If you disregard the politically oriented and outright boring third season, "Lost in Space" is a well-balanced drama about a family surviving space exploration, thanks to science and technology, but also through very human qualities such as courage, love, instinct, and faith.

The mother is a scientific and engineering genius, very rational, and often appearing too cold. Two of the kids (a young boy and a young adult girl) share similar skills with her, excelling in science, but they are also holding strong moral values. The middle child, a girl, is more of a dreamer and creative type (she's a writer), definitely leaning towards the more emotional side of personalities, which brings a nice balance to the trio.

To complete and counterbalance this predominantly feminine and cerebral team, there's the father, a strong, athletic military man suited for action, with a visceral and instinctive personality. He is the estranged member of the family, being the only non-brainiac in a technologically dominated world. Yet, his very masculine aura and his unwavering will to survive prove to be decisive for the psychological stability of his family, especially for his genius wife.