This a sort of a hard series to review. Very derivative of everything from Dr. Who to recent BBC fantasy/sci-fi series to the Marvel universe films. But it has several things going for it, mainly the energy of lead actress, Thaddeus Graham. She manages to take a frequently poorly written part and make it into something. That's a talent of sorts. Set in a fantasy version of Victorian England where racial equality is the norm and nobody notices skin color or ethnic features, the main characters are all orphans living in a sewer basement (?) constantly proclaiming to each other that they are "family". Snore.
However, the series is briskly edited and while the writing is weak with the fantasy elements, the personal interactions are frequently very well done. Unfortunately the series clearly blew it's budget before the last two episodes and the expository writing trying to explain the supernatural occurrences we had been watching over the series was infuriatingly bad. We got angry that we had wasted out time. Then the last 20 minutes of the final episode after the action climax was entirely personal interactions between the various characters and we liked the show again. Hard to review. If a second season ever happens we'll give it a try.
However, the series is briskly edited and while the writing is weak with the fantasy elements, the personal interactions are frequently very well done. Unfortunately the series clearly blew it's budget before the last two episodes and the expository writing trying to explain the supernatural occurrences we had been watching over the series was infuriatingly bad. We got angry that we had wasted out time. Then the last 20 minutes of the final episode after the action climax was entirely personal interactions between the various characters and we liked the show again. Hard to review. If a second season ever happens we'll give it a try.