Helix

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Season 1
  • Network: SyFy
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 10, 2014
Season #: 2, 1
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6.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 184 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 108 out of 184
  2. Mixed: 38 out of 184
  3. Negative: 38 out of 184
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  1. cylun
    Jan 8, 2021
    9
    Even though I am no detective, horror, or thriller fan, this season was a great mix of all in a Sci-Fi setting. Especially the ideas that they put into the universe are very likable to me. In addition, there is convincing acting and mystery that makes you crave for more. But don't watch the second season. You will regret it.
  2. WorldofLucky
    Feb 3, 2018
    2
    Don’t even bother, you have seen this a thousand times.

    I wasn’t sure about the tv series. It sat on my Netflix queue for awhile, waiting for me to decide. Finally I pulled the trigger and started watching, and at first I was pleasantly surprised. Sadly, this surprise only lasted two episodes and then it began to bog down. I wasn’t sure how the pretext of CDC investigating a disease    Don’t even bother, you have seen this a thousand times.

    I wasn’t sure about the tv series. It sat on my Netflix queue for awhile, waiting for me to decide. Finally I pulled the trigger and started watching, and at first I was pleasantly surprised. Sadly, this surprise only lasted two episodes and then it began to bog down.

    I wasn’t sure how the pretext of CDC investigating a disease would work or how long the premise would last. I thought maybe it was about a legitimate CDC team and we would see them go to fight Ebola, Bubonic Plague, something man-made. I thought even if they made each season about a specific outbreak I would be good with that as well. So when the first episode revealed zombie like disease I was interested, but more wary.

    Sadly, the actual show seems to be about a group of “immortals” (approximately 500) who control a corporation and they want to either control or cleanse the world. Honestly the show never made it clear what exactly the consequences of those 500 immortals was, and by episode 10 I didn’t care to know anymore. This would explain why it only had a two season run. I have seen this in many many incarnations whether it was aliens, vampires, demons, or some super secret cabal of non-humans. Totally not worth it.

    The acting was good, I didn’t have a problem with the cast at all. I found some of the characters interesting and if they had kept with the CDC investigating worldwide outbreaks I would have been ok with that, at the very least I would have finished watching both seasons.

    Pros: The acting and the characters were interesting.

    Cons: The show itself is something we have seen in different incarnations a thousand times already. A small group of aliens/immortals/vampires and those struggling against them to stop their control.

    Just move on, don’t do it.    … Expand
  3. abm0
    Sep 25, 2016
    8
    First half of S1 was amazing - straight up 9/10, with possibilities of going to a 10/10 if it had kept up the pace. But keep up the pace it didn't, it just quickly degraded around mid-season and started doing really cheap, cheesy and stupid things (like introducing absolutely childish and cartoony characters like "The Scythe", or like the decidedly too many close-up horror scenes withFirst half of S1 was amazing - straight up 9/10, with possibilities of going to a 10/10 if it had kept up the pace. But keep up the pace it didn't, it just quickly degraded around mid-season and started doing really cheap, cheesy and stupid things (like introducing absolutely childish and cartoony characters like "The Scythe", or like the decidedly too many close-up horror scenes with happy music). So sadly I had to take it from a 9 and demote it to an 8.… Expand
  4. RedKitte
    Mar 11, 2015
    9
    At first it doesn't appear too original but it is a slow burner and despite the at times poor dialogue the characters get stronger over time. It takes some well known concepts and carries them out effectively with the addition of a few unexpected twists and turns
  5. SDMelee
    Mar 9, 2015
    8
    Apparently no one in this series understands quarantine protocol. But other than the silliness in the scientific ignorance of the show, it's pretty entertaining.
  6. sabbadoo32
    Mar 2, 2015
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. (Spoilers) I'm in the middle of the final episode of the first season. I get how I need to suspend disbelief and step into the world of the show. But the cliffhangers and double-crosses within that world are now officially stupid. What I thought was a good thriller, then pot-boiler has now turned into an afternoon soap-opera disguised as science fiction.

    In the final moments of the episode, the show turns into a semi-spy thriller, with a CDC official leaving marks on buildings and other spycraft. Plus there's another -gasp- apparent double-cross. I finished the episode, but I'm 30% sure I'll make it through all of Season 2.

