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Juicy stuff, right?
That seemingly perfect, upscale, all-American town that Bradford, Collins, and the other characters call home?
Many, but not all.
Heres what well be chewing on as the long wait for season two begins.
1.Whats outside Paradise?
How many have survived?
Has any attempt to rebuild civilization begun?
2.Now that the presidents murder has been solved, what will drive the shows narrative?
For allParadises science-fiction trappings, Bradfords murder remained the series spine in its first season.
So what will serve as the spine of season two?
There is at least one loose thread, however: President Bradfords widow, Jessica (Cassidy Freeman).
3.Is Jane crazy, or does she have a plan?
Sure, crazy is a word that gets frowned upon these days, and with good reason.
Maybe the Wii is just a fringe benefit of some other, bigger scheme.
4.Who will fill the power vacuum left by Sinatras incapacitation?
Who will step up?
We havent seen many strong contenders, either, just a lot of hollering.
Baines seems, at best, like a Joey Bishop.
Without it, who knows?
5.How receptive will the residents of Paradise be to Jeremy?
He has the truth on his side, but how seriously will he be taken?
(Theres no way the scion of a famous political family could be either of those, right?)
6.How important will flashbacks be going forward?
And what better way to tell them than portioning them out over several episodes?
7.Whither Maggie the waitress?
Trents fate remains pretty unambiguous at episodes end.
Is she in custody?
Will she be allowed to assume her old life?
(Maggie had no designs on killing the president; she just wanted to live in safety.)
Who will serve the cheese fries in the post-Bradford era?
This is a question that points to all sorts of other questions.
Did Carl consider that he might be in possession of the earths last living canine?
But, no animals, really?
Surely that makes for a tough-to-sustain ecosystem, right?
What pollinates the flowers?
Where are the plants grown, anyway?
And, following this thought to its logical conclusion, where do the sewers drain?
9.What other songs are on President Bradfords mixtape?
Did you think it would be impossible to tease out the melancholy undercurrents of Starships We Built This City?
Assuming future seasons will keep this going, how many songs are left?
Thats a little tricky.
A CD-R can hold about 74 minutes of music.
But what will they be?
Of all the series unanswered questions, this might be the most haunting.
