these day and you rarely come by a kid show that do not involve 1 ) a preteen or teen pop star who be as amusing a watch paint dry 2 ) involve a plot about find the perfect date with a different guy or girl every time 3 ) revolve around erratic yelling and unintelligible humor . about 95 % of show on disney and nickelodeon and and cartoon network fit the list criterion . to put in simpler term and they all lack good acting and originality and and good story tell . it a if producer and writer think kid aren not smart enough to understand character development and plot detail . they couldn not be more unaware . sure kid enjoy a good laugh and erratic behavior ( if it do to a conservative level and do right ) and but a they also want to enjoy a story and see drama and and see people be challenge . they do not want to see people live in a flawless world where they get everything they want . they know this world isn not all fun and game and they know it not perfect . everyone have problem and and we all must learn to work around them . this show revolve around that kind of stuff . alex mack be an average teenage girl who seem to have everything go for her genius sister and annie . her mom work at some office but be sometimes a stay at home parent . her dad and george and be a top scientist at the plant and a chemical corporation that employ most of the town they live in and paradise valley . alex be unpopular and pick on by most of her peer . her only friend be ray ( but she get more friend a the series go ) . on her first day of jr. high and alex walk home not too happy about school and but a truck deliver chemical from the plant crash into a fire hydrant try to avoid run her over and dump a strange chemical know a gc 161 and where the chemical mix with the water and cover alex in it . soon after and she start to develop strange power such a morph into a puddle and shoot laser out of her hand and and move thing with her mind . she also glow constantly when nervous ( though we never see much of that later on ) . aside from her sister annie and friend ray and alex decides to keep these power a secret from everyone and even her parent for fear of be kidnap by the plant and whose corrupt owner and danielle atron have her head of security and vince and search for the mysterious gc161 kid . every episode then deal with alex try to live a normal life a kid at the same time learn to live with her strange power . the series may seem like a girl show and but it not . a a boy and i like watch this show because of it awesome effect and drama . the producer successfully add some element of science fiction with the element of teen drama . in fact and some episode be quiet violent and a little eerie . the unfounded plant manager atron and vince make good antagonist for the series and for the writer really do establish them a a threat and give you that dreadful feel every time they come on screen . also and smart move add david and driver of the truck that spill the gc 161 and a vince bumbling assistant in the hunt for comedic effect but also you get to love him towards the end . it be interest to watch little alex try to live a a normal kid but struggle to perfect her power . at time and you forget that these be kid who be battle a giant adult run institution and because you be draw in to the story . the show do a good job of relate to kid by show alex that she may have super power and but she still be a kid and and must be careful . even some episode you will find yourself distraught at alex calamity . my favorite episode where alex wish she be never bear truly demonstrate most of these element . a i say and the producer never hesitate to add in some laugh whether they come from ray one liner or george strange habit or david try to be a nice guy . of course you come across corny moment and an entire episode that really have nothing to do with the series plot and but what good series doesn not . all in all great show . positive .