So they make Cassie tough by having her stay in the future while the machine is being rebuilt. She has to survive in tough conditions and because of that, she's gone from someone with a moral compass and a lot of compassion to someone who is more morally grey and wants to do what's needed to get the job done. I don't see it as a bad arc for the character because it definitely adds more depth to her character, it's just that the writing is questionable. I really liked Cassie in the first season, it's just a shame that we're kinda getting the 'shitty storyline for the main female' trope for her, now. I think if they would've kept her and Cole apart for longer or at least shown more of that time apart, it would've felt more natural than just having that dialogue and quick montage back in the beginning of the season.
We've established that both Cole and Cassie are the two most main characters at this point, why not splurge some time into them more at first and then jump into the central storyline? It feels kinda same-old with Cole having just to go back and forth between years, but for Cassie this is quite new. She's really the only thing keeping it fresh at the moment, if not for Jennifer's involvement with the overall plot.
Cassy is part of what's dragging the whole show down. She's becoming increasing unlikeable and annoying. The writers are doing this so she has more of an arc and so she becomes likeable again in the future, but it's not a smart move to do this and just stretches things out and is unncessarily, along with it being a bit of a disconnect compared to what happened at the end of last season.
The story is also just generally not that good. Then there's more over-complexity with the primary and red forest stuff, feeling like it's dragging the show out further.
I'm still enjoying it, and there's definitely some talent in the writing, and maybe they will be able to pull the various plot threads together, but i think i'm going to like the first season more, but we'll see.
Shout by ramadriBlockedParentSpoilers2016-05-04T21:03:07Z
Cassie getting a little bit anoying. On another angle, writers managed to not complicate time travel, but with this episode they open a can full of confusion. The story has becomed a little stretched