Ben, Hal, Maggie and Dai blow up the structure controlling them, sending the ships away from the bridge.
In its original American broadcast, "Shall We Gather at the River" was seen by an estimated 4.46 million household viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research.
[1] After spending the last several months mulling and anticipating the Falling Skies season 2 premiere, I finally got a look at the two-part debut including the episodes "World's Apart" and "Shall We Gather at the River".
Falling Skies has set the standard for prime-time action and Science Fiction and delivered an opening act that finally fulfills the promise of a blockbuster level experience on the small screen.
Newday's Verne Gay called stated "'Skies' has made the bad guys intriguing, and now if it can only get serious about character development with the good ones — humans — then the second season will be a big improvement.
"[6] Chuck Barney declared "Sunday's explosive two-hour opener boldly delivers on the promise by TNT producers to rev up both the pace and the firepower in Season 2.
"[7] Matt Richenthal of TV Fanatic called the episode a "strong start overall to Falling Skies Season 2," and continued by praising the performances of Wyle, Patton and Cunningham.