• S02E01: Strangers in a Strange Land
  https://kbin.social/m/from/t/68459/From-Episode-Discussion-S02E01-Strangers-in-a-Strange-Land

• S02E02: The Kindness of Strangers
  https://kbin.social/m/from/t/68464/From-Episode-Discussion-S02E02-The-Kindness-of-Strangers

• S02E03: Tether
  https://kbin.social/m/from/t/68469/From-Episode-Discussion-S02E03-Tether

• S02E04: This Way Gone
  https://kbin.social/m/from/t/68475/From-Episode-Discussion-S02E04-This-Way-Gone

• S02E05: Lullaby
  https://kbin.social/m/from/t/68480/From-Episode-Discussion-S02E05-Lullaby

• S02E06: Pas de Deux
  https://kbin.social/m/from/t/68485/From-Episode-Discussion-S02E06-Pas-de-Deux

• S02E07: Belly of the Beast
  https://kbin.social/m/from/t/68490/From-Episode-Discussion-S02E07-Belly-of-the-Beast

• S02E08: Forest of the Trees
  https://kbin.social/m/from/t/36465/From-Episode-Discussion-S02E08-Forest-of-the-Trees

• S02E09: Ball of Magic Fire
  https://kbin.social/m/from/t/36474/From-Episode-Discussion-S02E09-Ball-of-Magic-Fire

• S02E10: Once Upon a Time...
  https://kbin.social/m/from/t/68370/From-Episode-Discussion-S02E10-Once-Upon-a-Time

Season 2 - Episode 10: Once Upon a Time...

Release Date: June 25, 2023
Streaming On: MGM+

Episode Description: Boyd fears he may have finally run out of answers, as the residents of town prepare for the end; Tabitha clings to the belief that the children could be the key to their salvation.

...I know Tabitha wasn't trying to leave, but her exit from Fromville (AKA "the island") made me think of this thing I wrote earlier on in the second season:

If they all get to leave Fromville, they'll do it by walking out together, as a group. Maybe it would look something like a biblical trial or a mythical quest, calling back to Father Khatri and Ethan's speculation about the place.

An individual trying to leave on their own is not ideal.

Nobody who arrived in the town had any indication that they were entering a weird/supernatural/whatever environment before seeing the tree. Why would a person have any forewarning before leaving?

Let's put aside the increased resistance the town and woods kick up when trying to leave. Let's for a moment pretend you don't encounter weird spiders, lighthouses, chained up creepy dudes, and skin worms when trying to escape. Let's say if you just keep walking you'll eventually just walk out.

What then? You don't know how to get back. You've left everyone behind in a place you don't know the location of or how to get there. And you, yourself, have been a missing person for months or years. What are you going to tell people?

Will you tell them the truth? Will you tell them that you have been in a magical town that's impossible to leave that's populated by monsters that obey vampire rules as long as you have a super special rock on the wall of your house? Oh, and by the way, I can name dozens of other missing people from across the country... some of whom disappeared after I went off the grid. Is that what you tell people? Because it sounds suspicious as fuck.

Even if they can't pin the blame for anyone's disappearance on you, your story is so insane that it will not be believed. No one will help you try to find the other missing people. You might very well become a person of interest when future people who missing under similar circumstances.

If you manage to walk out of the woods alone, you're fucked.

Since the last episode of this season is behind us, I am looking for some recommendations on what to watch to fill this void. Hopefully this thread won't be considered off-topic. I mostly lurk so I'm sorry if this does not fit the magazine.

I'm using word "similar" pretty loosely here - in general I like mysterious shows, not necessarily horrors or gore (but not excluding those).

• It's probably nothing new, but just in case you haven't watched it yet, I'd like to recommend "Dark" (imho best to watch in original German audio and English subtitles).

• I also love "1899" but it got cancelled after 1st season :( The show is complex and not without flaws, but I think it's interesting, entertaining, has great soundtrack, visuals, and production value. I think it still might be worth seeing as a curiosity but keeping in mind there won't be a resolution.

• My absolute fave is "Severance" (on Apple TV+). Just a fantastic show that completely defies any expectations and has an incredibly tense and well put together finale of season 1. Can't wait for the next season.

• Season 1 of "The Haunting of Hill House" is also great, season 2 is a bit worse in my opinion (it's like an anthology series so they are not really connected with plot) but still worth seeing.

• I tried to get into "Silo" recently, but it wasn't a success for me, something about the pacing seems off. I will try to give it another chance at some point though.

Season 2 - Episode 7: Belly of the Beast

Release Date: June 4, 2023
Streaming On: MGM+

Episode Description: Boyd and Kristi seek to capitalize on a new discovery; Jim finds an unlikely ally in the volatile Randall.

Season 2 - Episode 6: Pas de Deux

Release Date: May 28, 2023
Streaming On: MGM+

Episode Description: Tensions run high at Colony House when word of the coming food shortage leaks out; a night at the clinic takes a terrifying turn.

Season 2 - Episode 5: Lullaby

Release Date: May 21, 2023
Streaming On: MGM+

Episode Description: Sara must face the music, as word of her return spreads through town; Victor and Jade strike an unlikely bargain.

Season 2 - Episode 4: This Way Gone

Release Date: May 14, 2023
Streaming On: MGM+

Episode Description: As Boyd's condition grows more alarming, Sara's return to town puts him in a difficult position; Jim shares a troubling new theory about the town.