doug2go

I actually enjoyed this series but when I heard it was cancelled I was not surprised - after 6 episodes and a strange final - I was left unsatisfied on several fronts - the story was hard to follow in the first 2 episodes and only started to come together in the last 2 , the patriarch of the family was almost impossible to like , the rating of TVMA was a farce - it was a PG 13 which is only important because it obviously was searching for an audience - language aside - the "F" word could be bleeped out , the adult fare could be seen on America TV at 10:00 PM - Dr Odyssey was more risque, - which is strange because Australian TV is not as prudish as US TV - outside the Arab world and Vatican - no one is - with 1/2 the main stars either killed or leaving in the final - and the obvious secret revealed to insure the 2nd season that isn't happening - this Yellowstone wanna be was a big miss - I don't always agree with Netflix early terminations but this one they got right - having said that - I would have watched the second season.

I can't believe professional writers and show runners would come up with such a ludicrous episode in such a good series - aside from it not making any sense in forwarding the Star Trek story line - it was depressing and wasn't entertaining in the least - another example of showrunners killing a romance that they spent 2 years building for effect or change or some other stupid reason - what is even more serious is that now we can't trust any back story line or romance for this series - When is Capt Pikes romantic interest going to show up with a boyfriend she forgot to tell him about. As a trekie since Capt Kirk first commanded the Enterprise in 1966 - I will continue to watch but cross my fingers.

I am writing this review for the first 4 episodes because I want to reserve my series rating for when I finish all 8 episodes - My take so far is that the acting is kinda all over the place except for Holt McCallany - he so far is the glue that holds the viewers attention , the writing is above average and the direction keeps the show moving at a decent pace - my only grip is that this is not a TVMA drama but a TV 14 - good grief in one scene in episode 3 Maria Bello was complimented about what great sex it was by her paramour - when she got out of bed she was fully dressed except for shoes - that scene was borderline ludicrous - this show could be on regular TV at 10 o'clock.