I finished it, obviously. It took me 2.5 days to do it, so that probably says something in itself – specifically that it was good enough to binge. Spoilers under the cut:

To start off, it’s no Black Sails, but then I wasn’t expecting it to be. It’s nowhere near as deep as that, although it does have its moments where it’s saying something with themes for an episode – don’t think I didn’t notice what you were going for with episode 9, LiS. I see what you did there.

Pros:

• I love the entire Robinson family. I started out not liking Maureen much for reasons that I think now were more personal than related to the character, but once I’d realized what my issue was with her, it was easier to move past it, and also she grew as a character, so now I love her. 
• The robot is fucking adorable
• There is a chicken. Her name is Debbie. She says cluck and we love her
• If I’m being perfectly fair, the villain of the series is chilling. They did a good job with creating a character that I just… can’t stand as a person, not as a character, but as a human person that I never, ever want to meet in a dark alley at night
• The show has kids and I liked every single one of them, the acting was amazing, they’re well-written, and anyone who says otherwise can fight me
• good special effects
• Diverse cast that actually gets to say things and be important. So far we have a black female main (Judy), a family of Japanese people (the Watanabes), what seems to be a family of Indian/British people (Victor and family – I’m sorry, I don’t recall their last name, I’ll look it up later I promise)
• half the time the characters say exactly what’s going through my head
• excellent humor
• John and Maureen start out rocky and get better and that’s so, so rare to see in anything for a married couple. Usually it’s “married couple is together but hates each other” and I’m sooooooo sick of that, so this is a refreshing change

Cons:

• Um… the villain of the piece is… not exactly subtle in spots? I mean – I have to keep reminding myself the characters don’t know all of what I know as the viewer, so that kind of colors my perception, I think
• random ass second alien robot as deus ex machina almost literally in the last episode
• So far I know a couple of things about John Robinson: he has or had a mother, he loves his kids, and he’s a soldier. I’d like some more character details, please, show. Same with Maureen – she’s a scientist, and that’s badass, but like… background? Please? It’s not really a big thing bc the story is the show, but it’d be nice
• Show please, I will beg – no romance between Don and Judy, please. she’s a kid. he’s…. definitely too old for her in terms of experience and age both judging from the way he looks. Sorry folks – I see where people who ship them are coming from, I get it, I just can’t get aboard that ship personally. Now, hook me up with some nice Don/John/Maureen and I’ll be here for that