The final episode of season 1 of “The Lazarus Project” had an interesting cliffhanger ending that could bode well for the next season. The conclusion also raises more questions as well that will need to be addressed in the coming episodes.

The last installment ended with George (Paapa Essiedu) meeting a policeman on his front step. Before he could be arrested for the murder of Shiv (Rudi Dharmalingam), a light appeared in the sky and he was in a new time loop.

The revelation that there is an additional singularity that resets every three weeks is a welcome addition to the plot. I had never considered that these singularities could be constructed. I always had assumed that the Lazarus Project’s singularity was a discovery that was made of an existing phenomenon.

So, if the LP singularity is a man-made creation, then that puts a whole new spin on the work of the LP as well as the way decisions are made. I still want to know who is in charge over Wes (although it would be ironic if Wes created the LP singularity herself).

The episode also does a good job showing the sheer boredom of reliving the same 3 weeks over and over. I didn’t particularly care for the characters who had to relive the same 3 weeks, but the presentation by the writers was effective.

One effect I did like was the main protagonists of the LP got to know more nuances about peripheral characters in their world. These discoveries led to some good plot developments.

I still have problems with George’s behavior and character in general. I was glad that Archie (Anjli Mohindra) confronted him and said that there would be a reckoning. Other than sacrificing himself for the greater good, I cannot think of anything that would atone for his actions in bringing Sarah (Charly Clive) back.

The reignited romance between Sarah and George was a highlight. I felt this way mostly because it resurrected Sarah’s character from being the deceased object of George’s monomania. A twist late in the episode makes her reappearance even more interesting.

A pet peeve of this week’s story was that George still is burying Shiv on his own instead of letting the LP do it for him. Even given later turns in the story of Shiv, it still makes no sense.

Another pet peeve occurred when, in one of the 3-week iterations, George brought Sarah to the LP HQ. It appeared to be completely deserted with no security whatsoever. Who cares who enters a top secret facility? Apparently not the LP.

The opening sequence, which foreshadows the ending, was sweet and romantic. Rebrov (Tom Burke)’s bumbling attempts to ask Janet (Vinette Robinson) out were charming. The fact that a text received by Rebrov ties to the ending is intriguing if not also problematic, for reasons which would require spoilers to explain.

All in all, a marked improvement over the middle installments of this year’s story. Four out of five stars.

When George wakes up one day and finds himself reliving a day from months ago, he thinks he’s lost his mind. All of his recent milestones have been undone, including his success at work and his marriage to the love of his life Sarah. Worst of all, he seems to be the only one who has noticed what’s happened.

That is, until he meets Archie, who recruits George for the Lazarus Project — a secret organisation that has harnessed the ability to turn back time every time the world is at threat of extinction. Like George, those who work at Lazarus are the few people on earth with the ability to remember the events that are undone when time goes back. Alongside colleagues like Archie, standoffish Shiv and their steely leader Wes, George works to prevent global catastrophe — including trying to track down the formidable Rebrov, a wanted criminal intent on detonating a nuclear warhead and destroying the world.

Then a freak accident harms someone close to George. Lazarus won’t let him turn back time to undo it — unless there is the threat of global extinction. Now George must choose to stay loyal or go rogue, as he is faced with the question: if you had the power to rewrite your past, what would you sacrifice to do it…?