How did this show make it past the pilot stage? There's so many things wrong with this series. We can start with the casting. Skyler Samuels simply doesn't have enough screen presence to pull this role off.
Then there's the shoddy effects. Chloe has cat-like agility, claws, super-hearing and exceptional strength. Yet the scenes that depict these powers are underwhelming visually.
There's also the poor plotting. The people around Chloe are amazed at how much she's changed yet, we meet her as her powers develop so we don't get to witness these changes to her character.
Worse, Chloe causes the death of a teenage club-goer by kissing him. Isn't that murder? At best, it's an accidental homicide. Yet, it's quickly written off as if she's just stood him up on a date instead of ending his life.
Chloe is part of a race called the Mai. She learns she's got the powers to protect this species. She also has nine lives and loses one as she's tossed off a tower. Seems there's hunters out to exterminate the Mai - we don't learn why in the pilot (I guess character motivations are trivial to the writers).
ABC Family needs to do a much better job in selecting material. This project is a third-rate BUFFY, THE VAMPIRE SLAYER.
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