Exciting events we live through the second season which seems completely different. The season begins with many interesting issues starting with Emily Prime, who gets promoted this season, and Horad is put under a real test to reveal his loyalty again. On another hand, Quayle and Clare are struggling to adapt to their new order in a different way.
While they ably continue the story and Simmons, Williams and company continue to do excellent work, those early episodes don't leap off the small screen like they did last year... That said, all episodes are strong.
Starz's excellent, mind-boggling spy series again explores how our choices shape us, and is a tour de force for its fantastic cast -- almost all of whom now play duel roles.
I wish I could watch a Prime-world version of Counterpart. But we do not have two worlds, so instead I will keep watching the version of Counterpart we do have, and enjoy it for the good things it offers, like Simmons's performance.
This time around, Counterpart is playing hard and fast. It works tirelessly to make every episode move at a breakneck pace while still feeling like the same slow burn show it was in the previous season.
Every now and then, Simmons will be back onscreen... and Counterpart will spark back to life again. But far too often, it feels like a star vehicle determined to prove it's anything but -- and squandering its most valuable resource as a result.
An exacting performance by Simmons, again, goes a long way toward illustrating just how crucial clarity can be in the growing, changing realm of science fiction.
