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The Witches Of East End: Season 2 (2014/Fox DVD)


Picture: B- Sound: B- Extras: D Episodes: C-



Obviously geared at teens and fans of horror soap operas like Twilight, Vampire Diaries, and even that awful Teen Wolf show, The Witches of East End is full of super models cosplaying as Vampires and being fully aware that the camera is on them at all times. It's as if the writers were inspired by The Craft, Greek Mythology, and Hocus Pocus but wanted to package something in the 'tween' package. The show stars Julia Ormond, Madchen Amick, Jenna Dewan-Tatum, Rachel Boston, Daniel Di Tomasso, and Eric Winter.


With story overtones similar to Dark Shadows, but never as poignant, the story centers on the Beauchamp family, where in season one sisters Freya and Ingrid discovered they are witches with ancient magical powers. With the help of their mother Joanna and Aunt Wendy, they learned how to cultivate their craft and work together to defeat unearthly enemies seeking revenge on their family, while keeping their abilities a secret from the town.


The 13-episode season features shows entitled A Moveable Beast, The Son Also Rises, The Old Man and the Key, The Brothers Grimoire, Boogie Knights, When a Mandragora Loves a Woman, Art of Darkness, Sex, Lies and a Birthday Cake, The Fall of the House of Beauchamp, Poe Way Out, Box to the Future, and From Whom The Spell Tolls... pretty bad puns if you ask me. I guess the 'movie title' riff was their motif for the season.


Plot wise in the second season, one week after the portal to Asgard opened, Joanna is still struggling with Athena's poison. Freya worries about Killian's well being, but he turns up alive kissing a mysterious and beautiful woman named Eva. Ingrid develops a strange sleep walking habit and ends up feeding a beast. Wendy meets a guy at the library and they share close encounters. The season is based loosely on the book of the same name by author Melissa de la Cruz.


Presented in standard definition with an anamorphic widescreen aspect ratio of 1.78:1 and a lossy Dolby Digital 5.1 track. The show could definitely benefit from an HD upgrade but it doesn't look awful on DVD. No extras.



- James Harland Lockhart V

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