Haven: Season Five Vol. 1

Starring: Emily Rose, Eric Balfour, Lucas Bryant, et al.

Based on the novella "The Colorado Kid" from Stephen King, the hit Syfy series follows former FBI agent Audrey Parker (Emily Rose), who became a cop in the small town of Haven, Maine, and quickly found herself involved in the return of "the Troubles," a series of supernatural afflictions that have plagued the seaside village for generations. Partnered with local residents Nathan Wuornos (Lucas Bryant) and Duke Crocker (Eric Balfour), Audrey began to realize that Haven's fate was linked to her own, and only she can save the town and the people she loves from the weight of their curses. HAVEN: SEASON FIVE, VOLUME ONE, picks up with the aftermath of our heroes' victory over William. After having successfully banished him into the Void, Nathan and Duke are devastated to discover that the Audrey Parker they know and love has disappeared. In her place stands Mara, the unflinchingly malevolent "original" person responsible for creating the troubles many centuries ago. Finally freed from the confines of her do-gooder husks (Audrey, Lucy, Sarah, etc.), Mara proceeds to unleash a wave of chaos over Haven.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 741952785590
• Release Date: September 2015
• Rating: Not Rated
• Publisher: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
• Director: Shawn Piller
• Starring: Emily Rose, Eric Balfour, Lucas Bryant, John Dunsworth, Jayne Eastwood, Molly Dunsworth, Adam Copeland, Richard Donat, Laura Mennell
• Runtime: 9 hours, 45 minutes
• Number of Disks: 4
• Other Video Info: multiple_formats
• Weight: 0.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.4" x 7.5" x 0.7"

Customer Reviews

“Days of our Lives” with a sci-fi overlay.

An interesting series that mysteriously lasted for 78 episodes. We begin with the typical pattern of a long-term story that has short-term issues, which appear and are resolved within one or two episodes. Usually, it takes a few seasons before running out of ideas and reverting to things like “Groundhog Day” and “Freaky Friday”. However, Haven could not make it past two seasons without applying these distractions. So, it is surprising that even though they may have changed their focus and put in one twist after another that they lasted the78 episodes. It does not take long to realize that this is more of a soap opera with a sci-fi twist. And towards the end, they have that gawd-awful background tinkling piano. I'm not sure if they needed the money, but there's a lot of product name recognition. They even drink something called “TAB.” This is also a vehicle for out-of-work actors. It is fun to say, 'Where did I see the actor before?' Even if you can't make it through all the seasons, there is a surprise actor in the last three episodes of Season 5. A big plus is that the story was well wrapped up in the end. They knew it was the end and did not leave you hanging. However, it did leave you with the feeling that it could have been a pilot for another series.