Alphas Review, Season 2, Episode 13, “God’s Eye” Written by Bruce Miller Directed by Matt Hastings Airs Mondays at 8pm (ET) on SyFy It’s time for the big showdown between Dr. Rosen and Stanton Parish. The entire season has been building to this moment, but it lacks the predictable fireworks of the typical finale. Suffering …
Alphas Review, Season 2, Episode 10, “Life after Death” Written by Eric Tuchman Directed by J. Miller Tobin Airs Mondays at 8pm (ET) on SyFy Last week’s high-flying episode of Alphas was the highlight of the season and showed the remarkable potential for this series. It ended with the tragic death of Rosen’s daughter Dani, …
Alphas Review, Season 2, Episode 8, “Falling” Written by Nina Fiore and John Herrera Directed by Nick Copus Airs Mondays at 8pm (ET) on SyFy Alphas has its share of “hell yeah!” moments, but it always pulls back to show that super powers aren’t such a great thing. “Falling” opens with young daredevils taking a …
Alphas Review, Season 2, Episode 5, “Gaslight” Written by Terri Hughes Burton and Ron Milbauer Directed by Leslie Libman Airs Mondays at 10pm (ET) on SyFy It’s clear that a show is working if even the lesser episodes are compelling. After last week’s stunning look at Nina’s tormented past, there was almost certainly going to …
Alphas Review, Season 2, Episode 3, “Alpha Dogs” Written by Nick Copus Directed by Eric Tuchman Airs Mondays at 10pm (ET) on SyFy One of the consistent surprises about Alphas is the way it wades into conventional plots but sidesteps a predictable outcome. This week, SyFy’s promos had teased a Fight Club-like underground fighting ring …
Alphas Review, Season 2, Episode 2, “The Quick and the Dead” Written by Michael Karnow Directed by Michael Nankin Airs Mondays at 10pm (ET) on SyFy Following the plot-heavy opener, it’s refreshing to see Alphas roll back into a character-driven show this week. Stanton Parish and his band of super villains are still driving the …
Alphas Review, Season 2, Episode 1, “Wake Up Call” Written by Robert Hewitt Wolfe Directed by Matt Hastings Airs Mondays at 10 pm (ET) on SyFy When Alphas premiered last July, it drew comparisons to Heroes with its characters learning to cope with extraordinary abilities. While it lacked the grand ambitions of the fallen NBC …