If you like your sci-fi, you'll like this, cod philosophy, illogical outcomes, several deus ex machina (OK, strictly dei ex machina - that's one for the pedants) and all. I am here reviewing the first season and haven't yet seen seasons two and three, but my bet is they'll be more of the same.
Nothing wrong with that, of course, and Missions is entertaining enough, but it does like almost all of its ilk, do a little clever-clever footwork too much and it all makes little sense.
Won't give a way spoilers, but some might choose to argue that its final revelation - possibly expounded in the following two seasons, possibly not - give 'humanity food for thought', but that would be just a little more kidology.
Those who don't mind a little kidology, those who think Doctor Who's 'sonic screwdriver' is a wow, will be well pleased. The rest of us ageing fossilised cynics will remain ageing fossilised cynics.
As the title says: the usual sci-fi hokum, but with a French flavour. You can almost taste the garlic.
Nothing wrong with that, of course, and Missions is entertaining enough, but it does like almost all of its ilk, do a little clever-clever footwork too much and it all makes little sense.
Won't give a way spoilers, but some might choose to argue that its final revelation - possibly expounded in the following two seasons, possibly not - give 'humanity food for thought', but that would be just a little more kidology.
Those who don't mind a little kidology, those who think Doctor Who's 'sonic screwdriver' is a wow, will be well pleased. The rest of us ageing fossilised cynics will remain ageing fossilised cynics.
As the title says: the usual sci-fi hokum, but with a French flavour. You can almost taste the garlic.