Sleeper Cell - American Terror - The Complete Second Season (2005)

Darwyn goes Super-Nova

If you liked Season 1, you'll like Season 2. This is a real thriller.

All the characters that survived Season 1 are back, still as fanatic as ever. The not-too-bright girlfiend is back, along with in-laws that make things complicated. Darwyn's parents make short appearances, either approving or disapproving. The Feds are still powerful but rather inept, and in the end it is up to Darwyn, again, to save the day.

As in Season 1, there is plenty of explicit sex and violence. The bad guys are really bad, although they display an occasional hint of humanity. The good guys do a lot of things that are pretty awful, but they're trying to save the U.S.A., so I guess that justifies everything. The "girls just wanna have fun" and never think about how dangerous it might be. Darwyn looks unhappy and broods most of the time, and finally cracks under the strain. The body count is at least one per hour. A little unrealistic, maybe, but totally gripping.

At the end of every episode, I had an overwhelming urge to immediately watch the next one, because I couldn't wait to see what happens next. Just like Season 1, only more so. September 18, 2008

Sleeper review

I really enjoyed Season two up until the last episode. I thought the last episode was put together kind of corny at the end. FBI agent flying off to exact some revenge on a terrorist didn't seem as realistic as the other episodes. Overall, a very thought provoking series. July 31, 2008

Wonderful, intense program!

If you love intense drama, action, and rooting for the good guy, then this series is for you. Fans of "24" and "MI5" will be drawn to the "uh-oh--what's going to happen next?!" quality of this program, and will find themselves completely enmeshed in the life of Darwyn, the main character. The only complaint I would have is that there are not MORE episodes of this very good program! July 21, 2008

sleepercell season two

quality very good, good drama, series, very interesting prog. revolving
around problems occuring around the world today May 23, 2008

Very different 2nd season

The first season of this show was an intense, taut and no-holds-barred inside look at a terror cell planning the next 9/11, as seen by an American Muslim FBI agent who was (too?) deep-undercover in the cell. In the end, the plot is thwarted, and the good guys win.

This must have bothered some people, because the second season devolves into moral equivalence, futility, evil Americans and incompetence, where the idea of combating terrorism is equated with the terrorism itself.

If you hated the first season because it supported the War on Terror and viewed the US as the good guys, this may be for you. If you liked it and expect more of the same, pass this one by. May 18, 2008

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