The found footage, supernatural adventure series The River wraps up its first season with “Row, Row, Row Your Boat.” The group is together again; Emmet is reunited with Tess and Lincoln and the surviving members of the crew are ready to head back to civilization — back home. But they have one last adventure ahead of them when someone on board takes a shot at Emmet and hits Lincoln instead.... 

The River continues with “The Experiment” having Tess, Lincoln and the rest closing in on locating Emmet Cole. The show ramps up the action and the gore leaving the eerie horror behind for more visceral, well-worn zombies. The results are mixed as the horror is ineffectual – even if it is delightfully gross – but the emotions are surprisingly on key. The show takes a risky turn with... 

With “Doctor Emmet Cole,” The River slows down a bit, but in a good way, to focus on its focal character, Dr. Emmet Cole. With only sprinkles of character work on the cast of the Magus, the show is almost entirely comprised of flashbacks to Emmet’s last days in the Amazon. It defines his drive, his focus and his knowledge of and connection to the jungle. This episode illustrates the heart of...