SEASON PREMIERE "Eureka" 
 WHEN | WHERE Tonight at 9 on Syfy 
 REASON TO WATCH Jump right in -- the plotting's fine! 
 WHAT IT'S ABOUT Even newbies can plunge into the final season of TV's most relatably down-to-<a href="/topics/Earth_%28musician%29">earth</a> sci-fi fave. Longtime fans already know how lighthearted this town-of-geniuses tale can be, and how smartly the story reinvents itself with reboots and alternate/tripping time lines. 
 Both take place for season 5, the series' final 13 episodes. Many of Eureka's geeks were on the space mission (season 4.5 reboot) for town-running research group Global Dynamics, whose interplanetary ship simply vanished. Now, it reappears -- four years on for <a href="/topics/Colin_Ferguson">Colin Ferguson</a>'s everyday-guy sheriff and townsfolk, but just a few minutes later for the spacegoers (time trip!). 
 Thus are relationships turned upside down for loyal fans, character traits fleetly revealed for new viewers, action scenes unreeled, and a frightening new story foundation constructed by hour's end. 
 Yes, even the season-opener has a cliffhanger -- and it's a doozy. 
 MY SAY Watch this, and you'll be tuning in next week. Sure, there's heart-pounding action/hacking. But there's also heart-ripping emotion when the interpersonal expectations of every character get upended. (Even SARAH, the smart house!) The actors absolutely nail some of their toughest performance challenges. 
 And the tale-changing episode climax? Didn't see that coming. 
 BOTTOM LINE More savvy "<a href="/topics/A_Town_Called_Eureka">eureka</a>!" twists. 
 GRADE A

SEASON PREMIERE "Eureka" WHEN | WHERE Tonight at 9 on Syfy REASON TO WATCH Jump right in -- the plotting's fine! WHAT IT'S ABOUT Even newbies can plunge into the final season of TV's most relatably down-to-earth sci-fi fave. Longtime fans already know how lighthearted this town-of-geniuses tale can be, and how smartly the story reinvents itself with reboots and alternate/tripping time lines. Both take place for season 5, the series' final 13 episodes. Many of Eureka's geeks were on the space mission (season 4.5 reboot) for town-running research group Global Dynamics, whose interplanetary ship simply vanished. Now, it reappears -- four years on for Colin Ferguson's everyday-guy sheriff and townsfolk, but just a few minutes later for the spacegoers (time trip!). Thus are relationships turned upside down for loyal fans, character traits fleetly revealed for new viewers, action scenes unreeled, and a frightening new story foundation constructed by hour's end. Yes, even the season-opener has a cliffhanger -- and it's a doozy. MY SAY Watch this, and you'll be tuning in next week. Sure, there's heart-pounding action/hacking. But there's also heart-ripping emotion when the interpersonal expectations of every character get upended. (Even SARAH, the smart house!) The actors absolutely nail some of their toughest performance challenges. And the tale-changing episode climax? Didn't see that coming. BOTTOM LINE More savvy "eureka!" twists. GRADE A

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