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They have a social structure! They can solve problems on their own! And they also, for some strange reason, dig pits and toss people likeXanderinside them! Credit: Sergei Bachlakov/Fox Is Xander about to reenact the opening flashbacks of every Batman film? (Hey, maybe thisisa superhero origin story.) When he grabs a drink at a stream, he encounters GASP! Adam Hassler, Ethans old Secret Service boss and Pilcher conspirator. Instead, hes encountered Abbie after Abbie, and hes learned that theres a method to them....

GREAT JOB, NURSE PAM! So, uh, where were we? Hes special hesThe One because hes an Original. Credit: Sergei Bachlakov/Fox wanders in to help Jason understand. Over time, he does. Eventually, we catch up with the Jason of season 1. Instead, its tragic to lose anyone, considering how few humans are left. Aaaaandfast-forward to today, when Jason thinks he finally has everything under control. They do, and the First Generation pounds their fists in solidarity....

The First Generations lone captured female Abby (not Abbie thanks for the spelling lesson, Frank!) The panic, though, doesnt begin immediately. Could she be after more? Credit: Sergei Bashlakov/Fox Margaret falls, butKerryfaces a personal uphill battle. Of course, the truth isnt easy to swallow. Across town, people begin bracing themselves for the Abby attack to come. EvenXanderjoins the effort to protect his fellow survivors. But barricading themselves inside stores and picturesque single-family homes isnt enough....

Rebecca built Wayward Pines, but will the female Abbie be the key to its future? Like unicorns, Neo, and every single snowflake, Margaret is Special. Shes the Julia Roberts to Oceans Eleven. Credit: Sergei Bachlakov/Fox Shes the Smurfette to the Smurfs. Shes drumroll, c’mon afemaleAbbie. The showrunners werent kidding whenthey said this would be the season of the Abbies. A scientist at the lab nicknames herMargaret(Abby would have been too confusing, I guess?...

Theo tries to communicate with Margaret and CJ’s lonely past is revealed CJwakes in the year 2034. He sets a 24-hour timer, he opens some windows, he works out. He dusts, he records the year, he checks the survivors statuses. Credit: Sergei Bachlakov/Fox He places a token into a glass bowl. He listens to the radio and watches the news. The feeds report on North Korean refugees, on the outbreak of the H1R3 virus, and on war....

The unknowingly mother-and-son relationship drama? The fact that half of Wayward Pines is about to die? The relief of not having to see Adams facial hair? Credit: Serguei Bashlakov/Fox Lets start with the past, because, as Kerry says, none of them can escape it. (Moms a senator, Dads an all-American lacrosse player; you know the drill.) Later, he meets Abigail herself, and the two bond by reciting passages fromAnimal Farm....

For the uninitiated,Wayward Pinesactually takes place centuries after most of humanity has died off. Theres definitely a learning curve for Theo, Shyamalan says. Hes obviously going to have to make connections. Credit: FOX At one point youre going to have to accept that youre alive. It upsets the balance and order thats going on in the town, Shyamalan says. Theo wont be alone in the fight against the First Generation....

How much can humans do when Abbies rule the world? How much does fighting to survive matter? It matters enough toTheo, at least. Credit: Ed Araquel/Fox After all, Kerry was always the one with a special destiny, not just another patientJason. Thats weird, right? Oh, Oscar, you dont know the half of it. Theo wonders if they should tell everyone first. They will know, CJ responds, but only after the rest of us are safe....

At the end of season 1,viewers learnedthat Jason has taken over Wayward Pines as its new leader. Hope Davis will return as Megan Fisher, former hypnotherapist and the principal of Wayward Pines Academy. 6 Nimrat Kaur as Rebecca Yedlin, an accomplished architect and Dr. Theo Yedlin’s wife. Patrick Hoelck/FOX 8 Josh Helman as Xander, a self-assured charmer working from within to undermine Wayward Pines. Patrick Hoelck/FOX Patrick Hoelck/FOX Patrick Hoelck/FOX...

He witnesses strange occurrences. Hes told strange things. Oh for the love of Pilcher, where are we? Credit: Sergei Bachlakov/FOX WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?! We already know, because season 1 of the show formerly known as an event series revealed all. Not that we begin in Wayward Pines right away. Instead, we open on a man swimming on a beach, whos apparently on vacation with his wife. Thanks, Terrence Howard!...

Spoilers for the second season ofWayward Pinesahead. Read at your own risk! Nurse Pam returned to Wayward Pines and just as quickly exited. Credit: Sergei Bachlakov/Fox MELISSA LEO:Wed been talking about it for quite some time, to tell you the truth. I literally finished shooting two weeks ago. It was an unusually short turnaround. Sergei Bachlakov/Fox What was it like coming back to set? Once I settled in, I had a great time....

Read at your own risk! So… what does it all mean? What do you want people take away from that? Credit: Ed Araquel/Fox What does it mean? It’s continuing, even in the course of our show. Evolution has always pushed forward, and [the scene] suggests that the Abbies are changing also. Sergei Bashlakov/Fox The Abbies will evolve into something else. So in a way, it’s like history repeating itself. Yes, exactly, but evolution doesn’t have reverse gears....

Ahead, check out our hits and misses from the last 25 years. Tolkien nerds could find no fault with her take. He initially dismissed it as a plastic screwball soap opera. Credit: Disney/Pixar Julia Roberts wouldnt be wrong to tell him, Big mistake. Twin Peaks makes you aware of just how slapped together most TV entertainment is, he wrote. Neptune and its sleuthing teen Veronica. Ron Batzdorff BOOKS BRIDGET JONESS DIARY,HELEN FIELDING:We were v....