2 rocked much better than season 1. It showed what life was like a little more outside the Sanctuary and yet how they continued on to deal with things that were happening. Why I was sad to see Ashley killed off I agree I gave the new girl (Kate) a chance and she’s become a very interesting character.
I’ll definitely be watching season 3, this show is by far the best on TV right now in my opinion and I think it rocks!!! Onto ten seasons I hope!!!!! 🙂
Melissa
I second that WTF?! This was a great season. Can’t wait to see how they get out of this cliffhanger!
I enjoyed season two of Sanctuary very much, and I’m looking forward to season three.
I think Magnus should give up the Network and, thus, allow them to tell more focused stories.
I can’t really answer the question as asked, because I don’t think the season was “lackluster”. Sure, it had a few sophomore-year missteps, but at least they were taking risks and experimenting rather than resting on their laurels.
I do think the finale was really good, though. Sanctuary Network coup d’etat, giant angry sea spider, and Will doing Bollywood? What’s not to love? (Except maybe Paul McGillion playing such a bastard. ::pout::)
Season 2 was an absolute joke!!!! killing off Ashley was an incredibly stupid idea and adding Kate Freelander was even worse!!!!
As others have said she is a walking cliche…..her one-liners are lame and annoying and the character’s actions of dropping a granola bar in her lap and falling on all the male characters at an awkward attempt a romantic-tension are just cringe-worthy…..basically, the character’s introduction and the team’s immediate acceptance of her brought down the entire level of quality of the show.
Basically, Kate, the worst character ever, was the nail in the Sanctuary coffin for me, I’m DONE…..Thanks for a fantastic season 1…season 2 stunk!!! and they can keep it!!!
I stopped watching (or caring) after a couple of episodes of this latest season.
Season 1 was great, Season 2 started off great and then went downhill fast. I feel like they made huge mistakes with cast changes and the change of the overall tone of the show. The Cabal was an excellent enemy that was destroyed off camera by two people. That didn’t make any sense at all after all the buildup in Season 1 about how widespread and powerful they were, but that was the tip of the iceberg of things that made no sense in Season 2.
Super observant Will is gone and replaced by motorcycle stunt Will. Henry, although just losing the closest thing he has to a sister, is busy checking out the ass of the new girl and is barely able to work up a sad face at the funeral. Helen, who has been super powerful, smart and wise up to this point suddenly welcomes a cabal agent who has kidnapped and murdered people (under her own roof) to the team with open arms and is eventually kicked out of running her own sanctuary network. They traded the daughter of Jack the Ripper and 157 year old Helen Magnus who froze her embryo for over a hundred years for a walking cliche, who falls all over her male team members and has a very poor attempt at a snarky reply for everything and everyone.
Then the finale comes along and in true SyFy style, they’re battling a giant spider that can destroy the earth. Shark jumping at it’s finest. So no, the finale did not make up for the lackluster season. And all signs point to more of the same in Season 3 so I think I’ll pass.
Poor Amanda, I hope she puts her foot down and insists they return to what made this show great in the first place. The dark, mysterious, steampunk feel with Helen and her daughter hunting the creatures that go bump in the night. It seems like they’re a million miles away from that now, and I really hope they will find their way back.