Yeah, you’re probably not watching it, and that’s a shame,
because you know what? Our long-awaited
heir to the mantle of “Sci Fi Show That Asks Good Questions About Humanity”
previously belonging to LOST and Battlestar Galatica has arrived.
But you probably aren’t watching it because it’s on the CW,
and everyone knows that only girls ages 10-17 watch that channel.* But if you can put aside your prejudice—and
let’s remember that our culture reserves an absolutely obscene amount of
totally unwarranted derision for “things teenage girls like” but that’s for
another post—trust me, it’s worth it.
Now, it’s not without it’s flaws.
In fact, if after reading this you only
watch the pilot, I fully expect you to show up on my doorstep with sad puppy dog
eyes, asking “How could you?” (The pilot
is garbage, is what I’m saying.) The
pilot was so clearly pitched towards what people think the primary audience of the CW should be that it stumbles out
of the gate. But stick with it—the
second episode is leaps and bounds better than the first, and by the fourth
episode, it’s phenomenal.
*If you avoid the CW solely because of this idea, you’re
missing out my friend. It really airs a
lot of quality TV that is also entertaining.
Arrow, Reign, and The 100 are all shows that are defying the “CW Is for
Idiot Girls” stereotype that is in and of itself problematic.
