Beacon 23 season 2 review: A storytelling reset can’t fix this unwieldy sci-fi show
In its first season, Beacon 23 billed itself as a sci-fi series about trust. In the farthest regions of the galaxy, a beacon (namely, a space lighthouse) was the setting for a constant cat-and-mouse game between Halan (Stephan James) and Aster (Lena Headey). Each had ulterior motives for being there, and the story of…