Under The Dome Season 2 - Episode 1 Online

“Heads Will Roll” is a messy, entertaining, and slightly improved version of what Under the Dome has always been: a campy, primetime soap opera with a sci-fi hat on. It’s not prestige television. It will never make logical sense. But if you turn your brain off and enjoy Dean Norris screaming about propane tanks and mysterious butterfly swarms, you’ll have a good time.

Also, the dialogue remains clunky. Characters don’t talk to each other; they deliver plot points. “We only have four hours before the radiation kills us all!” is stated so many times it loses all meaning. Grade: B- Under the Dome Season 2 - Episode 1

After a shaky but intriguing first season, CBS’s summer sci-fi drama Under the Dome returned with its sophomore premiere, titled “Heads Will Roll.” Based on Stephen King’s massive novel (though, let’s be honest, the show has long since driven off the map of the book), the episode had a lot of heavy lifting to do: win back skeptical viewers, resolve that chaotic Season 1 finale, and set a new direction for the town trapped under an invisible, impenetrable bowl. “Heads Will Roll” is a messy, entertaining, and