Review of Into the Labyrinth

American audiences are often fond of this show due to its feature on "The Third Eye" which only showed the first season of a three season run. There is a reason for this...the first season is the only one worth watching. In the first season we are introduced to all the major characters, there is action and adventure, and well thought out plot lines as the children travel around in the past in search of the Nidus.

In the second season, the show takes a plunge *way* down hill. Rothgo is back and the children have somehow regained their memories of him. The story lines are silly and in some cases just downright bad. The final episode features some particularity horrible acting with the character of Phil becoming an evil despot and staring around at everyone as if he were a schoolyard bully. The end of the season shows Rothgo now as a country gentleman with no explanation of his appearance as a hermit at the end of the first season.

The third season is not even worth watching past the first five minutes. The season suffered greatly with the loss of Ron Moody in the key role as the wizard and the character of Phil is the only one of the children to come back for another round. Add to it a strange disease which turns Phil's hand green and you can turn the show off right there.

This is still a great series but, to avoid disappointment, only watch the first season.