For a franchise focused on intelligently solving intricate riddles, National Treasure: Edge of History spoon-feeds plot points to the audience. Most major story beats are highly telegraphed, and there’s little-to-no subtlety to the non-puzzle related dialogue. Luckily, I cared for those who were reading those lines. Catherine Zeta-Jones knows how to Evil without mustache-twirling, and the batch of young protagonists going against her have the wonder, charm, and confidence to endear themselves as our new treasure hunters. This season’s latter half began to trust the audience’s intellect and actors’ potential a bit more, and hopefully, that carries over into a second season.