    Overall, Season 1 has it's moments, especially within the first half. Those episodes were resolving themselves into itself. The second half felt like the show got money for a second half, but the show runners weren't quite ready with good scripts.    … Expand
  7. VidRob
    Dec 16, 2014
    9
    It oscillates all the first shows were really good. Not that there have been bad shows .

    It is a good history considering all takes place in a claustrophobic environment
  8. Blueskymotion
    Sep 1, 2014
    1
    Helix is just the proof what bad writing and bad directing / acting can do to a TV show.. this show had a decent start but the story just progressed from ridiculous to very ridiculous to annoying ridiculous and cheesy. It seems to me the writers confused a horror TV show with a horrible script...
  9. jazzythechef
    Jul 8, 2014
    4
    was loving the first few episodes, but then it seemed to get progressivly worse. by the end of the season i felt it had really lost its way. i may watch the first episode of the next season to decide whether to continue and only because im a scifi junkie
  10. seriesscout
    May 7, 2014
    0
    Fully Potted nonsense. Hair-raising story. Pathetic bad television. Even the actors seem completely amateurish in this environment. If nothing helps, helps only completely exaggerated facial expressions. If I did not know the actors from other series, I would think porn actors trying to be a serious actor.

    Outstanding bad play: Mark Ghanimé and Meegwun Fairbrother. But also the    Fully Potted nonsense. Hair-raising story. Pathetic bad television. Even the actors seem completely amateurish in this environment. If nothing helps, helps only completely exaggerated facial expressions. If I did not know the actors from other series, I would think porn actors trying to be a serious actor.

    Outstanding bad play:
    Mark Ghanimé and Meegwun Fairbrother.

    But also the others can not allude to the bad script.    … Expand
  11. mrmetacrisis
    Apr 14, 2014
    2
    With Ron Moore's name on it, many thought that Helix would at least come close to the heights of Battlestar Galactica. It doesn't. Helix trots out line after line of hackneyed dialogue and increasingly absurd situations where BSG consistently broke the rule of genre television. Characters act like they've undergone a partial lobotomy with absolutely no logic to any of their decisions atWith Ron Moore's name on it, many thought that Helix would at least come close to the heights of Battlestar Galactica. It doesn't. Helix trots out line after line of hackneyed dialogue and increasingly absurd situations where BSG consistently broke the rule of genre television. Characters act like they've undergone a partial lobotomy with absolutely no logic to any of their decisions at any given moment. Their personalities change to fit with the plot's various convoluted turns and you never once get a feel for who they are beneath the chronic stupidity. Its only saving graces are Zagorsky, Ghanimé and Sanada, who at least give some warmth to the one-dimensional characters they play.

