Millennium season 2
Millennium | |
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Season 2 | |
No. of episodes | 23 |
Release | |
Original network | Fox |
Original release | September 19, 1997 May 15, 1998 | –
Season chronology | |
The second season of the
The season began with "
Production
The second season saw series creator
Discussing plans for the season, Morgan noted that "the Millennium Group is a much deeper organization" than seen in the first season, adding that "they're considering [Frank Black] for a candidate for the group (and) trying to show him that at the millennium there's going to be an event - either fire and brimstone or harmonic convergence". Wong spoke about how the character of Catherine Black changed, saying "there's a different relationship between Frank and his family this season because of the separation ... I think that will not only bring some kind of heartfelt drama but humor into it".[1] Wong also stated "we don't want to have the audience expect to see a serial killer every week. ... We would like to make it so that it's a surprise to them, just like it is a surprise when you watch The X-Files".[5]
Producer John Peter Kousakis has noted that the first and second seasons, and the third season after those, were markedly different, crediting each season's differing approach to the changes in leadership behind the scenes; Kousakis felt that the character of Frank Black remained the main constant throughout the series.[6] Fellow producer Ken Horton felt that the change in focus for season two arose as the first season's focus on serial killers had "overpowered" its storytelling, making it necessary to focus attention elsewhere instead; the focus switched from external forces and villains to the internal workings of the Millennium Group.[7] The series' musical supervisor Mark Snow found that Morgan and Wong brought another new element to the series—the music of Bobby Darin, which has been a hallmark of the duo's work. Darin's music accompanied Snow's scores in a number of episodes, often as diegetic music being listened to by Lance Henriksen's character. Snow believed this gave the character a down-to-earth, everyman feel.[8]
Cast
Starring
- Lance Henriksen as Frank Black
- Catherine Black
Recurring cast
Also starring
- Brittany Tiplady as Jordan Black
Guest starring
- Terry O'Quinn as Peter Watts
- Peter Outerbridge as Barry Baldwin
- Stephen E. Miller as Andy McClaren
Reception
Accolades
The second season earned several awards and nominations for those associated with the series. Tiplady and "
Critical reception
Writing for
Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
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23 | 1 | " James Wong | September 19, 1997 | 5C01 | 7.15[18][nb 1] | ||
After Seattle Airport in the previous episode, Frank Black desperately searches for his wife, who has been abducted by a cunning stalker who is luring him into a trap. | |||||||
24 | 2 | "Beware of the Dog" | Allen Coulter | Glen Morgan & James Wong | September 26, 1997 | 5C02 | 6.37[19] |
As Frank's marriage begins to crumble, a pack of vicious dogs terrorises a small town, and as Frank investigates he discovers several truths about the Millennium Group. | |||||||
25 | 3 | "Sense and Antisense" | Thomas J. Wright | Chip Johannessen | October 3, 1997 | 5C03 | 6.59[20] |
Frank aids in the search for a man who is supposedly carrying a highly contagious virus and discovers the secret behind the Human Genome Project. | |||||||
26 | 4 | "Monster" | Perry Lang | Glen Morgan & James Wong | October 17, 1997 | 5C04 | 5.88[21] |
In rural Arkansas, Frank investigates the owner of a daycare center accused of child abuse, only to be accused himself. | |||||||
27 | 5 | "A Single Blade of Grass" | Rodman Flender | Erin Maher & Kay Reindl | October 24, 1997 | 5C05 | 6.57[22] |
In Manhattan, Frank Black and an anthropologist link a bizarre, ritualistic slaying to a lost tribe of Native Americans who follow apocalyptic prophecies. | |||||||
28 | 6 | "The Curse of Frank Black" | Ralph Hemecker | Glen Morgan & James Wong | October 31, 1997 | 5C07 | 5.59[23] |
On Halloween, Frank experiences eerie visions and strange events that spark flashbacks to his youth—and a telling encounter with a troubled World War II veteran. | |||||||
29 | 7 | "19:19" | Thomas J. Wright | Glen Morgan & James Wong | November 7, 1997 | 5C06 | 5.98[24] |
