You guys raise good points, and I think you're right. I will say that they certainly haven't revealed large parts of the mythology behind the series that could lead into a new season, but I did think that they raised a few questions.

I think I'm just curious how the Carnivàle could stay the same after everything that's happened, especially after knowing what Ben can do. I guess it just seems to me that the situation seems to have moved beyond the show, and Ben doesn't need them as much as he once did. The whole season he's barely been amongst them, seemingly relying less and less upon their shelter than he once did. Now that Management is gone, what does he need from them?

I suppose a lot of this will get answered tonight. I can't wait. The one and only thing I don't like about this show is that it's so hard to wait in-between seasons of a twelve-episode-a-season show