This show is fantastic! Maybe the people who rated it down just can't open their minds to the scope of the story. Is it far fetched? Sure. It's a story about a woman who travels back in time. But it does a great job of showing what life would be like for an educated black woman from the future trying to just survive in the south slavery days. Dana and Kevin are out in an impossible situation and are just trying their best to survive and make things a little better for those that they encounter. For Dana, it's about trying to help the other slaves like Nigel. For Kevin, it's trying to befriend Rufus so he doesn't grow to be the same as his slave owning father.
If you've read the book the show definitely takes a different route. And honestly I didn't like how they made Kevin out to be in the show. But the show is worth the watch and I really hope they get a season 2 because it left on such a huge cliffhanger! I'm about halfway through the book so maybe it will wrap up some loose ends from the show, but it would be disappointing if the show wasn't given the chance to finish out its storyline completely since it is different than the book.
If you've read the book the show definitely takes a different route. And honestly I didn't like how they made Kevin out to be in the show. But the show is worth the watch and I really hope they get a season 2 because it left on such a huge cliffhanger! I'm about halfway through the book so maybe it will wrap up some loose ends from the show, but it would be disappointing if the show wasn't given the chance to finish out its storyline completely since it is different than the book.