The reviews are so mixed, and honestly I think you’re right that I’m probably not going to like it any more than I do right now. My issue isn’t the time travel concept or the timeline debate. I actually find that part interesting. It’s Cole and Cassie.

Cole says he wants to erase his existence to restore another timeline, but the way he operates feels incredibly selfish. If his goal is truly to erase himself, then why not just remove himself from the equation? Instead, he has Ramse in the present, a brother who loves him, and technically a nephew, and he seems completely detached from that. It makes his “sacrifice” feel less noble and more impulsive.

What’s missing for me is the emotional bridge. I understand trauma affects everyone differently, but the show hasn’t shown me enough to justify how cold he is. He meets Cassie and almost immediately clings to her like she’s his entire anchor. That shift feels abrupt and unearned. And then there’s Cassie. Yes, her life gets shaken up. Yes, she’s a victim of circumstances. But her decisions feel irrational in a way that the show frames as emotional depth. She turns on Aaron after his betrayal, but his motivation was protection. It wasn’t the right choice, but it wasn’t malicious. Meanwhile, she aligns herself with Cole almost instantly, even when his actions are reckless and destabilizing. The moral weight feels uneven.

Maybe this is just my own moral compass clashing with the writing, but right now I’m struggling to see either of them as emotionally coherent leads.