‘Wayward Pines’ Season 2 Premiere Recap: "Enemy Lines" *SPOILERS AHEAD*

Cue the creepy model town intro. Ladies and gentlemen welcome back to Wayward Pines. Where “paradise” is home and everything you think you know is a lie. The season two premiere of Wayward Pines brought us back to where we started last season, this time however, Theo Yedlin is now our Ethan Burke. For those that did not what the first season, do not fret. It looks like this season is a semi-reboot of the first season but with all fresh faces. However, I do highly recommend binging the first season. “Enemy Lines” picked up right where we left off last season with Ethan’s son, Ben wandering the streets of the new Wayward Pines.

*** Stop right here if you have not seen Wednesday’s episode. MAJOR SPOILERS, OBVIOUSLY***

This town is not how Ethan and Pam (may they both rest in peace) left it. The first generation is now in power with its new leader Jason Higgins, and running the town under a militia order, curfews and all. Taking a page right out of his father’s handbook, Ben is leading the rebellion against the first generation along with Kate, his father’s former FBI partner. The question is why hasn’t the first generation killed Kate? Why keep her alive in the hospital and allow Theo to perform lifesaving surgery on her?

There are plenty of powerful players in this rebellion. One of them being Xander, a double agent murdering members of the first generation from the inside. Unfortunately these key players were not powerful enough to withstand the clear rules and severe punishment laws of Wayward Pines. Ben and his men are forced to surrender when one of their own is executed in front of the town. Ben, Theo and Xander are then thrown into the back of a van and driven through the fence protecting the town from the Abbies (Aberrations). As the door to the fence closes the Abbies (who are still f****** terrifying) come rushing toward it, ignoring the rebels inside the van. Dozens of them are electrocuted trying to get over the fence. Why are they just attacking the fence and not going after Ben and company?

Back in town Kate is confronted by another season 1 returner, Megan, who is now in a wheelchair. Megan attempts to kill Kate via injecting something into her IV but is quickly overpowered by Kate. Not wanting to live in this world, a world without hope, Kate takes her own life.

Some other season 1 returners include, Terrance Howard (Sherriff Pope) and Siobhan Fallon Hogan (Arlene Moran). Sherriff Pope only appears in flashbacks and as for Arlene, hopefully she makes it through the night after receiving electroshock therapy.

For a show that was only supposed to be a limited series event, Season 2 really has to deliver in order to pull in the ratings it got last summer. This season looks promising as it will reveal more about the Abbies and the world beyond the fence.