LEGEND OF THE SEEKER: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON

It’s very easy to appreciate the little things in Legend of the Seeker – beautiful New Zealand scenery, an equally beautiful cast, Craig Horner’s abs…

Darken Rahl is dead at the hands of the Seeker (with a little help from the Mother Confessor, a Wizard of the First Order, and a wayward Mord’Sith, but who’s counting?).  As the season opens, the Seeker and friends are celebrating, as they should.  But wait – what’s that?  A screeling? It seems that in killing Darken Rahl, a rift has been torn in the veil between the Underworld and the land of the living, allowing frightening creatures from the Underworld to roam amongst the living.

As if on cue, a faction of the D’Haran army, the Dragon Corps – Rahl’s army – arrives to inform the Seeker that there is a new Lord Rahl, and… wait for it… the new Rahl is none other than the Seeker himself!  The Seeker denies the throne, as we all knew he would, but enlists the Dragon Corps to aid in destroying the screeling.

As luck would have it, it seems that sending Darken Rahl to the Underworld wasn’t much of a punishment.  He has apparently teamed up with the Keeper of the Underworld in waging a war to conquer the world of the living.  The only way for the Seeker to thwart the Keeper is to embark on a new quest.  He must find an item known as the Stone of Tears, and use it to seal the rift and repair the veil.

The quest for the Stone of Tears is dragged out over the entire season, with a few side quests and distractions along the way.  One of the most endearing story lines in Season Two is that of the Mord’Sith, Cara.  Cara struggles with abandoning her Mord’Sith ways and learning what it is to be a true friend.  And although the plot might get a little corny sometimes, it’s easily forgiven, given the incredible amount of pretty that exists in Legend of the Seeker.  It’s very easy to appreciate the little things – beautiful New Zealand scenery, an equally beautiful cast, Craig Horner’s abs…

There were also a few surprising guest stars in Season Two: Charisma Carpenter, Aimee Teegarden, and Keisha Castle-Hughes, to name a few.  Due to its untimely cancellation, the Seeker’s story is wrapped up a little bit too neatly for my taste.  But that’s to be expected, and no one can fault the writers who did an excellent job with what they had.  The Legend of the Seeker will certainly be missed.

DVD NOTES

Bonus features include the featurettes "Redemption of a Mord’Sith: Meet Cara" and "Under the Underworld," as well as deleted and extended scenes.