Take Three: La Brea

La Brea: Season 1, Episode 3 “The Hunt” (B-)

As if being trapped twelve thousand years in the past wasn’t enough, losing pretty much the entire food supply to an animal that could very well kill all of them is likely to push them to their limits. Eve has emerged as a de facto leader of the group, but that’s also not likely to last since tensions will be high and others are going to want to take charge when their way doesn’t get selected. The growing acceptance of the fact that they are indeed stranded in the past is a positive, and working together is going to be the only way to find a way back. Learning about all of the characters’ backstories along the way is informative, though it’s also interesting to see that this show isn’t opting for a style like “Lost” where flashbacks fill in what they used to do and how they ended up where they were. Marybeth’s relationship with her son seems to be the most complicated, and they’ll probably end up getting closer as a result of their circumstances. That’s only the case for the Harris family, with more details on the aftermath of Gavin’s return and how his apparent hallucinations affected his relationship with his family members. I know I’ve seen actor Nicholas Gonzalez many times on shows like “The O.C.” and “The Flash,” and he’s a good choice to play Levi, the pilot with a deep and fractured connection with Gavin who went right into the sinkhole and now appears to be trapped there too.