La Brea Season 1, Episode 2 Review – “Day Two”
La Brea’s second episode has more vague character motivations, expository dialogue, and CGI animals than it knows what to do with.
Author: Randy Dankievitch
Randy is the founder of Processed Media and The Mid-Season Replacements Podcast, and a Rotten Tomatoes-approved TV critic. He's written about TV and culture across the internet since 2010, and also writes a monthly column for UpPortland Magazine.
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