Exciting, exciting, exciting!

Helix has advised me a friend. The first season was moderately successful in the US, which does not itself but once again was on the train at the broadcast times and the fact that you have done too little advertising.

Helix is ​​about a group CDC scientists will be called to the eternal ice on a secret research station of the powerful pharmaceutical company in the world to back a mysterious viral infection on the skin. From the beginning, the CDC is lied to and fed with half-baked information as the virus spreads in the huge station and one employee after another turned into rabid Bietser. Gradually, new truths come to light and give the audience a skillful involvement of intrigue, revenge, envy, honor and loyalty. The plot has depth and surprise with fresh ideas, clever dialogue and a harmonious Cast. Positive is that the "zombie theme" just cut, is not overvalued, although constantly present but does not appear dominant. Especially as we speak here of patients are instead of zombies and infected zombies actually no, because these are not so dead.

The cast:
Forefront is Hiroyuki Sanada - aka Dr. Hiroshi Hatake, who plays the head of the research station and probably has the most skeletons in the closet. Sanada sovereign does not play usual one from the rest to be brought secretive and gives the character by its Japanese touch exactly the natural ice-cold touch, it needs. Sanada has stayed with me from The Last Samurai and Sunshine positive memories and a real asset to the series.

Billy Campbell plays the senior CDC scientist Dr. Alan Farragut. Charismatic, robust and never put us a character is presented here, the awarded with the voice of Victor Neumann (Andre Lincoln / Rick Grimes - The Walking Dead) a leader mimes how to ask for it. Something oversubscribed yes, because he apparently anything can, but no less implausible. The actor plays a credible and is omnipresent. I myself did not know the performer so far, but I read that he particularly true in very active series.

Kyra Zagorsky plays Dr. Julia Walker. A CDC scientist and ex-wife of Farragut, to have grown up a lot of secrets. They parted with Alan because he never had time for them. She had a relationship with Alan's brother Peter, who also is a researcher at the research station and was attacked first by the virus and has survived. Zagorsky is attractive but serious enough to issue a credible scientist - not a doll so, but a woman with bite and mind which one quite trusts a cholera epidemic exterminate alone. Zagorsky play well, not fake and have their best moments at the end of the first season, especially at the end of the last episode - Cliffhanger.

Jordan Hayes plays the dedicated and very intelligent CDC researcher Dr. Sarah Jordan, which is secretly in love with Alan and wants to put everything in the world through their work a milestone in medical history. However, she is not ambitious or is it for not more than corpses, nonetheless is not too bad to carry out self-tests with vaccines or to stand their ground when it comes to take responsibility or to work for the team. She is 26 years and the youngest one you dare initially little. Later, it develops into a mainstay of the team, but is the end of the season towards secondary.

Mark Ghanimé plays the unscrupulous mercenary Major Sergio Balleseros. Balleseros has like any other dark secrets in the series and we learn very late what it really drives. He is with his unpredictable actions always for - good surprise, but manages, which one can be really angry with him never - mostly negative.

Luciana Carro plays the Inuit Anana. I rather known from Battlestar Galactica, it fits with their callous but honest and straightforward way very well in the series, and later forms a useful contrast to Major Balleseros. Anana is Sheriff and investigating the disappearance of 31 Inuit children from the last 20 years around the secret research station.

Especially I was pleased about an appearance of Star Trek Voyager icon Seven of Nine - Jeri Ryan. In 3 episodes you are the unscrupulous, cold-hearted and powerful Elaria employee Constance Sutton. She plays the nasty bitch so believable that you want to pop by the flat one you prefer :-) More I will not reveal at this point.

Criticism:
Sometimes it is surprising how all trades Billy Campbell apparently everything can be simultaneously: scientists, military leaders, plans Schmieder, detective, lovers .... Also has one off and missed the impression to have something. Suddenly someone was kidnapped and one wonders when and how. Here and there there are perceived plot holes, but which do not fall due to a tragedy of the charm of the series in the weight and forgave quickly and are forgotten. I also wondered how you can be so stupid, after knowing that lurks everywhere in the ward danger of allowing important people traipsing alone through the area or bring permanently in danger several times. However, this is the drama of the series due without these scenes certainly a lame medical documentation, accompanied by attacks rabid madman.

Conclusion:
Who wants to be really entertained by the current Series mainstream again regarding Si-Fi away, which is absolutely right here. Action and excitement will not miss out. The series not only successfully with surprises and twists and the plot is never predictable. Technically and visually helix is ​​made super and is reminiscent of big-budget productions. The set designers have implemented good ideas and the CGI effects are not perfect but it was good. The plot has felt here and there a few Stolp First inching / plot holes, but you do like to forgive and forget quickly. Helix's fun and looks so, how to read a good book. I look forward to the 2nd season, playing at a completely different place and very much hope that there will be a third season.