Believe is like Firestarter meets Touched By An Angel – it has an adorable little girl with scary psychic powers and all the adventure associated with that, plus good deeds that no ordinary human could perform. The actress playing the show's main character is named Johnny Sequoyah, an odd name for a girl. She plays Bo, an equally odd name for a girl. But, hey, Bo knows how to read minds (maybe), Bo knows pigeons (in a way), and Bo knows the future (sort of).
Besides Bo, there are two groups of characters. One group is trying to catch Bo. We don't know why, but it can't be good. The billionaire in charge of this group doesn't have a mustache to twirl, but I'm sure he would if he had one. His main agent seems reasonably competent under normal chase and fight circumstances, but she is oddly oblivious of her ultimate quarry's powers. Didn't anyone tell her she's not chasing an ordinary child?
The other group is trying to prevent the first group from catching Bo. These are the Good guys, as in capital G good: they don't care about money, eschew the use of guns, and just generally want to make sure Bo stays free to help people. Clearly, they don't know how Bo is going to help anyone, because apparently even Bo herself doesn't understand her powers herself. But that doesn't matter, because they're Good.
The second group picks a guy named Tate to protect Bo and keep her away from the first group. Apparently, it doesn't matter that they have to pluck him off of Death Row, because, hey, he cleans up good after a shave and a haircut, and he apparently knows some Kung Fu. He also inexplicably takes an immediate shining (no pun intended) to Bo thanks to a some random butterflies, not that he would ever admit it: a recently sprung convict has to keep up his crusty, skeptical exterior (even when we can tell he has a heart of gold)!
My sarcasm may make it sound like I didn't particularly like Believe, but I did. For one thing, Alfonso Cuaron directed the first episode, and he presents us with some cinematic elements that TV rarely provides, such as an incredibly gripping car crash scene early on. But the best thing in this show is Bo. Johnny Sequoyah plays her with a wide-eyed innocence that disguises what I perceived to be a worldly and wise understanding of everything going on around her. This girl grabs your attention in every scene: I couldn't wait to see what she was going to do or say next every time she appeared on screen.
I enjoyed Believe a lot – I am very much looking forward to seeing where it goes!
Besides Bo, there are two groups of characters. One group is trying to catch Bo. We don't know why, but it can't be good. The billionaire in charge of this group doesn't have a mustache to twirl, but I'm sure he would if he had one. His main agent seems reasonably competent under normal chase and fight circumstances, but she is oddly oblivious of her ultimate quarry's powers. Didn't anyone tell her she's not chasing an ordinary child?
The other group is trying to prevent the first group from catching Bo. These are the Good guys, as in capital G good: they don't care about money, eschew the use of guns, and just generally want to make sure Bo stays free to help people. Clearly, they don't know how Bo is going to help anyone, because apparently even Bo herself doesn't understand her powers herself. But that doesn't matter, because they're Good.
The second group picks a guy named Tate to protect Bo and keep her away from the first group. Apparently, it doesn't matter that they have to pluck him off of Death Row, because, hey, he cleans up good after a shave and a haircut, and he apparently knows some Kung Fu. He also inexplicably takes an immediate shining (no pun intended) to Bo thanks to a some random butterflies, not that he would ever admit it: a recently sprung convict has to keep up his crusty, skeptical exterior (even when we can tell he has a heart of gold)!
My sarcasm may make it sound like I didn't particularly like Believe, but I did. For one thing, Alfonso Cuaron directed the first episode, and he presents us with some cinematic elements that TV rarely provides, such as an incredibly gripping car crash scene early on. But the best thing in this show is Bo. Johnny Sequoyah plays her with a wide-eyed innocence that disguises what I perceived to be a worldly and wise understanding of everything going on around her. This girl grabs your attention in every scene: I couldn't wait to see what she was going to do or say next every time she appeared on screen.
I enjoyed Believe a lot – I am very much looking forward to seeing where it goes!