'Under The Dome' Is Back, More Fun Than Ever

　　《穹顶之下》回归，好戏正要上演

　　Under the Dome is certainly broadcast television’s most enjoyable science-fiction/fantasy series, a summer treat that, while sometimes silly and over-the-top, is never less than energetically imaginative and aware of the history of its genre.

　　《穹顶之下》当之无愧是广播电视里最为好看的科幻电视剧。尽管有时夸张，甚至“狗血”，但这道夏日小品从不缺乏想象力，它清楚这类影视的历史。

　　The Thursday night third-season premiere — two hours airing on CBS if you can survive the second episode of Big Brother — is a showcase for all of Under the Dome’s strengths, and its forgivable flaws. Two notable actors have been added to the mix, and they add a lot: Marg Helgenberger begins her role as a therapist sent to Chester’s Mill to help survivors of the dome to heal, and ER’s Eriq La Salle debuts briefly but effectively as a dastardly villain who thinks he has some control over what’s happening under that dome.

　　如果你在周四晚能撑着看完《老大哥》第二集，那么接下来在CBS台两小时的第三季首播将为你毫无保留地展示该剧的“瑜”，还有不掩瑜的“瑕”。两个主力演员的加入为该剧增色不少，玛格·海根柏格所饰角色为一个治疗师，被送到切斯特磨坊镇来治愈穹顶下幸存者，埃里克·喇沙则扮演一个急诊室的卑鄙小人，认为自己应当掌控穹顶下的一切，虽出场不久但形象深刻。

　　La Salle is all silky villainy, and Helgenberger’s is all canny charm, implying by glances and small smiles, rather than her words, that she may have an agenda other than the one she talks about.

　　若说喇沙的角色是个优雅的反派，那海根柏格的就是狡黠的尤物，她的一颦一笑似乎都暗示着她心中在打着另外一副算盘。

　　Related: ‘Under the Dome’ Star Mike Vogel Says He Was ‘Shocked’ by Season Premiere

　　相关链接：“穹顶之下”的演员迈克·沃格尔表示他被第三季首播震撼了

　　This week’s two-hour premiere is really two episodes shown back-to-back; the second, directed by Peter Weller and written by new showrunner Tim Schlattmann (Dexter), is particularly entertaining. It explores the power of the much-sought-after egg and what influence over the dome it has. I can’t really go into much detail without spoiling the premiere, but I can say that we see familiar characters such as Barbie, Big Jim, Julia, Melanie, and Junior in a new light, from different angles. There is a sly reference to the famous 1959 Twilight Zone episode “Time Enough at Last” that will resonate with many fans of Stephen King.

　　这周两小时的首播两集真正体现了连续性。由彼得·威勒作为导演，蒂姆·沙拉特曼恩作为编剧(《嗜血法医》的新节目运作人)的第二集格外精彩。这集探清了受众人追捧的黑蛋的力量以及它对穹顶的影响。我就不说太多细节以免剧透，但我可以告诉你的是我们会从全新视角来审视那些我们本以为熟悉的角色，比如芭比，大吉姆，茱莉亚，梅拉妮和朱尼尔。还与1959年《阴阳魔界》中“人算不如天算”那集有着巧妙联系，绝对会引起斯蒂芬·金的粉丝们的共鸣。

　　Indeed, the way the producers have built upon Stephen King’s source novel here is one of the most impressive things about the new season of Under the Dome. While retaining the novel’s general tone, characters and plot points have been altered and in some cases invented that have enabled the TV Dome to become its own creation. And that creation is cool, clever escapism that works well in the hot summer months.

　　毫无疑问，制片人以这种方式化用斯蒂芬·金的原著小说是《穹顶之下》新一季的最大看点之一。在保持原著基调之上，角色与情节点的调整与适当增添使得该剧成为独立的创作。这个聪明的逃避主义作品正适合炎炎夏日。

　　Under the Dome airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. on CBS.

　　《穹顶之下》将于周四晚九点CBS台首播。

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