    If it were repackaged as a parody of genre clichés, Helix would be a masterpiece.    … Expand
  12. CharlesCannon
    Apr 10, 2014
    2
    Beside the embarrassing and easily avoided scientific errors of this show, like looking at 15 nm viruses with optical microscopes and having distinct day-night cycles above the 85°n the real problem with this show is it´s terrible pacing and directing. Some of the actors actually are not that bad but all potential suspense was ruined by odd cuts and a way to convoluted script.
    This is one    Beside the embarrassing and easily avoided scientific errors of this show, like looking at 15 nm viruses with optical microscopes and having distinct day-night cycles above the 85°n the real problem with this show is it´s terrible pacing and directing. Some of the actors actually are not that bad but all potential suspense was ruined by odd cuts and a way to convoluted script.
    This is one of those shows where people blurt out lines about retroviruses or some other scientific term completely out of context or explanation. I'm normally all over campy sci-fi series like star gate atlantis for instance but this was just atrocious. You cannot make "hard" sci-fi and then have everyone act like either naive amateurs or diabolical bond villains, and on top of that not get your science right.
    I started watching because I liked the premise of a present day sci-fi taking place in a remote place, but after watching a couple of episodes I realized that this was not what I was looking for. The show also tries to address some big ethical questions like what can be justified in the name of progress and adoption. This is unfortunately handled in the most hamfisted way imaginable.
    All in all this is one of the worst series I've watched in a long time but it kept me watching by promising to give all the answers in the end. I cannot say that I feel satisfied with the answers but at least I think most of the big questions got answered.    … Expand
  13. jakalgeist
    Apr 8, 2014
    3
    High hopes but an overall let down. The acting is terrible. The overly dramatic dialog and reactions are straight out of Days of Our Lives. Best part of the show is the intro splash screen graphics with the waiting room / elevator music mocking the serious tone of the show.
  14. SEYEFEYE
    Apr 5, 2014
    8
    Helix is a sci fi series set at an arctic research base where a virus gets loose and infects half the staff.A group from the CDC arrive to investigate and then the fun begins.Right off the bat,I love it.This is one of the SYFY channels better series I can ever recall.Fully fleshed characters run the gamut of emotions and are 3 dimensional.Well so far all except the main male character heroHelix is a sci fi series set at an arctic research base where a virus gets loose and infects half the staff.A group from the CDC arrive to investigate and then the fun begins.Right off the bat,I love it.This is one of the SYFY channels better series I can ever recall.Fully fleshed characters run the gamut of emotions and are 3 dimensional.Well so far all except the main male character hero who has yet to impress me as 3 dimensional..ot it could be the script is not giving him a chance..Everyone else -excellent.I'm fussy so I do not let actors off the hook easilly for cardboard portrayals.I am grateful SYFY is learning a thing or two about good television.If you like The Walking Dead and Regenesis ,well put em together and you have Helix.Another element that stands out is the soundtrack-it is engaging and effective.I can't predict if Helix will stay interesting but I love it so far.… Expand
  15. reuver
    Apr 1, 2014
    7
    There's some pretty bad (over)acting and the plot is often silly, but the suspense works and somehow we got to like it enough to keep on watching, even the silly bits.
  16. ahnehnois
    Mar 30, 2014
    4
    The basic concept (trapped on an arctic base trying to prevent a secret virus from escaping) sounds good, but the result is decidedly underwhelming. This is the kind of sci-fi that seems to be genuinely trying to reference actual science, but fails miserably. The virus itself is more of a sideshow, and the evil corporation plot that replaces it is lame.

    The main reason to watch it is    The basic concept (trapped on an arctic base trying to prevent a secret virus from escaping) sounds good, but the result is decidedly underwhelming. This is the kind of sci-fi that seems to be genuinely trying to reference actual science, but fails miserably. The virus itself is more of a sideshow, and the evil corporation plot that replaces it is lame.

    The main reason to watch it is ultimately for the back and forth between Billy Campbell and Hiroyuki Sanada, both compelling actors. However, the rest of the characters and cast don't bring much to the table. None of the scientist characters are remotely credible as scientists, and the female characters are sadly unable to hold the screen when the two leads are there.

    The virus-infected zombies disappear for long stretches of time and reappear when convenient, behaving according to no discernible rules. The science scenes include a few genuine science words, but violate basic principles that are obvious even to a non-expert like me. There's an enormous amount of "magic science" wherein a single character gleans information from a test that takes two minutes, which is decidedly not how things work.

    Gratuitous mysteries on top of mysteries abound, but with the first season over, nothing worthwhile has been revealed yet. A completely nonsensical tribe of native Arctic-dwellers (seriously, you can tell they're natives to the polar realms because they wear flannel shirts), a ludicrous cancer cure, dismembered heads in cryostorage, and a telegraphed "I am your father" moment are among the unsatisfactory developments. The horror and intrigue promised by the pilot never really appears.

    The production values are minimal, and whenever they leave the base the production becomes really strained. Random guest cast pop up and leave from this supposedly isolated base, never really establishing themselves. A weird muzak element plays over parts of the show to counterpoint gore and mayhem as if the producers are trying too hard to be clever.

    The show had a few good turns, mostly in the first couple of episodes, but it's gone downhill fast.    … Expand
  17. genericusename
    Mar 29, 2014
    4
    The show isn't terrible, but I'm afraid that might be the best thing about it. It started off solidly, but the plot was jumbled at times. Between the acting and the writing I could get into all of maybe two characters. The show was also more than a little campy, and I'm not still sure if that was intentional or not. There were enough decent moments for the show to be watchable, butThe show isn't terrible, but I'm afraid that might be the best thing about it. It started off solidly, but the plot was jumbled at times. Between the acting and the writing I could get into all of maybe two characters. The show was also more than a little campy, and I'm not still sure if that was intentional or not. There were enough decent moments for the show to be watchable, but nearly as many groan inducing moments. It did have quite a bit of potential from the get-go, but failed to deliver, especially during the last few episodes. It's confusing scifi, but not in the good way (not to mention, some of the actual science is a bit screwy).

