I have actually had occasion to see a few episodes from the beginning of this series recently and a few things strike me. First - it is incredibly violent - so much so that I have to turn away from the screen at least four times per episode. The fact that this is what is now acceptable as prime time television speaks volumes about this society's desensitization toward violence.
Secondly, it appears to be a vehicle to disseminate information about black budget research and capabilities, under the guise of 'homeland security' versus the standard FBI, that the X-Files used.
This will sound unbelievable, but, many years ago, I was acquainted through my workplace with a computer systems technician who was ex secret service. One is never ex secret service as he explained, but he resigned after Carter left the White House due to the repulsion he felt toward Regan and had quite a few comments to make about Regan's behavior behind closed doors. It's a long story, complete with men in suits who shadowed him very obviously when he would visit our location to provide computer service - but - suffice it to say that one of the things he discussed with me was that the X-Files was a deliberate vehicle for dissemination of information to prepare the populace to accept certain truths at some point in time.
He said there were different factions at work and that the goal of that show was to disseminate information in a passive way to educate those who would pick up on it.
Is that true - or any of what he told me true? I have no idea, but, considering how many of the things he mentioned that I later found out were true, I think it's plausible. Or perhaps, he was a 'plant', as it were.
Anyway, this show appears to be the same thing. It's unfortunate that it's so gory - I've yet to see an episode where someone doesn't explode, melt or die in a very bloody, gruesome way. I have not enjoyed watching it, and find it to be rather mentally invasive (though I don't watch much TV, so perhaps all of it is mentally invasive to this extent these days) but it is obvious that whoever wrote this script has information about black budget projects and the corporate control of society.
I can't say that I would recommend this program - despite the themes and information, it is dark and desensitizing and appears to twist normal human reactions in a way I find extremely disconcerting. But, with all that said, it does appear to be disseminating a very certain type of information. Watching those episodes reminded me strongly why I don't watch television anymore.