I don’t know why I spent this much time without reviewing on
my favourite TV shows. But better late than never, I always say.
Numbers, officially spelled Numb3rs, is currently airing its
third season on AXN. This series shows the solving of criminal cases through
math, don’t laugh, its true and quite possible. FBI special agent Don Eppes
(Rob Morrow) encounters strange and difficult cases which seem to be
unsolvable. In comes his math genius brother Charlie (David Krumholtz) to save
the day. Using his amazing math knowledge, he analyzes crimes as if they were
math problems. Using certain methods he calculates probabilities, reveals
patterns and does a whole lot of other calculations to help solve the crime.
Other characters, and they are all important, include
Charlie’s dear friend and advisor, Professor Larry Flienhardt (Peter MacNicole)
and Charlie’s fellow professor and sweetheart Amita Ramanujan (Navi Rawat).
These three teach at CalTech, or California Institute of Technology. The father
of the brothers is Alan Eppes (Judd Hirsch); you might remember him from the
movie Independence Day.
Don is helped by Agents David Sinclair (Alimi Ballard), Colby Granger (Dylan Bruno) and Megan
Reeves in his work of solving the cases.
The series is packed with action, extremely addictive and
gripping, though the pattern of the proceedings remains the same, you still
don’t feel bored. The cases are hard to crack and full of surprises.
The series is about more than just solving crimes; it
explores the minds of these people, all of them different yet linked together.
We see a bit of ourselves in all of them, and their friendship. It follows
these two brothers as they solve crimes and try to get along with their vastly
different personalities, while coping with the decease of their mother. As
always their friends are always ready to back them up, be it with math or with
love.
Numbers is altogether an amazing series, one of the best
I’ve seen so far. Even a confirmed arts student will fall in love with math
after watching this series. Highly recommended.