Jeremiah: Season 2 (2003)

Second and final season of the done-to-soon post-apocalyptic series by JMS. Where as season one of Jeremiah was rather episodic, season two coalesces around a more narratively unified central story line. Indeed the series development undeniably parallels that of its creator and head writers earlier, better known series Babylon 5. While the first season of Babylon was again episodic, with hints of a larger story brewing, subsequent seasons developed that emerging storyline into a somewhat dense epic television novel. Jeremiah follows suite, and indeed explores many of the same themes and concepts that so intrigued Straczynski in Babylon 5, including shadow governments, civil war, founding of alliances, questions of the divine, figureheads, the power of one person to make a difference, unrequited love, revenge, spiritual rebirth, and the father-son relationship. The series was cut short before the entire story could be told, but we get plenty worth experiencing in these final 15 episodes produced. Sean Astin proves an unexceptedly strong addition to the cast. Libby was really cute. 4 out of 5.