Dominion Season 2

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Season 2 of Dominion begins several months following the Finale of Season 1 and it’s all about survival of the fittest. The angels’ battle for Dominion of earth is beginning again in earnest. The post apocalyptic fortified city of Vega now led by Claire Riesen (Roxanne McKee) and assisted by Arika of Helena (Shivani Gahi), is still embroiled in political intrigue, spear headed by David Whele (Anthony Head). Whele, who is experiencing manifestations of guilt at having consigned his son, William (Luke Alan Gale) to roam the desert rather than face death for his treasonous worship of Gabriel, blockades Claire’s efforts at every turn. Convinced he is the best thing for Vega, he becomes intent on running Vega himself. Vega, now facing the Archangel Gabriel’s (Carl Beukes) continuing and escalating attacks without the guidance of their conflicted and evicted protector, the Archangel Michael (Tom Wisdom), launches a desperate attack on Gabriel’s aerie. The Chosen One, Alex Lannon (Chris Egan) and his long time fellow soldier, friend, former lover and higher angel, Noma Banks (Kim Englebrect) travel the Cradle building forces to help fight Gabriel as Alex’s skills as the rising Savior of mankind, continue to develop. Michael, having lost his sense of self, his faith and his purpose wanders seeking solutions to his turmoil. This season has started off gritty. The sword and angel battles are back. The gloves are off. Everyone is dressed to kill in this battle for survival. The production still looks great. This season is getting into a bit more of the life outside of Vega and the locations look amazing as do the sets and artwork. The musical score has a more classical, sweeping, epic sound and is well done. This is a tastefully and intelligently done production with intense themes geared for the mature viewer. The wild ride continues! Get your tickets here.

-Carmelita R. Ave

Season 1 of Dominion was one of the most pleasant surprises that I have had in the realm of TV in quite awhile. Great production values, strong cast, interesting mythology and world-building and an intoxicating sense of pacing and rhythm. Better than anything that I expect from Syfy at this point, and as someone who wouldn’t even normally be interested in a show of its type, my enthusiasm was such that I highly recommend it.

That being said, the Season 2 premiere “Heirs of Salvation” feels like Dominion on crack. It may simply be a case of the producers wanting to hit the ground running this time around, but the pacing of the show is off. The aforementioned rhythm of the first season is replace by more of a frantic scrambling through exposition and abbreviated scenes. Camera work is jumpier and even the small details seem sped-up, as in the example of a character who is strangled, but physically reacts as if being flash-electrocuted. There is also a new character introduced who is frighteningly obnoxious, again feeling like a departure from the show’s established tone.

Hopefully, this show will not lose the sense of elegance and grandeur that made it a standout in its inaugural season. It would not be the first program to suffer such a fate. Still, the returning cast and overall story-in-motion are worth sticking with for now. 5 stars for S1 + 3 stars for the beginning of S2 averages to a cautious 4 stars at the moment.

– snow47

Post-apocalyptic themed television shows are popular these days, and I was prepared to be disappointed before I decided to watch the first episode of the new SyFy show ‘Dominion’. I decided to give the pilot episode a chance because I find the subject matter interesting and because there were so many other positive reviews of this show already on Amazon. Ironically enough, Dominion is based on the Angel-themed Apocalypse movie of the same name which bombed at movie theaters in 2010. I have learned over the years to ignore the critics and thought the synopsis of the show interesting enough to risk an hour of my time. Still, why make a television series based on a movie that flopped?? Fortunately for me, the Dominion pilot episode impressed me very much and the addicting series continues to exceed my expectations to this day. The premise of the show is that God has once again lost faith in humanity and commanded his Angels to destroy mankind. Gabriel and his host of ‘lower’ Angels willingly obey God’s imperative and set out to destroy humanity. Michael and a handful of ‘higher’ Angels disagree with Gods edict and instead oppose their brethren and fight FOR humanity. God then leaves the universe and the heavens for reasons unknown. We are led to believe that Gabriels murderous vandetta against mankind is a form of retribution against humanity for once again disappointing the Creator and causing him to abandon Heaven. It has been inferred on the show–and it is my own opinion as well–that God was testing his ANGELS and was deeply saddened that they all failed miserably– except the Archangel Michael. So,the show picks up 25 years after the initial war of human extermination. Humanity has indeed been purged, and the isolated human survivors across the globe have been driven to seek refuge in several militarized enclave-cities. Fortunately or unfortunately, the murderous onslaught of Gabriel and his Angels has been fought to a standstill. The post apocalyptic world is not entirely different from our own; there is plenty of political intrigue, sex, betrayal, and murder to grapple with in this ‘survival-of-the-fittest’ vision of another future Earth. Christopher Egen(Alex Lannen)does an excellent job portraying the reluctant hero-soldier and ‘chosen’ savior of humanity. He is a gregarious and spirited young man who is anything but happy with his enormous burden of responsibility and the role fate has compelled him to play. In my opinion, Tom Wisdom makes the Archangel Michael character entirely believable and compelling to watch. His stoic and serene personification of Michael, in addition to the mesmerizing visual effects by SPIN/VFX, make him the most entertaining and memorable aspect of the show in my opinion. I’m almost convinced those black wings of his might be real! Carl Beuke is a great actor and I enjoy his portrayal of Dominions chief antihero Gabriel; he is a vibrant and worthy nemesis for the new self-appointed guardian of humanity, Michael. Beukes’ enthusiastic performance as humanitys greatest critic is enjoyable to watch. Michael and Gabriel seem to be polar opposites in many respects and this works perfectly for the storylines. The brotherly rapport between them is palpable at times, and yet their mutual enmity is also clearly visible in their moments of conflict that I find remarkably similar to Loki and Thor of the Marvel Universe. One cannot help feeling a strong desire to have the brothers get along and work together–rather than against–one another! The actor Simon Merells manic portrayal of Julian the Dyad(Lyrae) is without a doubt the best positive addition to Dominion in season 2. Anthony Head (remember Giles from Buffy the Vampire Slayer?) plays the corrupt, ruthless, and power-hungry Vega Senator Whele with convincing verve. In my opinion, Anthony Heads superbly entertaining portrayal of this vile character was the biggest pleasant surprise of Dominion in season 1. This television show is entirely worth watching. The storylines are highly intelligent and full of thought-provoking symbolism to ponder. The actors are ALL outstanding- but there were a few scenes in the first season that were over-acted or at times under-acted by an actress whose name I won’t mention because I respect her efforts. Dominion is great entertainment and I highly recommend the series to any SciFi fan contemplating a worthwhile investment of their time…….

– M.J.Lawicki

DVD Wholesale Main Features :   

Actors: Christopher Egan, Anthony Stewart Head, Tom Wisdom, Roxanne McKee
Format: Multiple Formats, Box set, Color, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Subtitles for the Hearing Impaired: English
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. )
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number of discs: 3
Rated: Unrated
Studio: Universal Studios
DVD Release Date: December 22, 2015
Run Time: 548 minutes