Air Date: Friday, July 15, 2011 10/9c
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If you are a fan of the paranormal, supernatural, and just plain strange, then Haven is your oasis. The series, based on the novella “The Colorado Kid” by the spine-tingling master of curious and creepy himself, Stephen King, is set in the fictitious town of Haven, ME, a refuge for those with odd afflictions. The “troubled” residents’ dormant abilities begin to manifest causing curious happenings to occur.
Emily Rose as Audrey Parker
I would be remiss if I didn’t confess I wasn’t a regular viewer of this most intriguing show. Let me assure you, I will be from now on. As I read the recaps of season one’s episodes on http://www.syfy.com/haven, along with watching the last five full episodes, I became immediately engrossed, enchanted even, by this series. The premise is unique in a sense that it highlights various supernatural abilities of the seemingly ordinary townsfolk rather than focus on rare and wondrous objects or spirits that may possess supernatural properties.
FBI Agent Audrey Parker (Emily Rose) comes to Haven following a routine case but she is somehow more deeply connected to this town than she ever could imagine. With the help of the local authorities, particularly the newly intermittent Chief of Police, Nathan Wuornos (Lucas Bryant), Audrey sets out to find not only who she is but discover the connection the residents have with their peculiar gifts.
L-R: Nathan (Lucas Bryant) along with Audrey (2) (Kathleen Munroe) and Audrey (1) (Emily Rose) check a local watering hole for a suspect
“Tale of Two Audreys” follows immediately where the season one finale, “Spiral,” ends. As FBI Agent Audrey Parker(1) is confronted by another Agent Audrey Parker(2) (Kathleen Munroe), the fun doesn’t stop there. After Duke (Eric Balfour) unexpectedly discovers the city’s water has turned to blood, it gets even worse. Next are the frogs, gnats, flies, dead cattle, boils, hail, locusts, darkness, and the grand finale– death of the first born sons. Nathan is a first born son. Can the two Audreys come together to stop what’s happening or will Nathan, along with the other first born sons, perish?
While the Audreys and Nathan work on finding the root of these biblical anomalies, as if dealing with the mysterious symbol tattoo guy wasn’t enough, Duke’s got to deal with another problem when a beautiful woman from his past shows up unexpectedly in Haven. With a name like Evidence, I’m sure this mystery woman has an interesting story.
Duke (Eric Balfour) stops by the local church but gets an unexpected and bloody surprise
What I love about Haven are the unusual abilities of the “troubled” and their bizarre after effects once their gifts begin to emerge. Take, for instance, Nathan’s affliction – he can’t feel any pain yet he can feel Audrey’s (1) touch. How and why were these people chosen to be bestowed supernatural powers? Why has Haven become the chosen place for all of them to inhabit and how do they know to go there? As the season continues, I wonder if they will go deeper into Audrey’s (1) past since she believes she is Lucy Ripley (her mother) reincarnated.
For a delightfully intricate show full of wonder and intrigue sure to quell your appetite for solving mysteries, along with an ample dose of alluring strange supernatural oddities, Haven is on the menu.
Tune in to the season two premiere of Haven TONIGHT – Friday, July 15, 2011 at 10/9c only on Syfy
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