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Settling Scores Haven Syfy, Fridays, 9/10 PM “Sins of the Fathers” Written by Sam Ernst & Jim Dunn Directed by Lee Rose “Do you ever wonder why you’re here?” — Duke The final episode of Haven’s second season winds up a lethargically paced but still intriguing thirteen stories. If we didn’t get the sizzle and snap of sexual tension between Nathan and Audrey until the end, at least we didn’t get downright silly stories like last year’s “Fur”. Most of this year’s crop had interesting premises and good characters; the details worked even if the overall structure did not. We spent too…

Sisyphus Haven Syfy, Fridays, 9/10 PM “Butterfly” Written by Ann Hamilton Directed by Tim Southam In Greek mythology, the king of the gods punished Sisyphus for his crimes by putting him to an impossible task in Hades: he had to roll a huge rock up a hill, only to have it roll back to the bottom as soon as he finished. This is more than just a clever metaphor for Friday night’s episode; it is Friday night’s episode. Soon after an angry confrontation between a preacher and a barkeep, a huge granite ball rolls down a hill, takes a few…