Where Bloodline also hasn’t missed a beat is in its unique atmosphere, using its Florida Keys setting to full effect - you can feel the heat and the humidity, the breeze rolling off the water and through the palms, and the languid calm of ceiling fans constantly whirring.
The same is true for Butz, and yet in both cases, their characters end up burying those things down deep, trying to stay a course that can’t be sustained.
In one particular episode where John loses his confidence, it’s incredible to see Chandler imbue his character with such an entirely new set of emotions. Danny’s mysterious and maddening presence leaves a huge gap that can’t be filled by anyone exactly, but there are a few scenes that stand out in particular where Chandler, Butz, and Sissy Spacek are able to convey such an incredible amount of nuance just in facial changes of countenance. Though the plotting lets them down, the series’ actors continue to give the scenes everything they have. If they do, the show is over, and if they don’t, Bloodline needs to find something else for them to do besides sitting around, sweating, and mentally stewing in their own juices. There are two ways for this to go: the siblings end up in jail, or they don’t. Without the convention of flashforwards or the setting up of any big event, Season 2 feels a lot like it’s just treading water. Instead, we get far too much of John’s daughter Jane ( Taylor Rouviere) who is relegated to the petulant teenager role (unfortunately mirrored by her mother, also caught in a trope), and absolutely nothing from their forgotten son Ben ( Brandon Larracuente). There are moments with Nolan and also the O’Bannon siblings ( Chloe Sevigny and Jamie McShane) that beg for more consideration. Though Season 2 does introduce a few new characters, they aren’t given time to develop or prove themselves to be of any consequence besides getting in John Rayburn’s way of covering up his crime.
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But his boss ( David Zayas) also wants the case to stay open, despite John’s machinations to pin everything on local drug lieutenant Wayne Lowry ( Glenn Morshower), because of John’s political campaign against him for Sheriff.īloodline’s singular focus on the guilt and fallout from the events of Season 1 doesn’t allow the series to expand in a way that feels, without Danny, very necessary. There is still pressure as well from the Sheriff’s department, as Marco ( Enrique Murciano) continues investigating the case thinking at first that he’s helping the Rayburns with his dogged pursuit. John’s wife Diana ( Jacinda Barrett) muses, "I didn't think about it before, but of course he had a whole life outside of this family.” The Rayburns’ inward focus is now causing them a world of trouble, as the consequences of their actions continue to multiply.
In fact, it brought on the sudden advent of not only Nolan, but his mother Eve ( Andrea Riseborough), and his old partner in crime Ozzy ( John Leguizamo), all of whom are looking - initially - to scam the family. As quickly becomes clear to John ( Kyle Chandler), Meg ( Linda Cardellini), and Kevin ( Norbert Leo Butz), eliminating Danny from their lives is not the end of anything. The new story picks up immediately where the last one left off - with the arrival of a boy, Nolan, claiming to be Danny’s son.
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