The first series was amazing and had lots of energy. The group started to take shape and the mystery of Helen Cutter slowly unraveling was great but then the second and third series started to lose its footing. The betrayal of Stephen was understandable and added some drama but then they killed off Nick Cutter. That was upsetting as he was the heart of the show! Plus I was already unhappy with the switch from Claudia Brown to Jenny Lewis as things between them and Cutter were starting to spice up. In the third series two new characters came aboard. Danny Quinn who would replace Cutter for a series and Sarah who had the start of a relationship with Becker but unfortunately was also killed off.
Before series four aired they had mini prequel episodes that signaled the death of Sarah and that Danny, Abbie and Connor were still missing and presumed dead. A new arc had been established and Philip Burton from the private sector entered the picture along with Jesse an annoying girl who likes Becker and Matt a man from the future here to stop the arc from killing off mankind. The fourth series was too shrouded in mystery without giving us any answers and with the change of characters it was like I wasn't watching the same show anymore. The highlight was having Abbie and Connor return - now a couple. I guess you just need to be stranded in Cretaceous period to get some action. ;) There was still no sign of Danny until the very end and wasn't that a lame revelation. Danny brother turns out to by psychopath killer! So we get Danny back just to lose him again as he goes back after his brother.
Now Primeval is back and has moved from ITV to Watch, let's hope the channel change will help this struggling show and judging from the first episode I would say it has. No one is dead or trapped in a different time (excepting Danny of course) and we open with Lester who is wonderfully snarky. The humor is definitely back this time which is a major plus. There's still secrets going on between Connor and Philip but its starting to unfold. Connor's new assistant is predictably in league with Philip and his evil plans and now Abbie knows about Matt. The secrets are still there but the audience is getting more of it now than last series. The episode kept me engaged and wanting more which is good sign but the question now it, can it keep it up?
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