This show is a hard one to categorize. I think it started off kind of strong, stumbled and lost its way and am not sure if it stuck the landing.
The first four episodes are drawing from all sorts of sci-fi tropes, almost a space disaster of the week. While not great, it was good for checking your mind at the door. Some character development, but mostly just archetypes and action.
Then they seemed to decide to make it a character driven show - which felt like a hard fast shift. Maybe they ran out of budget and just had to use the actors and sets? It didn't get horrible, but the writing wasn't there to support the less action oriented episodes.
I am glad there will be a second season, because there are two storylines - the ship and Earth, and they way they are diverging from one another could end up being interesting.
Not bad overall, but would have been better at about 6 or 7 episodes.
The first four episodes are drawing from all sorts of sci-fi tropes, almost a space disaster of the week. While not great, it was good for checking your mind at the door. Some character development, but mostly just archetypes and action.
Then they seemed to decide to make it a character driven show - which felt like a hard fast shift. Maybe they ran out of budget and just had to use the actors and sets? It didn't get horrible, but the writing wasn't there to support the less action oriented episodes.
I am glad there will be a second season, because there are two storylines - the ship and Earth, and they way they are diverging from one another could end up being interesting.
Not bad overall, but would have been better at about 6 or 7 episodes.