    Overall it was meh. Interesting concept but subpar acting and writing. Still finds ways to be interesting, but only up to a certain point. Overly confusing, but oddly somewhat watchable. But still not watchable enough to invest any more of my time into the show.    … Expand
  18. Btron14
    Mar 29, 2014
    3
    It had a promising start, but as the season went on it became clear that the story was on a treadmill. Each episode ends with the promise of coming revelations that are either never revealed, or end up being rather disappointing. The acting, for the most part, is sub par, and the earnest idealism of Billy Campbell is unconvincing and at times rather annoying. If you are the type of sci fiIt had a promising start, but as the season went on it became clear that the story was on a treadmill. Each episode ends with the promise of coming revelations that are either never revealed, or end up being rather disappointing. The acting, for the most part, is sub par, and the earnest idealism of Billy Campbell is unconvincing and at times rather annoying. If you are the type of sci fi viewer that needs the story to at least be plausible this probably is not for you; very little of the story makes sense. It is just one big deus ex machina.… Expand
  19. CyberPunk92
    Mar 26, 2014
    0
    1.Bad acting.
    2.Stolen plot with slight changes which makes it incredibly naive and stupid at times.
    3.Simple and very poorly delivered dialog.Its like a Soap opera.Each episode someone is discovering something shocking,everyone is surprised,the end. 4.Trying too hard to be suspenseful and thriller like but it fails miserably because of the really bad CGI(whoever says it looks good    1.Bad acting.
    2.Stolen plot with slight changes which makes it incredibly naive and stupid at times.
    3.Simple and very poorly delivered dialog.Its like a Soap opera.Each episode someone is discovering something shocking,everyone is surprised,the end.
    4.Trying too hard to be suspenseful and thriller like but it fails miserably because of the really bad CGI(whoever says it looks good needs glasses),pathetic fighting scenes and bad camera work.For me personally this tv series is painful to watch mainly because of the dialog.Seriously its like The Bold and the Beautiful.I'm not exaggerating.This is not scifi.This is bad drama with scifi elements.    … Expand
  20. kevski81
    Mar 23, 2014
    9
    First impressions of the show are good, I enjoy seeing similar stories pushed to the limit to keep us hanging on the edge of our seats. For me the acting is important but can get by some inexperienced actors with a good story.

    Helix is trying to force us to expect the unexpected, and I'm eating it up, the earlier episodes are a little slow as we engage the characters then incomes the    First impressions of the show are good, I enjoy seeing similar stories pushed to the limit to keep us hanging on the edge of our seats. For me the acting is important but can get by some inexperienced actors with a good story.

    Helix is trying to force us to expect the unexpected, and I'm eating it up, the earlier episodes are a little slow as we engage the characters then incomes the corporation who has plans (which are still not clear except that they want the virus.... Is it going to be the normal pharmaceutical trap of infect and sell the cure for profits???? Having said that does that explain the immortality of some characters, could this turn to be a creation of a new race and only the strongest can survive?

