This series starts out a bit slow but quickly kicks into gear and brings the mystery, intrigue, action, drama, character development, special effects and direction by the end of episode one and forward. It can get a little bogged down in back stories and inner-family drama for an action super hero series, but if you can stick through those segments the overall plot and story along with enough action and special effects should be enough to hold your attention and make you like. The characters all have their own stories and personal drama going on as subplots and they're also all involved in the overall main plot. The acting was excellent, camera work, special effects, and directing were as well. The musical score was perfectly timed and matched to the in sequence of action taking place on screen as a very creative use and blend of sound and visual stimuli. My main complaint occured in the last episode where I thought a focal characters inner conflict seemed juvenile and way over blown and dramatic. Hard to believe someone is going to just stand still and let there throat be cut too. Also, throughout series, the writers made drama where none was needed and forced it along by not allowing the characters to simply communicate fully and accuratly with each orher. I guess that's how the writers thought they had to write in order to intensify the drama but what happens is the characters look inept, juvenile, and not very realistic. For the audience, it makes the character interactions in the series annoying and implausible. At any rate, the extraordinary powers genre is getting more and more crowded each year but this series is a top contender and looks like it is going to stay there.