The writing on this show was not terrible, but many characters were badly overacted. I thought the story was actually very interesting; and based on what happened in the final 20 minutes or so, I definitely wanted to see where the characters of Viondra, Christa, Gault, and Stokes would be taken in a second season that seemed to be very clearly set up. I assume the reason there wasn't one is that focus groups and decision makers could not stop laughing at the overwrought conflicts and reactions. Stokes' character was portrayed that way long before he had a clear reason to be. His character nonetheless provides one of the largest impetuses for continuing to tell the story. I cannot imagine who else could be responsible for so many characters being overplayed than the director, hence my headline. Alas, I've just seen this on CW almost a decade after its first run, so I know it would be impractical to continue now, as the whole cast would have grown to be unrecognizable, but it would be cool to do it with a new director if someone would write a good plot to grab a producer's interest.
