Watched almost the whole of the first series whilst on holiday; finished it off on arriving home.

On the whole: very enjoyable, I liked the characters, especially Logan, and Original Cindy, and I particularly liked the conception of a post-‘Pulse’ economy in Seattle, USA – one which bears a strong resemblance to how I imagine a post-Peak Oil economy would look like.

But I was disappointed with the end – shouldn’t have had the last five minutes of frankly unbelievable plot-compression. It has put me off getting series two, although I was already put off by the fact that the third series was cancelled.

I also kept comparing it to Alias whilst watching it. Some points of parallel – a Lara Croft type action-babe experiencing various adventures – but the differences were ultimately quite stark. The script of Alias is much more interesting, and Sydney Bristow as a character – lacking Max’s special powers – has to rely more on intelligence and wit, and suffers rather a lot more. Dark Angel lacked a ‘Rimbaldi’ element – something to sustain interest beyond the humdrum, and beyond what becomes, eventually, the repetitive and formulaic beating up of the bad guys.

So, I’m sticking with Alias – we’re just about to finish Series 3 – Dark Angel, despite some good elements, didn’t have enough to sustain itself.