I'm revisiting seasons one and two, in anticipation of watching the third season that has just begun to air. I think my fellow watchers' reviews are a little harsher than I would be. I find the premises rather fascinating: if you were reintroduced to 5 people you've closely worked with before, but have no recollection of, would you find similar attachments? Or, if all your crimes and antisocial behaviour were erased, would you fall back into the same mistakes? In essence, this series is a nature verses nurture debate. Are we the sum of our actions, or the outworking of our character? Are character and personality innate or determined by external forces? I think the writers have done a great job, the acting is well conceived, the incidental humour is infectious, and the relationships draw you in. I'm increasing my original rating of 7 (good) to 8.5 (compelling) out of 10, the initial increase of which it earns just by being something I would watch again (7s don't merit a rewatch, 8s do). Also a shout out to this being a Canadian production. I think we have become an international go-to source for good, solid SciFi. I love watching our Canadian born talent getting work at home.
Review by Nancy L DraperVIP 8BlockedParent2017-06-15T22:31:36Z
I'm revisiting seasons one and two, in anticipation of watching the third season that has just begun to air. I think my fellow watchers' reviews are a little harsher than I would be. I find the premises rather fascinating: if you were reintroduced to 5 people you've closely worked with before, but have no recollection of, would you find similar attachments? Or, if all your crimes and antisocial behaviour were erased, would you fall back into the same mistakes? In essence, this series is a nature verses nurture debate. Are we the sum of our actions, or the outworking of our character? Are character and personality innate or determined by external forces? I think the writers have done a great job, the acting is well conceived, the incidental humour is infectious, and the relationships draw you in. I'm increasing my original rating of 7 (good) to 8.5 (compelling) out of 10, the initial increase of which it earns just by being something I would watch again (7s don't merit a rewatch, 8s do). Also a shout out to this being a Canadian production. I think we have become an international go-to source for good, solid SciFi. I love watching our Canadian born talent getting work at home.