They spend the first 5 episodes determining and then accepting that they are, in fact, not in their own world. The next 5 episodes are dedicated to them determining and accepting (immediately) that magic is real and they should use it to get home. The last 3 episodes build you up to think that they're going to embrace their elements and have a cool magic battle against the big bad, but then they just go home.
And then the 2nd season starts.
It was so frustrating to sit through 13 episodes just waiting to "see the magic happen," but it's not until the 2nd season that the guys start doing anything with their powers (or anything interesting with magic, for that matter).
I just hope the 2nd season spends less time on exposition and over-rationalizing potential explanations for the guys' scenarios. Rather, I hope it just bursts open into a show where teenagers with magic powers start acting like teenagers with magical powers and start using them on the regular. Otherwise, I will never understand how this series got a movie.
On the plus side, the actresses in this show all seem to do great jobs with their performances. The principal cast could pick up a tip or two on emoting and delivery, particularly from Darci McDonald, Tamala Shelton, and Michala Banas. Also, the show isn't bad (and even looked like it would take an interesting stance on youth homelessness and bullying for a minute there) and I did enjoy the atmosphere of the show. It just sort of muddled about for too many episodes and then underwhelmed with it's displays of magic and the threats the guys faced (really though - those "killer" dogs were kinda cute).
Being less harsh on the show, I do have to say that I am looking forward to catching up on it and checking in on the 3rd season when I can get my hands on it over here. I guess I just have a soft spot for magic and superpowers :P
And then the 2nd season starts.
It was so frustrating to sit through 13 episodes just waiting to "see the magic happen," but it's not until the 2nd season that the guys start doing anything with their powers (or anything interesting with magic, for that matter).
I just hope the 2nd season spends less time on exposition and over-rationalizing potential explanations for the guys' scenarios. Rather, I hope it just bursts open into a show where teenagers with magic powers start acting like teenagers with magical powers and start using them on the regular. Otherwise, I will never understand how this series got a movie.
On the plus side, the actresses in this show all seem to do great jobs with their performances. The principal cast could pick up a tip or two on emoting and delivery, particularly from Darci McDonald, Tamala Shelton, and Michala Banas. Also, the show isn't bad (and even looked like it would take an interesting stance on youth homelessness and bullying for a minute there) and I did enjoy the atmosphere of the show. It just sort of muddled about for too many episodes and then underwhelmed with it's displays of magic and the threats the guys faced (really though - those "killer" dogs were kinda cute).
Being less harsh on the show, I do have to say that I am looking forward to catching up on it and checking in on the 3rd season when I can get my hands on it over here. I guess I just have a soft spot for magic and superpowers :P