'Wayward Pines' season 2 news: Series to have a more emotional tone than season 1

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"Wayward Pines" kicked off with the first episode of season 2 last night and once again brought another enjoyable mystery for all viewers.

Episode 1, titled "Enemy Lines," introduced a new character, who serves as a replacement for season 1's Ethan Burke (Matt Dillon).

Dr. Theo Yedlin (Jason Patric) found himself in Wayward Pines after he had an encounter with Sheriff Pope (Terrence Howard) way back when he was still alive. It was revealed that Theo joined Pope, believing that he would be on a Hawaiian vacation to patch things up with his estranged wife, Rebecca (Nimrat Kaur).

This is comparable to Ethan's story back in the show's freshman season where he also had marriage problems with Theresa (Shannyn Sossamon). In a way, season 2 is like a repeat of the first installment, except that there are new characters involved who will experience life in Wayward Pines and learn more about its secrets.

Despite having similar elements with season 1, "Wayward Pines'" season 2 will be different in a way that it tends to have an emotional tone, according to showrunner Mark Friedman.

"One thing I tried to bring to this season was a little more of an emotional core. In upcoming episodes, people cry. Death means something. And the things that happen happen," he told TVLine.

"You don't just move on from it. You unpack it. You talk about it," he added.

In addition, Patric spoke to E! News, assuring people that even if the start of season 2 is the same as how season 1 started, there will be a lot of different things to come that should be a surprise to all the fans. "It really is like a new show...It's a new show," Patric said.

Back in season 1, the focus of the show was the town itself, the actor continued. Now, he admitted that the "characters are forefront."

"It's not about finding out what happened, it's how do people then live in this environment and the pressures of it."

"Wayward Pines" season 2 airs every Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST on Fox.

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