Viewers were allowed to offer their opinions about the pilot before the studio decided whether or not to place an order for the entire series.

[9] Mike Hale of The New York Times wrote that it "loses its focus" and that it feels "attenuated and static".

[10] Mary McNamara of the Los Angeles Times gave the series a negative review, writing that it had great acting but "little else".

[11] David Sims of The Atlantic wrote that the climax of the series didn't "justify 10 depressing hours of television".

[12] In contrast, Robert Rorke of the NY Post called the show "oddly compelling",[13] while Tirdad Derakhshani of The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote, "It's such an engaging, original, quirky, and thought-provoking drama, it should be seen.