The sun is now an off-screen threat. While the show tries to replace that tension with human-versus-human drama, it never quite reaches the white-knuckle anxiety of Season 1's "we have 20 minutes to take off" sequences. The climax, involving a risky surface mission, feels contrived and less clever than Season 1's ending.
Picking up exactly where the first season ended, the survivors have found refuge in a NATO bunker in Bulgaria. However, the sanctuary quickly becomes a prison. The group must now navigate a tense coexistence with military soldiers who view the civilians as "ticks". into the night season 2 review
A major plot point in Season 2 involves a desperate journey to the Global Seed Vault in Svalbard, Norway. Reviewers found this particularly interesting because it is a designed as a "fail-safe" for humanity's food supply in the event of a global catastrophe. In the show, this real location becomes a site of intense conflict when the survivors encounter a woman, Gia, who has been living there in isolation. Production: The Authentic "Claustrophobia" The sun is now an off-screen threat