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A tight knit group, their journey of healing quickly turns into a quest of mystery as the old family estate reveals secret keys that call out to the children. It's great to see Darby sink her teeth into another meaty role since Scandal went off air. Nina's character didn't really kick in until she fell off the wagon and was continually upstaged by her children / co-stars.
More Aaron Ashmore in Season 2 please, he was only on for 5 minutes and since they've taken creative liberties with the original story could have given him more to do.
Connor Jessup plays the complex emotion of the normally extroverted Tyler who for most of the season believes that he is the reason his father was murdered. Emilia Jones takes us on a journey of Kinsey's hestitation into one of self discovery and assertion as she adjusts to the pecking order of high school. Two strong characters brought to life with commanding performances balancing out the curious younger brother. All actors have the chops to take us to places and hope the show takes advantage of that now that everything's in place for a killer Season 2.
With Supernatural going off air, I can see some of that audience coming over .
It's got the closeness of Lost in Space, the dynamics of Umbrella Academy with a bit of Riverdale realism verberating through as the two older siblings adjust to a new high school while discovering and manging their new powers.
score 8/10
thenextrushmagazine 7 February 2020
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