I loved Merlin - great show, limited FX but great story telling, honest and good acting, good chemistry overall. This not so much. After wrestling myself through the 3 first episodes and fast forwarding the forth I found me left with awe in the bad way; not satisfactory at all this monster; stiff and disconnected acting, no chemistry between the cast or characters, some poorly directed scenes,... It was USA-series worst alike. For example Terra Nova was something with potential, relaunched Knight Rider was and many others but all of them killed of way to soon. This one was a just call to cut if of short since it wasn't going anywhere. Really.I hope next British productions are better.

All the problems with this show pretty much stem from the rushed ending. Through episode 4 everything was entertaining enough; probably an 8.3 or so but then the booster rockets ignited and a lot of weight (i.e. subplots and believability) were jettisoned in order to fit what probably was intended to be another seasons worth of plot into 2 episodes. So, most of the side characters became plot devices instead of people and what could have been somewhat believable developments, given enough time, became lobotomizingly absurd. It is a shame too because I think the writers had a lot more story to tell and they could write some believable and interesting characters. I think they knew they were going to be canceled though and decided to give some kind of ending even though it basically ruined it for me.I can't recommend this show but there were some performances that I think are worth mentioning. Mac steels the show for me as his character is very well performed, mostly well written, and given some evocative scenes that left quite an impression. Neil, is another mostly well written character, well performed and is my favorite anti-hero of the show. Also, Anna and Paul need to be mentioned for similar reasons.

Now I will agree with those other reviewers it did take a few episodes to lay in the groundwork of the show, but believe you me, it is all well worth the wait. Though its not to say that there aren't great points in the eps 1-3, but when episode 4 hits the ground running its when all the juicy bits of preamble come together to form a smorgasborg of tasty horrific goodness or evilness or... well you get the point.Everything from here on out has this stark savage urgency, it twists and turns on the head of a nail. I cannot deny this his quickly become one of my favourite new shows, its so unpredictable and I had goosebumps thru all of ep. 4, which is not a feat easily achieved with me.If you like a good mix of horror with a smattering of apocalyptic wonderland this is clearly the show for you.

Although I was not sure how the show would turn out when started watching Episode 1, I realized what a great show it is. I think casting is great and it is an excellent horror show. You never know what will happen next. I hope to see this show lasting several seasons.I highly recommend this show who is into horror and want to have a good time.Ms.Wu is doing a great job in acting as well. 8 out of 10.It can be put in the same category as Walking Dead (Season 2 just started by the way)I am looking forward to watching new episodes.Cheers