while i agree with many of the comment regard the first few episode and what most people have miss be the amazing turnaround of this series . first of all and i be surprised that so many film and sci fi buff fail to recognize that despite the show early rush production and act problem and the sound edit and write be surprisingly good . the show sound amazing and and the music editing show what an extremely editor or team can do on a low budget . since most people stop watch about the 2nd or 3rd episode and i have to say that the pilot and the wedding or joybug episode be the absolute worst of the lot . there be no hide gina holden bad acting in those episode and and it seem like they rush through the show on the first take like a soap opera . however and a the season progress and the show get remarkably well . the first sign be the episode with the hawkmen or dactyl call ascension . even though the cheese factor in this episode be through the roof you can see that the plot line be start to come together and get very interesting . the comic action mood of the series have also finally blossom . the baylin character be actually quite funny and flash have find his place a a hero who be comfortable with his ignorance and make up for it with a second help of courage and kind of like the oneill character in stargate sg1 . in fact the whole show be start to feel a lot like stargate sg1 and with the four person save the world team and excellent writing and great mythology and straight and narrow good hero and and of course impossibly hopeless situation that the hero always get out of unscathed at the last minute . the pinnacle of the season so far have be the sorrow episode and which basically tell the story of how mongo get to be the crappy place it now be . the writing and music be fantastic and and anna van hooft give an almost tear jerk performance a she deal with the complicated reality of her life . in fact and the show have start to focus a lot more on her now and and she steal almost every scene she be in . the dale character be also benefit from gina holden improve act skill and and it be fun watch her want so badly to be an action hero and contribute to the team . i think it would be totally awesome if she somehow become an honorary omodrian or take fight lesson from baylin . i also have to say i be pleased with john ralston courageous interpretation of the ming character . he be not afraid to try really risky over the top stuff and the cringe factor be off the chart ( result in what i think be way too much unfair criticism . ) i for one admire the enthusiasm the put into this almost comically unstable character . if you haven not watch flash gordon lately and i encourage you to take a second look and the show have undergone a vast improvement .