First, and importantly, this is a complete reboot/rethinking of the 60s classic series. In fact, this is closer to the plot of "Swiss Family Robinson"; it has hardly anything to do with space - they're stranded on an icy, treacherous planet. The only thing that even ties this one to that one is the character names, they didn't even fit the classic title-music theme in at all. The Robinson family is now based on a broken marriage with a black Judy (!) that's not even explained in the entire first season! Dr Smith is a woman vs the original's old man and is even a more vile character than before. As dark and "real" as this could've been, it has a very Disney feel to it. There's a bit too much cheerfulness/joviality especially from mother Robinson given the dire events and conditions they're in. John Robinson is played by Toby Stephens who must've been a less expensive version of John McGinley ("Scrubs", "Stan Against Evil") because he looks, sounds, and acts like him. In fact, the whole cast is mostly unattractive/homely c-level actors if known at all; even Miss Obscurity herself, Parker Posey, stars as fraudulently-assumed-name Dr Smith. As evil, manipulating, and conniving as her character is, it's just so transparently obvious she's written to be in the proverbial catbird's seat the entire run of the series. When she commits heinous acts, no one's around to witness and she never has attendant injuries. They've written her to be a psycho-pathological liar and it's very frustrating to see her succeed time after time, so that in itself is a plausibility problem, but plausibility is a problem throughout, for instance when the chariots are driven extremely fast, even raced, over treacherous landscapes and it's treated like they're traveling on safe roads. And when everyone knows how to operate everything all the time without a single reservation, especially considering the young ages of most of them. It's just not believable guys. And the alien robot who's so intimately tied to Will Robinson goes unnamed by anyone, not likely. It's like the writers and directors don't have a solid, cohesive vision for the characters and plot, it's all very uneven and generally disappointing, especially since it seems they thought enough to emphasize racial and gender diversity, politically correct, check. It's a shame the acting can't keep up with the great production values. The final scene of the season definitely teases where they'd go in season-two, but if they're awarded that, I won't be watching.