In southeastern Oklahoma, Frank races against time to locate a busload of abducted children, whom a crazed visionary has entombed in an abandoned quarry. | |||||||
30 | 8 | "The Hand of St. Sebastian" | Thomas J. Wright | Glen Morgan & James Wong | November 14, 1997 | 5C08 | 6.57[25] |
In Germany, Frank Black and his driven companion Peter Watts seek the Millennium Group's secret origins, which are steeped in dark intrigue dating to the first millennium. | |||||||
31 | 9 | "Jose Chung's Doomsday Defense" | Darin Morgan | Darin Morgan | November 21, 1997 | 5C09 | 5.49[26] |
An apostate member of a pop religion is murdered, leading Frank to co-investigate with a flamboyant writer. | |||||||
32 | 10 | "Midnight of the Century" | Dwight Little | Kay Reindl & Erin Maher | December 19, 1997 | 5C11 | 5.19[27] |
Eerie visions that haunt Black at Christmastime hark back to his troubled youth and lead to a fateful reunion with his estranged father. | |||||||
33 | 11 | "Goodbye Charlie" | Ken Fink | Richard Whitley | January 9, 1998 | 5C10 | 5.49[28] |
Serial murders in the guise of assisted suicides stymie Frank, whose primary suspect is a charismatic hospice nurse. Frank and Lara investigate to determine if it is murder. | |||||||
34 | 12 | "Luminary" | Thomas J. Wright | Chip Johannessen | January 23, 1998 | 5C12 | 5.59[29] |
In defiance of the Millennium Group, Frank Black sets off on his own into the Alaska wilderness to search for a missing teen who may have gotten in harm's way. | |||||||
35 | 13 | "The Mikado" | Roderick Pridy | Michael R. Perry | February 6, 1998 | 5C13 | 5.29[30] |
Frank Black, Peter Watts , and Brian Roedecker track a possibly long-dormant serial killer who is now broadcasting his murders over the Internet. | |||||||
36 | 14 | "The Pest House" | Allen Coulter | Glen Morgan & James Wong | February 27, 1998 | 5C15 | 5.59[31] |
Gruesome killings linked to urban myths are committed near a psychiatric hospital, where Frank and Peter conduct an intensive investigation that yields multiple suspects. | |||||||
37 | 15 | "Owls" | Thomas J. Wright | Glen Morgan & James Wong | March 6, 1998 | 5C14 | 5.39[32] |
Mystery and murder surround a search for a piece of the Crucifixion cross that sparks infighting among the Millennium Group. | |||||||
38 | 16 | "Roosters" | Thomas J. Wright | Glen Morgan & James Wong | March 13, 1998 | 5C16 | 5.29[33] |
A venerable Millennium Group member links the schism within the organization to the actions of an underground Nazi clique. | |||||||
39 | 17 | "Siren" | Allen Coulter | Glen Morgan & James Wong | March 20, 1998 | 5C17 | 5.68[34] |
The seizure of a ship smuggling Chinese immigrants draws Frank Black into a mystery surrounding another passenger: an enigmatic seductress. | |||||||
40 | 18 | "In Arcadia Ego" | Thomas J. Wright | Chip Johannessen | April 3, 1998 | 5C18 | 5.39[35] |
In Idaho, Black tracks two escaped female prisoners, one of whom is pregnant and believes it to be a virgin birth. | |||||||
41 | 19 | "Anamnesis" | John Peter Kousakis | Kay Reindl & Erin Maher | April 17, 1998 | 5C19 | 5.2[36] |
A sensitive high-school girl in Washington state claims to have religious visions in a case that raises controversial issues and builds to violence in a classroom. | |||||||
42 | 20 | "A Room with No View" | Thomas J. Wright | Ken Horton | April 24, 1998 | 5C20 | 4.7[37] |
Clues in the disappearance of a bright, outgoing teenage boy point to Frank Black's nemesis: the unearthly, seductive woman who killed Bob Bletcher. | |||||||
43 | 21 | "Somehow, Satan Got Behind Me" | Darin Morgan | Darin Morgan | May 1, 1998 | 5C21 | 5.59[38] |
Four demons assemble overnight at a doughnut shop and reflect on the havoc they have wreaked on humanity. | |||||||
44 | 22 | "The Fourth Horseman" | Dwight Little | Glen Morgan & James Wong | May 8, 1998 | 5C22 | 4.61[39] |
Frank Black takes a stand against the Millennium Group over its intensified secrecy and its involvement with a deadly contagion to which he has been exposed. | |||||||
45 | 23 | "The Time Is Now" | Thomas J. Wright | Glen Morgan & James Wong | May 15, 1998 | 5C23 | 4.8[40] |
The spread of a virulent disease coupled with mysterious Millennium Group operations kindle crises that beset Frank Black's friend Lara Means and his own family. |
Notes
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