This is a frustrating show. I liked the first episode, second one was ok-ish, third one was better, but since then it feels like...it feels squishy, like there's a really good show in here, but they don't quite know what to do about it, or how to tell it.
Certainly I agree with the posters who've said there's no one you can really care about on here like you can on Lost. Definitely true. Of course, Lost took a looooooong time to reveal the characters and get them settled in before it really outed itself as an SF series. FF doesn't have that luxury. And a lot of people complain that Lost takes forever to reveal its mysteries - some of which are unresolvable - but I think FF made a mistake in revealing them too darn fast and easily. A huge thing is set up in one episode, and resolved in the next, or the one after that. As a result, the big questions have no resonance, no heft.
Having three of the principle cast be British and then saddling them with unconvincing American accents was a bad move, too. Those actors are really struggling, particularly "Aaron," though "Penny" from Lost has gotten much better, and I really don't notice hers anymore.
At this point, I'm just watchign the show for Dimitri, who's both a breakout character and a breakout actor. I love him.
We're reviewing the show on the Republibot site. If anyone's interested, I'll post the link to the batch of 'em, but I don't want it to look like I'm just trolling for hits. So: If anyone wants the link, ask. Otherwise, no biggie.
None of us at the 'Bot think it'll get a second season, and we're all really disappointed with the way it's pissed away its massive ratings from the start of its run.
