Scoop Vol. 2: Buried Leads

How Much Is The Truth Worth?

Scoop manages to avoid what many followups fall into. Instead of continuing a formulaic approach, it builds on what came before. From characters, central themes, and world building.

No cast member feels like they’re just a plot element. Let alone an accessory or reflection to Sophie Cooper. Beneath their personas, they’re all people with wants, needs, and secrets. Whether that’s the kind they keep from themselves or stories they genuinely believe are true. They’re all messy people just trying to make sense of a world that never seems to stay upright. But often that means clashing with everyone, even the ones with good intentions.

That’s Sophie Cooper’s arc here. Her relentless pursuit of the truth is attracting attention that everybody who cares about her is losing patience with. Not because their secrets will be revealed, it’s because Sophie’s tunnel vision is starting to become obsessive. It’s like she’s chasing conspiracies that should take a backseat to her mundane life. Like how her brother compares their mother’s attitude towards her boss to how he sacrificed his grades to make Sophie a multipurpose birthday gift.

While looking for the truth for transparency and accountability is admirable; it’s not always for the better. In fact, it looks like it’s undone a couple of things from the first saga.

There are strange things out there that people just aren’t ready for. Mostly because the more mundane absurdities are more than they can handle. Alligator men, time travel, presences in the Everglades that make crop circles, and greys are pushing it too hard.

Now it looks like the next chapter is where everything is put to the test.

So for a final rating, 9/10.