Carnivale sucked C and I in right away last season, but by the end, we started to feel like we wasted our time. You don't really get a lot of new information in each episode, and the story just sorta drags along. We watched the first episode this season, but none since.
I have a twist, or something to think about. What about Samson, he seems to prtect Soffie all of the time. In some strange twist, could he be her Father. Maybe when Appl was raped it was after she had Soffie and Samson is really her Father.