Episode #1: Bangarang
With a waning interest in Disney's Star Wars and Doctor Who losing its appeal with me, Killjoys is exactly the fantasy adventure series I was looking for.
The first episode introduced viewers to the ragtag duo of bounty hunters Dutch (played by Hannah John-Kamen) and John (played by Aaron Ashmore) as they go after criminals. When John's brother D'avin (played by Luke Macfarlane) shows up on a kill warrant, he decides to keep the information from Dutch and go rescue his brother who was working off his debts fighting in the ring.
The problem is John used Dutch's authorizations to take on the warrant which caused another set of troubles. Dutch ended up having to intervene since her job was on the line but rescuing D'avin was just the beginning of their troubles. They now had to figure out a way to cancel the kill warrant or both D'avin and Dutch would both be disposed of.
I really like the first episode it was both gritty and ridiculously fun and if the rest of the series is as good as this, then this show has a brand new fan. I love the writing for this episode and the characters are a far cry from perfect, although Dutch and John follow a code they still do what they need to, to get the job done. Since it looks like D'avin will be sticking around it will be interesting to see how the three of them will work once they really become a team. Also, the first episode gave the viewer a glimpse into Dutch's past and it looks like it might eventually catch up with them.
Killjoys premiered in June on the syfy channel with the season recently wrapping up last week. I had been planning on watching the series but never got around to it until now, thankfully the entire series in On Demand giving me a chance to watch it.
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