I was really looking forward to this show as the trailer kind of gave me this sort of modern day X-men school vibe. But I couldn't have been more wrong. So far I'm only four episodes in but this show is an absolute snooze. It continuously tries to be edgy, deep or as someone else here called it, "trying to be cool when it's really not". Halfway through and there isn't ONE storyline that's even remotely interesting. Everything feels kind of been there done that and there's absolutely nothing original or interesting going on. The characters are all kind of bland as well. Ellen Page (who I usually love despite the fact that she usually plays the same roles) adds absolutely nothing to the story so far. And all the other characters were written so that they all seem wacky, deep and intense at the same time. But it just doesn't work... So far there is not a single character I'm invested in, or storyline for that matter. I'm not quite sure why that is because on paper it would all sound really good. There's this one scene which I figured was supposed to be a romantic scene, but I really only realized that through the background music which was a romantic violin tune. There's no chemistry whatsoever! I guess the only good thing I can really say about this show is that it's special effects look pretty good for a tv show. But that alone will not be enough for whatever the second half has in store for us. I might finish this season if I ever get seriously bored but honestly I've only been sitting through the first 5 eps because part of me really wants to like this show and I keep holding on for something to 'grab' me. But it's just not happening at all. I doubt this show will get renewed for a second (or maybe third) season because it looks kind or expensive and it's not bringing the hype they probably expected.

And another thing. I cannot for the life of me understand where all these glorious reviews come from. I mean an 8.8? That has to be a joke, right? The show is too NOT mainstream for your average viewer to love that much.. And it's just too bad for the die hard Netflix binge watch expert to appreciate. The only explanation I have for these high reviews is marketing. As in payed reviewers or just people from the production company. It's a super sad fact that these things actually happen and it just discredits the whole show IMHO. If it's good.. The people will tell you it's good.. By writing fake, great reviews you'll only come off as trying to make something work that just doesn't. Which is exactly how I would describe this show; trying way too hard to be something that it's absolutely not.