Eli Peters Human beings are fallible - this is true. This series is enjoyable but it ain't no Homeland. If you watched Homeland and you were constantly questioning "what is going on" then this series is definitely for you. Characters: that persistently make poor decisions; antagonistic family, friends or colleagues; and repetitive story lines are in abundance here. As appealing as the "trust no one" theme is, there is no surprise or empathy as sarcasm or innuendo totally allude all characters. They speak every thought, action or feeling which eases the process of making our own conclusions.I opinion that the creators of such TV. hits like Xena, Heroes or Grey's Anatomy would have written in at least one protagonist that made good decisions or had some mystery about them.

ElessarAndurilS After reading so many slams against this show I streamed it anyhow and was quite pleased even if it was cancelled after 1 season. The problem with these types of shows is that when successful they have to keep making the plots more and more extreme (Scandal, Covert Affairs, Alias, etc.) until they reach a point were the entire government is corrupt and all corporations evil (where it may seem that way, reality is obviously in between). What I liked was that even though the show started out to be heavily split between the 3 main characters, by the end they coalesced into a single story. We didn't get a Season 2 so there was no real closure for our characters, but even so they ended with each having accomplished what they set out to do. I don't need to see a screen writers story to take the end of Season 1 as things ending on a positive note. Yes, Adelle will have to live on the run her entire life, but she had the backbone to take down all involved which supported the our two secondary characters. Yes, one was left broken, but killing your girl friend and finding out she had killed your father would leave most people a mess for a while. So again, not really a negative, just the state after winning his battle. I enjoyed seeing a show end on a positive even if that positive has some downsides, it is much better than the crap they tend to pull like they did on Dexter.

afortiorama The biggest problem of this show is that most of the characters are too trustworthy to the point of stupidity or just too plain stupid. In particular the activists who one could really nickname dumber&dumber, but also the corporate lawyer. Then again most people would probably behave the same. Said that I really liked all the part in Africa involving Odelle, the main character, the diversity of characters albeit some unbelievable, like the publicly transgender uncle, their relationships and the fact that they spoke a mixture of English, French and Arabic. I quite liked also the way it ends, though that was meant to be only a mid-season finale and not a series finale.

pas-31645 This show was actually interesting. Yes it did have some slow moments, and sometimes it was a little all over. I was waiting to see what happened to Odelle as she was on her way back to the United States, as well as the Muslim boy who saved her. But NBC goes and cancels. The ratings seem high for all ages. NBC use to be number 1, but in the past years they seem to not care what the viewers like and/or watch - only if they really care for it. I also guess this is too close to home. Oh something the US couldn't do - lie. Loved how social media was able to aid (and hurt) in Odelle's hiding and return. NBC stop cancelling shows that viewers do indeed watch, because you think they don't. You must not have those ratings boxes in the right houses!