Hell on Wheels: Season 2 (2012-2012)
Average Rating: 7/10
Reviews Counted: 12
Fresh: 9 | Rotten: 3
While it still feels like it's finding its legs, the second season of Hell on Wheels is more confident than the first and perfectly acceptable for those in need of a Western fix.
Average Rating: N/A
Critic Reviews: 3
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 0
Season Info
Season 2 follows the activities surrounding the Union Pacific Railroad's westward expansion, and opens with Cullen Bohannon (Anson Mount) and Elam Ferguson (Common) on opposite sides of the law. Hostility from the Sioux halts the railroad's momentum. After tragedy and disorder present threats to the railroad's future, efforts are made to preserve the railroad as well as protect the town.
Genre: Drama
Network: AMC
Cast
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Anson Mount
Cullen Bohannon -
Colm Meaney
Thomas "Doc" Durant -
Common
Elam Ferguson -
Dominique McElligott
Lily Bell -
Ben Esler
Sean McGinnes -
Phil Burke
Mickey McGinnes -
Eddie Spears
Joseph Black Moon -
Christopher Heyerdah...
The Swede -
Virginia Madsen
Hannah Durant
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Episodes
Viva La Mexico
"Viva La Mexico" Cullen adjusts to life after Hell On Wheels. Meanwhile, Durant dispatches Elam to deal with a posse robbing his payroll. AMC Original.
Durant, Nebraska
"Durant, Nebraska" Durant must confront a dangerous threat to Hell on Wheels. Meanwhile, a horrible crime forces Lily and Elam to strike a deal to bring justice. AMC Original
Slaughterhouse
"Slaughterhouse" Mickey and Sean's life hangs in the balance as Cullen tries to keep order. Lily and Elam must work together to race to clean up a mess of their own. AMC Original.
Scabs
"Scabs" After tragedy strikes one of their own, Cullen must diffuse an internal threat to the railroad. AMC Original.
The Railroad Job
"The Railroad Job" Cullen's past haunts Hell on Wheels, leaving the fate of the railroad hanging in the balance. AMC Original
Purged Away With Blood
"Purged Away with Blood" Durant must save the railroad while fighting for his own life. Meanwhile Cullen fights to save an old friend. AMC Original.
The White Spirit
"The White Spirit" In the aftermath of tragedy, Lily and Cullen struggle to maintain order in Hell on Wheels. Meanwhile, Elam makes plans for the future. AMC Original
The Lord's Day
"The Lord's Day" A new arrival in Hell on Wheels throws everything into turmoil. Eva finds herself caught between Elam and Mr. Toole. AMC Original.
Blood Moon; Blood Moon Rising
Cullen gears up for battle as the town celebrates.
Blood Moon Rising
Cullen battles to save Hell on Wheels in the Season 2 finale.
Critic Reviews for Hell on Wheels: Season 2
While it may not feature Johnny Depp clowning around Jack Sparrow style, Hell on Wheels is a lot more entertaining.
A measure of how absorbing Hell on Wheels is that each of the characters has evolved into someone we know and, in varying degrees, root for.
Hell on Wheels seems to be puttering around a circular track, with no straightway in sight.
Hell on Wheels is a perfectly adequate piece of television with above adequate production values.
Dramatically, the show feels as stalled as the trains, which have nowhere to go.
The drama feels dry, predictable and sluggish.
The cast is good, while the Old West still feels especially beautiful and perilous.
Hell on Wheels has intermingled its characters more than in season one - the main characters actually interact with one another.
It's a solid, meat-and-potatoes example of a genre (Westerns) I've always had a soft spot for - no more, and no less.
It's still welcome to tell its pulpy Southern revenge story, which can certainly offer a certain amount of goofy fun, but for any of the other characters to have much point, the show needs to do more.
The show is becoming much stronger than its first season ever hinted it would be.
Everything feels like it's more or less a continuation of the first season with a little extra spice.
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