Season 2 Episode 10: Cold Harbor
Aired: March 21, 2025
Synopsis: Mark forms a shaky alliance in an all-or-nothing play, while the team makes a dangerous last stand.
Directed by: Ben Stiller
Written by: Dan Erickson
Season 2 Episode 10: Cold Harbor
Aired: March 21, 2025
Synopsis: Mark forms a shaky alliance in an all-or-nothing play, while the team makes a dangerous last stand.
Directed by: Ben Stiller
Written by: Dan Erickson
I can’t believe I’m reading all these comments about this season being “padded”. I’ve watched through the whole season again this week in advance of the finale and I just couldn’t disagree more. We gained CRUCIAL information and back story throughout. Every episode was riveting. I don’t get where everyone’s coming from.
I’m of two minds about this.
The sweet vitriol episode built out the world in a really interesting and character-centered way, but it interrupted a really important development that was moving the story forward so it felt like slamming on the breaks
If that episode had come after the return of Irving, Dillan, and Hellena instead of right after Mark’s ayahuasca trip, it wouldn’t have felt quite so jarring.
It’s a shame because I really liked that episode, I just couldn’t enjoy it as much because I was dying to know what happened with Mark (I’m still kind of dying for more details)
Pun intended?
I completely agree that there was no padding. The only thing close is the setup in episode 9, in order to give episode 10 the flow it needed.
For example if we look at Gwendolyn Christie’s Goat caretaker character we could have used a filler episode to better show her journey. If we watch her scenes back to back it isn’t surprising she turned on Drummond. We could have used an episode where Mark is just wandering and talking to her again as a reminder. Unfortunately there isn’t time after her first appearance where that could have happened.
Similarly Cobel is absent for half the season. We could have used something to keep her story alive, but instead we get a one episode character dump. That isn’t a mistake. Slowly drip feeding her story is an option, but the one episode build up and reveal was an excellent choice.
I’m pretty much on your camp. I was fascinated by every episode. I won’t say I enjoyed each episode equally though! :D
This is a misleading way to form an opinion on pacing, because this season didn’t release in a binge watch format. Apple have milked 3 months worth of subscription fees from their audience between the airing of the first episode way back in January and the finale in the latter half of March. The vast majority of paying viewers have been watching from week to week and they’ve maintained their subscription throughout that entire period.
I honestly don’t mean to be argumentative. I think this is the best show on television full stop. I’m just trying to wrap my head around all the critical comments. I’m a little shocked to see it.
Sure, I said REwatched though. And I never had an issue with the pacing in the first watch week to week either. Do you feel like the pacing was any different from season 1? I’m not so sure it is any slower. Both seasons really slow down and let you soak in the artistry. Season 1 left you with questions and not many answers. And this season was spent answering all sorts of questions from season 1… Honestly I thought they crammed a ton into this season.