Dark Matter Season 2

DVD Wholesale Quick Overview:

Season 2 of this science fiction series begins with the crew of the spaceship Raza separated. After a betrayal of one of their own, Two (Melissa O’Neil), Three (Anthony Lemke) and Four ( Alex Mallari Jr.) are locked away in prison. Meanwhile, the rest of the team are shuttled off to begin a new life. Fate, new allies and a larger enemy propels them to a new adventure. Other story lines include: The Raza crew’s memories being wiped again; the Android (Zoie Palmer) encounters a game-changing entity; and the crew ends up in a parallel dimension.

In the space of one episode, Dark Matter has broadened the scope of its world to a greater extent than in the whole of season 1. That’s not to say that the drama onboard the Raza wasn’t compelling; it just didn’t adequately give a sense of the complexity of the universe in which the nameless crew was operating. By separating the team into different storylines and bringing their non-number names to the forefront, “Welcome to Your New Home” initiated a satisfying new direction for season 2 while still picking up right where the story left off.

-Michael Ahr

Last Friday’s thrilling season premiere, Welcome to Your New Home, caught us up to speed on our favorite amnesiac criminals; introduced us to two new (eventual) crew mates; and ended with a fantastic ‘oh shit’ moment. In other words, Dark Matter came back sure-footed and ready to entertain. The pacing was actually pretty laid back for this show, relying heavily on characterization and world building.

In season one, everyone was in the same boat literally and figuratively. Now, they all differ wildly depending on pasts that they can’t remember. Two, Three, and Four are all legitimate criminals. Their story shows us what it’s like to be in the Galactic Authority’s pokey. One and Five are only vaguely criminal-shaped so they get to cool their heels in relative luxury. Six, we all know from last year, is the GA’s inside man.

-CRS

DO THEY LEARN WHAT HAPPENED?
They do. This show doesn’t drag out its big mysteries for long — the crew figures out their identities in the first episode. They quickly learn they’re a group of criminals assigned to strong-arm a mining colony that recently had a falling-out with a company called Ferrous Corp. They ultimately decide they don’t have to be bad guys or lawless enforcers any longer. They just want to get away and figure out what happened to their memories.

WHO’S ON THE CREW?
The show has seven main characters: One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, and Android. Since the characters didn’t remember their names, they named themselves for the order in which they woke up.

Eventually, they learn about their original identities. One is Jace Corso, a criminal who was part of the Raza crew. But later, he discovers he’s really Derrick Moss, a wealthy tech CEO who stole Corso’s identity. Two is a synthetic human named Rebecca who escaped an experimental facility and became a criminal named Portia Lin. Three is Marcus Boone, a mercenary (think Jayne from Firefly). Four is Rylo Tetsuda, the heir to the Emperor of the Principality of Zairon. Five is Das, a teenage girl and tech wizard who stowed away on board the Raza. Six is a terrorist known as Griffin Jones, but actually named Kal Varrick. He’s an undercover agent working for the Galactic Authority, trying to take down the crew of the Raza. On top of that, there’s Android, the ship’s android, who is developing her own personality as she spends time with the crew.

Season 2 introduced a couple of new characters: Nyx Harper, a Seer who joins the Raza crew after they escape from prison, and Devon Taltherd, a medic who joined the crew during the same prison break.

-By Andrew Liptak

DVD Wholesale Main Features :   

Actors: Marc Bendavid, Melissa O’Neil, Anthony Lemke, Zoie Palmer
Directors: Steve DiMarco, Martin Wood, Amanda Tapping
Format: Box set, Color, NTSC, Surround Sound, Widescreen
Language: English
Region: Region 1
Number of discs: 5
Studio: Funimation
DVD Release Date: June 13, 2017
Run Time: 560 minutes
ASIN: B06XS2PHJR