Talk:Season 5/@comment-29449592-20170531234812/@comment-26462356-20170601205059

What's really interesting about that is that, based just on the first episode, one might have concluded that the show was just going to be a monster of the week show, with the main character always being a bit silly.

And this was pretty much true for most of the first season. But then, so gradually that it snuck up on us, things became more and more serious, with some lighthearted moments to keep us off guard. Then, bam!, The Return/Jailbreak showed that it was a much more serious show than almost anyone expected.

And it still continues, the show is getting more and more serioius, with one of the (almost) main characters being killed! This was not what I thought I was getting into when I watched those early episodes, but I am glad I kept watching.