Night Sky Season 2 Setup Unnecessarily Ruined A Perfect Ending
Warning: Contains spoilers for Night Sky season 1.
The science-fiction drama Night Sky season 1 tells a compelling narrative across its 8-episode, but the season 2 setup was an ending mistake. Fronted by Sissy Spacek, J.K. Simmons, and Chai Hansen, Night Sky Is a powerfully character-driven science fiction story. While it has not been renewed for season 2, it is clear that the Night Sky season 1 ending is working to set up future plot lines.
Before the events of Night Sky, Irene (Spacek) and Franklin York (Simmons) found a strange teleporter in their backyard after the death of their son, Michael (Angus O’Brien) and keep it a secret for many years. After it brings Jude (Hansen) into their lives, they begin to learn more about the network and the Cult of Caerul that uses them. In the season finale, Byron (Adam Bartley) has gone missing on the strange planet, Jude and Denise (Kiah McKirnan) have traveled to Bangkok, and Stella (Julieta Zylberberg), Toni (Rocío Hernández), and Cornelius (Piotr Adamczyk) are kidnapped by Hannah (Sonya Walger) and the Fallen World.
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Throughout Night Sky season 1, the show tells a deep and emotional story that is focused on grief, depression, trauma, and death while using the science fiction trappings as a vehicle to tell that story. It is artfully done and stellar performances by the cast help to sell the true nature. By the end of Night Sky season 1, there is room for a natural conclusion to that story with Irene and Franklin able to move on from Michael’s death and to help Denise with her own struggles. However, the efforts that are taken to set up mysterious dark plotlines for Night Sky season 2 undercut the tone and ultimately
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