Mercedeswill be significantly different from the first.
Last season began explosively when Brady Hartsfield ran over a dozen people at a post-recession job fair.
The crime went unsolved for years but turned into an object of obsession for retired detective Bill Hodges.
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Season 2 picks up right after that, with the two men being ushered into a hospital.
Bill is revived from his heart attack, while Brady undergoes brain surgery.
Cora has access to an experimental new drug cocktail that she urges Felix to use on Brady.
After all, successfully bringing a patient back from such a catatonic state would make history.
For a while, Bill makes it a habit to regularly visit Brady in the hospital.
Seasons come and go outside, but the Mercedes killer doesnt leave his bed.
Eventually, some life changes begin to distract Bill from this routine.
Hes started a new private detective agency, for one.
Holly works as his receptionist fielding calls, which gets her away from her toxic mother.
Later, after a fallen tree destroys Idas yard, Bill recruits Pete to help him rebuild.
Alas, anyone whos ever seen a cop show before knows wherethatkind of line leads.
Pete runs into the house to get some more beer and doesnt come back.
When Bill goes in to check on him, he finds his old partner laying on the kitchen floor.
Bill recovered from his heart attack, but Pete will never get the chance.
And thats when things really start getting weird.
Fortunately, it seems like Bill has started to build healthy relationships in his life.
He tells all this to his ex-wife at Petes funeral.
Im sure well be seeing more of her.
Alas, Bills unhealthiest relationship remains in full force.
Brady declares Im what keeps you alive, and its hard to disagree.
Nothing motivates you like a nemesis.
Brady then turns up the taunts even more.
Of course, this was all a vision… or was it?
Bill wakes up and blames it all on eating frozen yogurt before bed.
He immediately calls the hospital so he can see Brady who remains a catatonic patient.
But at the last moment, he decides not to go through with it.
All things considered, that was probably his last chance.
It wont ever be that easy again.
One things for sure so far: This season will be a lot more surreal than the first.
It will take a few more episodes to see how this all works, but color me interested.
