IR TV Review: THE SWARM - EPISODE 2 [The CW]

The context of understanding sometimes has to do with what one is willing to deal with to both find closure but push farther. At the end of Episode 1 of "The Swarm", there was an essence of nature fighting back. But as with a novel, it is about unfurling the mysteries, its different connotations and the people we see the story through. With Episode 2, the context of isolation, even surrounded by many people, is an interesting dynamic. In the beginning of the episode, it uses something that might be considered mundane but uses it both as a catalyst but also a warning that comes to bear slowly. Especially with the research analyst in Scotland, the thematics have the element of fleeting life that is interestingly captured. She has her duties but there are consequences.

The conservation structure that is addressed in another part of the story in the Norwegian seas gives a better order of what the science of these events speak to but not of their cause. Using a balance between corporate and sustainable is actually done in an interesting way through two characters who have more than just science between them. Our other student in Vancouver Island, compared to the others, is much more aggressive in his approach. But the logistics of how it paints the issue is interesting and how even the best intentions can get out of hand. The smart aspect of the show is that is shows both the scientists and the investigators questioning themselves and others so all of the decisions seem grounded, whether they are impulsive than others. B

By Tim Wassberg