Perception

Early this year, I watched a new TV series called Perception. According to TNT, the series is about Dr. Daniel Pierce (played by Eric McCormack), an eccentric neuroscience professor with paranoid schizophrenia who is recruited by the FBI, Kate Moretti (played by Rachael Leigh Cook), his former student, to assist in complex cases. Also helping him keep sane is his teaching assistant, Max Lewicki (played by Arjay Smith). Cases that are solved usually involves puzzles or codes that challenges the mind.

At some point, it reminded me of another TV series, Lie To Me,when Dr. Pierce read people. It’s cool because ‘reading people’ through behaviour is actually real. Similar to Criminal Minds, Lie To Me, Sherlock Holmes, this series has its uniqueness.

Perception is interesting because it looks into the riddles of cases, the simplicity of the characters and how crazy Dr. Pierce can be with cases. One extra ‘must have’ in the series is each case has a hallucination (people of different characters) that the doctor talk to to help solve the cases. In one of the episodes it was perceived that the hallucinations are actually his mind talking to himself to provide clues to the cases. One hallucination that is constant is Natalie Vincent (played by Kelly Rowan), Dr. Pierce’s imaginary friend and adviser, who is revealed (SPOILER!), to be Dr. Pierce's infatuation when he attended a party long time ago. She is actually Caroline Newsome. In the season finale, she agrees to be his real friend.

The series is ready for a second season (looking forward for more seasons) and I’m looking forward for it.