What I’m Watching: Big Sky

Big Sky: Season 2, Episode 6 “Heart-Shaped Charm” (C+)

It’s very possible that this show has too many characters. At first, it was all about Rick and Ronald, the kidnapped girls, and the two private investigators searching for them, but now the focus has theoretically shifted to Jenny and Cassie, with numerous subplots going on that always seem to be taking up the majority of time in each episode. Travis’ efforts to out them as cops to remain undercover didn’t go so well for him since he was followed to his later reunion with Jenny, but he got abducted for almost the entire episode by Ren and Donno, who had absolutely no idea of who he really is. Cassie approached Max when she realized there might be a connection between her and what she’s been looking into this whole time, and it would be helpful if the kids thought to trust her since she could absolutely help them avoid what’s likely to be a violent and unpleasant fate. Mark’s decision to visit Wolf’s farm under false pretenses didn’t go too well, and the way in which Wolf commanded the dog to obey him and saw through Mark’s deception was unnerving. Sticking around to do some digging is not going to end well for him, and it’s also not like we want Ronald or Scarlet to be rescued since they’re both terrible, dangerous people. Things are about to be shaken up by Jag’s impending arrival, though I think that Ren is ultimately going to win out in the battle of the cartel siblings.