Dark Angel is a very underrated show.The pilot episode is bad. The second and last season was a hit and mess season, but the first season, there is something very special there. The technical term for the main character Max, is chimera, body of a goat head of a lion. She is supposed to be a genetically revved up girl, but really she is more like a lemon. Max just has a thing that makes her very sexy and illusive,a bit of a human fog bank, hard to get to know, more robot than human. She is very detached at the start of the season, but her journey is about opening up and finding her human side. Her test is to be able to deal with emotions, that is a challenge for her that she overcomes. Oh, her one liners are great by the way. Some witty writing there.
I like the show because it doesn't get into the typical crap most shows do, about who is dating who, and who looks good in what pants. It gets into interesting issues like, damn, what if the world really does go to hell? What if America becomes a third world country? The show just hits very close to home. I feel like the world of this series could easily be ours. We are on that path after all. It's just really powerful and it talks about taboo issues most TV shows avoid. I don't recommend the second season, but i do the first full heartedly.
I like the show because it doesn't get into the typical crap most shows do, about who is dating who, and who looks good in what pants. It gets into interesting issues like, damn, what if the world really does go to hell? What if America becomes a third world country? The show just hits very close to home. I feel like the world of this series could easily be ours. We are on that path after all. It's just really powerful and it talks about taboo issues most TV shows avoid. I don't recommend the second season, but i do the first full heartedly.