I was thrown by the first episode, but every episode has been better than the last since then for what it is - a series.
It must be said, though, that there are one to two story arcs in each episode that never seem to go anywhere or get resolved. Perhaps thats the writers trying to sell John and Sarah's incomplete life, I don't know.
Still, in any case, it has gotten better and in fact I've come to enjoy it to the point that I was angry when I saw that it would be taken off for two weeks to show Cricket matches instead.
So, yes, it has redeemed itself somewhat in my opinion.