    However whatever the final episode brings... lets hope for the network order a 2nd season.    … Expand
  21. picathartes
    Mar 22, 2014
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. At first glance this series was promising. It was dark and suspenseful. Until it went downhill about four episodes in, where it appeared to not know where it wanted to go in terms of the plot. Situations are happening to the characters, but the characters haven't really been developed yet. (up to episode ten). So much so, when things do happen involving the characters they aren't really a revelation. Furthermore, one character appeared for a few episodes only, which was pointless. One character killed a Dr and it still hasn't been explained why he did this. Further, the series is boring and the Drs appear to spend more time running about the place than that doing what they came there to do - find a cure for this virus!… Expand
  22. AvantGuardian
    Mar 21, 2014
    10
    Helix is a show unlike any show you've seen before. It is however, not unlike any movie you've seen before. Helix plays out very much like a movie, or it's TV equivilent, a mini-series. It's premise has never been done before in a week to week format. Movies such as "The Thing" or "Contagion" are the closest examples I could think of to describe Helix. Helix is an original, powerful dramaHelix is a show unlike any show you've seen before. It is however, not unlike any movie you've seen before. Helix plays out very much like a movie, or it's TV equivilent, a mini-series. It's premise has never been done before in a week to week format. Movies such as "The Thing" or "Contagion" are the closest examples I could think of to describe Helix. Helix is an original, powerful drama by the people that brought you the epic space odyssey, Battlestar Gallatica. As a viewer, you are given solid elements, constants that remain the same. There is a base in the arctic, there is a deadly virus. These things don't change. And then you are given the variables, the things that fluctuate, the characters. In this show, there are many sides, many agendas, and many goals. You dont know who you can trust. Everyone has secrets, everything is a mystery and questions are always being raised. But what makes helix so great, is that questions ... are also being answered. Together, along with Dr. Alan Farragut and his CDC team, you delve into the mystery of the base, the virus, and the people who run it. And it's all brilliant.

    I cannot recommend a more intelligent, and well produced series, than Syfy's Helix.    … Expand
  23. eVolved
    Mar 18, 2014
    5
    I waited with big hope this Helix. Indeed we are talking about the creator of Battlestar Galactica, but unluckily, for yet, we are in front of a sloppy show.
    Characters are flat and the actors who play them are even worse.
    The setting is very bad. The claustrophobic feel is made of boredom more than entertainment. The visual effects and photography are the worst i ever seen in a sci-fi    I waited with big hope this Helix. Indeed we are talking about the creator of Battlestar Galactica, but unluckily, for yet, we are in front of a sloppy show.
    Characters are flat and the actors who play them are even worse.
    The setting is very bad. The claustrophobic feel is made of boredom more than entertainment.
    The visual effects and photography are the worst i ever seen in a sci-fi show. I understand that the budget is low, but the lack of details just show how there was no time or will to make a better output.

    As for the main plot, it's interesting and every sci-fi lover will try to stand the poor general quality of this show to understand what is really going on.    … Expand
  24. mrmonster
    Mar 16, 2014
    4
    This show is overrated to say the least. The pilot was interesting, but ever since it's been boring and repetitive. This joins Syfys long line of disappointing shos.s
  25. Thradar
    Mar 15, 2014
    4
    Helix is a disappointing offering from Ronald Moore (ST:TNG, BSG reboot). It's a show about, well, nothing...and not in a good Seinfeld kind of way. It's a show that's trying to take a page out of the Lost archives by dangling a carrot in front of viewers in hopes they return each episode. But nothing is ever answered, nothing makes sense (including air ducts you can drive a car in, andHelix is a disappointing offering from Ronald Moore (ST:TNG, BSG reboot). It's a show about, well, nothing...and not in a good Seinfeld kind of way. It's a show that's trying to take a page out of the Lost archives by dangling a carrot in front of viewers in hopes they return each episode. But nothing is ever answered, nothing makes sense (including air ducts you can drive a car in, and a base in the Antarctic powered by solar). And viewers will probably not follow this storytelling tactic again. Helix is not the worst show ever, but it's certainly not worthy of investing a lot of time in, especially if the story just treads water and goes nowhere.

    Some details: The scientists are perhaps the dumbest and most illogical scientists since the movie Prometheus. Some are more concerned about having sex than solving an outbreak that threatens humanity. But the cornerstone every disappointing show are characters you don't care about. Every character in Helix is dour, depressing, angsty, and completely unlikable. I hate every character on this show. I don't care if any of them live or die. Everything about the show feels rehashed, especially the black goo vectors (let's face it, they're just zombies who spread infection instead of eating brains). I will likely not be back for a season 2...if there is one.    … Expand
  26. bailchanis
    Mar 9, 2014
    2
    This show is so much alike battlestar galactica (from the same guy) that I kept looking for cylons during the all first episode. It has just about the same strengths and weaknesses. This is probably why I could not enjoy it. lots of questions, not a small answer to be expected before long. I will not bother to wait for answers considering how disapointing battlestar's were to me.
  27. psteiner
    Mar 3, 2014
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Like a child prodigy gone astray, I wish, oh how I wish Helix would live up to its initial promise. Instead, it wanders the darkened hallways, jumps out with a "Boo!" every once in a while, but mostly just sits in the corner sucking its thumb, wondering why nobody loves it. I've never watched a series with so many premises running off in all directions - mutant viruses, legions of zombies, CDC SWAT team, lettuce growing in the director's office, hidden stairways, duplicity - it's all there, it's just sprouting malignantly in all directions, like that weird mega-virus - wait, what ever happened to that? And the monkeys out in the snow? And the heads in the jars? Jeez, where IS this all going, and how's it all going to tie up? I feel like there are 6 different shows competing all at once for our attention here.

