Prophecy. In many ways, shows like this are a successor to shows like The Slap Maxwell Story from the ’80s, in that you have an ostensibly dislikeable main character who you end up liking despite all the horrible things they do. In shows like this casting is paramount. And you really can’t get better than Jason Priestley if you want to make your main character someone the audience will cheer for. No matter what.
This opener finds our hero in more dire straits than usual, and there’s the start of a mysterious new story arc… 9/10
