start off and let me tell you that i have never see any of the previous flash series before and so that might explain my openness . even so and i think that flash gordon be a decent tv series and not something to win major award and but something to relax and unwind to on a friday night . the plot follow steven flash gordon ( eric johnson ) who along with his former girlfriend dale ( gina holden ) and eccentric scientist han zarkov ( jody racicot ) and and alien bounty hunter baylin ( karen cliché ) travel between earth and the alien world of mongo with the help of dimensional rift . while try to find his long lose father and he must foil the various plot of the evil dictator ming ( john ralston ) and be occasionally help as well a hinder by ming haughty daughter and aura ( anna van hooft ) . eric johnson take most of the bizarre sight and activity that he see with an oooookaaay . type of air which add a humorous air to situation . jody racicot also do well a the extremely nervous han zarkov ( or that strange fidgety little man and a baylin call him ) . karen cliché be easily one of the most enjoyable cast member and deliver humor with her confusion or lack of knowledge about human custom or lifestyle and however also be a tough woman with no problem punch someone in the face . gina holden be so so and but she be not my favorite by far . while her connection to the medium be use to introduce mongo invader to flash and co in the episode and she herself unfortunately share little chemistry with either flash or her fiancé and joe . anna van hooft be brilliant a ming stick up teenage daughter and disgusted with her father action yet care enough not to wish for his own death ( or the death of others ) . john ralston portrays ming the benevolent father a a more modern dictator and use the planet limited water supply to control the population and insist all the while that he love the people . the series have have a somewhat rocky and though adequate and start . by the episode sorrow and the show have definitely start to introduce deep subplots and good character development and pave the way for a good future .