Season 4 - 6 episodes (2024)
Created by: Jeremy Slater, Steve Blackman
Starring: Ellen Page, Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, Aidan Gallagher, Mary J. Blige, Cameron Britton, Adam Godley, Colm Feore
Rated: TV-MA
Plot
A family of former child heroes, now grown apart, must reunite to continue to protect the world.
In season four, the siblings must save the world yet again by repairing the timeline splits they've created.
Verdict
It's a well plotted end to the series, but the short season feels rushed. This sidesteps character development and even some of the humor of previous seasons as a ticking time bomb pushes each scene and every moment to the end. It's not the best example of the series, and if this had been the first season, I would be indifferent for future seasons. The show's best season was the first, and it's been declining since. It's a capable conclusion and being the final season, you want to get to the end.
Watch It.
Review
It's the final season. When we left the characters they had transported back to 2019 when the first season began, seemingly without their powers. This season picks up six years later with where the group is now. None of them seem to be very well off. Simultaneously, Gene (Nick Offerman) and Jean (Megan Mullally) have started the Keepers, a group of people aware of the alternate timeline.
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| Elliot Page, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Aidan Gallagher, Robert Sheehan, David Castañeda, Ritu Arya play Viktor, Allison, Five, Klaus, Diego, Lila |
In episode two the family reunites and heads to a small town on their first mission, a rescue. They find Jennifer (Victoria Sawal) but soon realize they've uncovered something more. This town is an operation to contain Jennifer. This show has such a dark sense of humor as their rescue starts an attack by the locals, including townspeople dressed as elves and Santa Clause. I also appreciate the family acknowledges that they've saved the world three times. That's been the plot every season as it is this season too. The family has also been the reason the world needs saving.
In episode three the plot comes into focus. Jennifer is "the cleanse" and Gene/Jean are obsessed with the cleanse. While it will fix the timeline, it's also apocalyptic. The team learns Jennifer's role too late and must find her and Ben (Justin H. Min) while Lila (Ritu Arya) and Five try to change the past (Aidan Gallagher) with help from Five's restored abilities.
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| Robert Sheehan, Tom Hopper, Emmy Raver-Lampman play Klaus, Luther, Allison |
This is such a quick season at six episodes. The show could have added more to develop the characters and the plot. While the episode count keeps the pacing quick, it feels like a mad dash to the end. It's disjointed with the team split up on their own adventures. The end of the world is the ticking time bomb present from the second episode.
I wouldn't like this season as much if I wasn't familiar with the show. I loved the first season, and the show has been coasting ever since. This season forsakes what made the show fun for a quick plot dash due to the shortened season.They end up having to fight a monster that gets larger the more you attack it. It feels like a final season just to conclude the show. I expected the alternate timelines to play a larger role in this season. This barely explores alternate realities at all. I wondered how this season would conclude the series. The show has a neat idea that connects from the first season all the way to the end. It's not a bad season, but it seems perfunctory. Previous seasons had character development, and paused long enough to have fun. This season is an end, and not much more.
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