The first season of Continuum was one of my favorite science fiction TV shows of the last few years. It melded a time travel story with a police procedural that didn’t lean too heavily on the bad guy of the week storyline. And the creators picked a wonderful way to end season 1 to shake things up for season 2. Having said that, I wasn’t thrilled with the first few episodes of season 2. It seemed like it was too disjointed and not really that interesting. That all changed with the latest episode, “Second Skin”. I finally feel like I’m in with season 2 and am excited for future episodes. Let’s see what’s happened so far. *SPOILERS AHEAD* for season 1 and the first few episodes of season 2.
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Catching up on Continuum
So far the Syfy in the US has shown 8 episodes of Continuum as of last night. Episode 8, Playtime, was a wonderful turning point for the series (even while the main story of virtually controlled killers was fairly silly). Let’s take a look at what this turning point is and what it means for the long term series. Warning, there are spoilers ahead. If you don’t want spoilers for the events through episode 8, then don’t go forward.
Continuum Season 1 Review
One of the best science fiction shows in recent memory just finished it first season and almost no one saw it. The reason for so few people seeing it is that it was only available in Canada. The Showcase channel in Canada is the only place you could have seen Continuum. Despite the name, it’s not related to Stargate: Continuum, but is (was?) a time traveling police procedural with an interesting timeline and mythology. So, let’s see what Continuum is all about;
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