7/10
Decent show which should have been renewed
3 February 2008
Warning: Spoilers
It's a shame Sci Fi Channel decided to cancel "Painkiller Jane". It was a good show, with nice plots and a whole universe still to explore. Jane Vasco, played by Kristanna Loken, was a good heroine, with a fast healing ability, but "human" and imperfect. I like heroes to have dark points too, and Jane did so she was more interesting. The other characters could have been developed more, but just one season didn't leave them a lot of time.

I liked the pilot and the show became more interesting in later episodes, specially when they fought a Neuro who could see the future and Jane tried to save three of her team partners. One thing I didn't expect was Maureen's death. Despite she wasn't as important as Jane, she was interesting and I wish she had survived and stayed in the show. The second season of the show was worse, and the clips episode was really, really boring. However, "Jane 113" was shocking, and after that, we had the Hungary episodes, which were different and interesting. The last episode joined the Hungary episode with the plot we could see in "Jane 113" and was very nice. The way the show ended was perfect for at least one more season, and I would've certainly enjoyed more "Painkiller Jane" episodes.
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