I have to say that I was reluctant to give this show a chance after reading a string of user reviews here. But boy am I glad I did. The show, while certainly not flawless, is still very well done and a great family show. It's beautifully crafted, with excellent characters and an intelligent, well-paced storyline which is carefully unfolded as the season progresses.

I'll accept the (minor) criticism that several of the challenges the characters face are a bit contrived and formulaic, but in the show's defence, they are used effectively to create tension and serve as a counter-point to the slow paced story development while at the same time using the opportunity to help us get to know the characters as each is tested emotionally, physically and intellectually in order to survive.

I do not accept the popular criticism that this show is too PC or that it has a misandrist undertone. All of the characters have strengths and weaknesses, and none of them is able to be the superhero who can just solve everything.

I liked the family dynamic of the Robinsons. Of course they're all, individually exceptional people, even the kids/young adults (and the premise of the show supports this), but they're still only human with all the frailties and flaws that entails. As a family they are far from perfect, but their one redeeming feature is their underlying love for and loyalty to each other. I cannot help but empathise with the Robinsons, all of them, without taking sides and it's hard not to root for them to succeed and feel their anguish when they fail.

And hats off to Parker Posey. Dr Smith was brilliantly done. She plays the role of a sociopath with near clinical precision.