Sci-fi themed humor, great characters, and crazy adventures throughout 5 seasons. is that binge-worthy? Here's a quick - spoiler-free run-down by the seasons to help you decide:
1st: It sets up the whole series' theme. US Marshall Jack Carter (Colin Ferguson) finds himself appointed to the sheriff of the scientific reserach town Eureka. Can a man with an average IQ fare in a town full of geniuses? The season's emotional top is the finale, that is one of my all-time favorite episodes and sets up the following season masterfully.
2nd: After the romising start the plot slows down a bit. The whole season revolves around the mystery of the artefact, and drags it a bit too long. Among the new characters you'll get to meet Zane Donovan (Niall Matter) who remains a vivid and colorful character in the seasons to come.
3rd: The longest and weakest season IMO, it is the first one that introduces two main storylines (and thus, a semi-season finale) within a season. Unfortunately, the first was unable to grab my attention for too long, and the second was hardly better. The season finale is also one of the weaker episodes. Fortuantely, there are ups in this season as well: both Eva Thorne (Frances Fisher) and Tess Fontana (Jaime Ray Newman) are great new characters, and "I do over" is definitely the emotional and dramatic top in the series.
4th: The writers took a bold step and shook up the series - thoroughly. Parallel timelines, our well known characters find their world upside down, and this fresh momentum lasts for almost 2 entire seasons. The 2 sub-plotlines are also present here, but the entire season's rythym is much more tense and won't let you down for a minute. Not only they skimmed the appearence of the non-essential stars, they also introduced Holly Marten (Felicia Day) as a new character who will be the source of humor and romance throughout the seasons. They made 2 holiday episodes which might be somewhat off-putting (especially "Do you see what I see"), but I liked them both.
5th: Back to the basics, in terms of length at least. After a jaw-dropping start 2 great misteries need to be solved, and the biggest crisis of them all to be averted. Can Carter save the day this time? This season has alsmot breakneck speed compared to season 3, but everything is still very well done about it.
Tl;dr: don't give up on S3, the best part comes in S4 and 5.
1st: It sets up the whole series' theme. US Marshall Jack Carter (Colin Ferguson) finds himself appointed to the sheriff of the scientific reserach town Eureka. Can a man with an average IQ fare in a town full of geniuses? The season's emotional top is the finale, that is one of my all-time favorite episodes and sets up the following season masterfully.
2nd: After the romising start the plot slows down a bit. The whole season revolves around the mystery of the artefact, and drags it a bit too long. Among the new characters you'll get to meet Zane Donovan (Niall Matter) who remains a vivid and colorful character in the seasons to come.
3rd: The longest and weakest season IMO, it is the first one that introduces two main storylines (and thus, a semi-season finale) within a season. Unfortunately, the first was unable to grab my attention for too long, and the second was hardly better. The season finale is also one of the weaker episodes. Fortuantely, there are ups in this season as well: both Eva Thorne (Frances Fisher) and Tess Fontana (Jaime Ray Newman) are great new characters, and "I do over" is definitely the emotional and dramatic top in the series.
4th: The writers took a bold step and shook up the series - thoroughly. Parallel timelines, our well known characters find their world upside down, and this fresh momentum lasts for almost 2 entire seasons. The 2 sub-plotlines are also present here, but the entire season's rythym is much more tense and won't let you down for a minute. Not only they skimmed the appearence of the non-essential stars, they also introduced Holly Marten (Felicia Day) as a new character who will be the source of humor and romance throughout the seasons. They made 2 holiday episodes which might be somewhat off-putting (especially "Do you see what I see"), but I liked them both.
5th: Back to the basics, in terms of length at least. After a jaw-dropping start 2 great misteries need to be solved, and the biggest crisis of them all to be averted. Can Carter save the day this time? This season has alsmot breakneck speed compared to season 3, but everything is still very well done about it.
Tl;dr: don't give up on S3, the best part comes in S4 and 5.