    Every episode flashes a teasing glimpse of the show it could be, like the first time Dr. Hataki revealed his special eyes, then yanks it back, as we saw when Balleseros, bleeding out in the snow, is dragged off by an Inuit cop, who happens to wander by, in the middle of the night, from a previously unmentioned village just a snowmobile ride away. What?! I thought they were all stranded in this hermetically sealed research vault, hundreds of miles from the nearest habitation, so the icky viruses wouldn't leak out and contaminate humanity.

    I'll stick it out to the end of the season, 'cause I'm just so invested in finding out what the #$@!@& is going on with Julia and Hataki. The rest of 'em, smirking Balleseros, pudgy Meeksa, even Zombie-God Peter, well, meh. Meh.    … Expand
  28. MentalWhale
    Mar 2, 2014
    8
    The dialogue can be a little cheesy, and the story line a little far fetched, but the show has proved to be exciting and unpredictable. I really find myself looking forward to this show on Friday nights.. I wasn't sure after the first episode or two, but I am definitely hooked.
  29. greymongel
    Mar 1, 2014
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Well im all caught up to Episode 9 , and i must say it started slow, , the following episodes 4,5 and 6 began getting Decent. they begin to flesh out the characters as well as building suspense and mystery as to WTH is up with The EYES ?? ;> .........Episodes 7-9 Really Kick the action up and begin to unfold kind of whats all going on between the several subplots....I.E , Mika times 2 , Balisares, Julia and hitake, the Brothers Boss Vector , and ends with The Missing VIAL being walked out of the DOME.......ALL in all i love the show, definetly glad i stayed for the first 3 or 4 episodes as it is now one of my favorites shows and DEFINITELY MY FAV. ScyFy Show and ONLY show i watch on ScyFy cause 90% of the rest of their programming is GHOST CHASERS but i digress ....... 10 Thumbs up.....GIVE it 4 episodes if you are on the Fence you wont be Dissapointed !!!!… Expand
  30. TantricSky
    Feb 17, 2014
    5
    Not great but good enough to keep me watching with some judicious fast forwarding. Deadly viruses are always interesting, the arctic base setting is cool, and the plot is interesting albeit sometimes mysterious in a confused rather than compelling way. The dialogue is weak, actions and reactions sometimes unrealistic, sometimes predictable, and the whole hallucination thing is a drag.Not great but good enough to keep me watching with some judicious fast forwarding. Deadly viruses are always interesting, the arctic base setting is cool, and the plot is interesting albeit sometimes mysterious in a confused rather than compelling way. The dialogue is weak, actions and reactions sometimes unrealistic, sometimes predictable, and the whole hallucination thing is a drag. And what's up with the muzak during the breaks, is there a Stepford Wife plot in here that I'm missing?… Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. The Lincoln Journal Star
    Reviewed by: Jeff Korbelik
    Mar 27, 2014
    83
    The story is an edge-of-your-seat kind of thriller. Clues are dropped, but you never know what’s coming next.
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  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Neil Genzlinger
    Jan 13, 2014
    70
    Billy Campbell anchors the cast admirably as Dr. Alan Farragut.... Mr. Sanada is always intriguing to watch. And some of the show’s support players bring welcome spunk to the claustrophobic world of the research center, especially Catherine Lemieux as Dr. Doreen Boyle, a smart pathologist with a smart mouth.
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  3. The Huffington Post
    Reviewed by: Maureen Ryan
    Jan 10, 2014
    70
    Helix doesn't reinvent the virus thriller, but it's a solid slice of genre entertainment that offers some creepy visuals and believable scares.
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