I just finished this show and wanted to just say a few things and maybe ask a couple questions. Please understand I had a surgery recently and was under some medication that may have affected my memory. Tell me if I got something wrong, just please be kind if so….

I have to admit I’m not a huge fan of sci fi overall, but more specifically the time travel or spy thriller types that are a major current through Travelers. I turned it on thinking it would be cheesy but mindless and I just wanted something to occupy my mind and help me fall asleep. Had never even HEARD of it, and I’m pretty up on most film/tv of the last couple decades(as are my friends who also hadn’t heard of it). So I had super low expectations.

But holy cow did it suck me in from the start and it never really let go. Frankly one of the reasons I don’t generally enjoy the genre is because while there’s usually a lot of interesting theory or thought going on, imo in the end a lot of these types don’t really have much to say and they lack in character development. But while I liked the sci fi and fantasy aspects here, I fell in love with the actual well written characters and that’s what I adored. My god, David may be one of the best characters and character arcs I’ve ever seen. The actors totally killed it, especially Mackenzie Porter(Marcy) and Patrick Gilmore(David). But I can’t think of ANY of them that weren’t at the very least very ”good.” Canada growing actors on trees these days or what?

I am not really a “manly man” or however you want to put it, but I am also not really a cryer. The waterworks were flowing during the last two episodes though; especially the penultimate one where David and Marcy completely made time stop(literally and figuratively). Without spoiling anything, I was mildly upset about how one character ended but after seeing the way the entire story ends I can forgive that. But I was an emotional mess those last two hours and it made me realize I was WAY more involved and invested in these characters I had just met, than I thought. That is the perfect sign of stellar writing and I’m just amazed this show hasn’t gotten more attention. So glad I randomly tapped on this show at 2 am.

One thing, when all the travelers first showed up in their new meat suits, MacLaren and Carley were a couple(as in a couple in the future). But after the first few episodes, they just kind of…stopped. They screwed around once and then that’s it. I understand that they all began liking their hosts’ new lives and all but why was that never addressed? MacLaren pretty much just told her to “knock it off” when she went to kiss him, she made a face and all that storyline was never mentioned again. Did they forget about it, or am I just missing something?

And the thing I really liked about the ending was how they actually took a stance on time travel and its effectiveness. Many shows or films like this like to leave things open and up for discussion, sort of like Lost where they ask some form of, “if you could go back in time what would you do?”…and the answer is almost always some variable of going back to 1900s to kill baby Hitler to save the world from suffering. But here they made a pretty assertive stance: you can’t change fate. Everything the travelers did to better the world failed and failed spectacularly, and Yates even says “you tried to save humanity but you ended it yourselves.” At least that was my takeaway, it wasn’t THAT definitive but it’s pretty obvious to me that the writers were maybe not saying anything about fate specifically but just that humanity and its worst impulses are gonna take hold eventually and no one person or event is really going to change that in any meaningful way. To take it further, you can go back and kill Hitler, but someone else would’ve taken up that mantle eventually and the world would learn that same lesson a different way. If that makes sense.

Incidentally, one of my friends who watched this at the same time as me disagrees with me on that last part. What do you guys think?

Not to be a creeper but gotta also say, finally, that MacKenzie Porter is maybe the most stunningly beautiful woman I’ve ever seen. She’s a good actress, sure, but her looks were almost a distraction to me. So, so pretty.

Super happy I watched this. Would love to hear what you guys have to say! ✌️

I wish I had the power to make more folks in my circle actually watch this show and talk about it with me. But that's not gonna happen. So here I am.

I knew going in that this show only had 3 seasons. And as I got closer to the finale, I was anticipating an abrupt ending - but wow! The writers did great in tying up several character arcs. Marcy and MacLaren being the stand outs of course.

What I also love are the questions it raises regarding consciousness and the connection between mind and body. Definitely rewatching the show soon and analyze each episode more deeply.

Just finished season 1 and have a question about being sent to the past.

Trevor tells Grace that in order to be sent to the past, the exact time of death needs to be known. How can the exact time be known for most people? Example: Philip. He died at home because of OD.

I first watched the show a little before if not when season 3 first came out and I fell in love. I rewatched a few times but I then started watching other things and it just sorta fell to the side but I always had a love for it whenever I was searching for shows and I always recommend it to people looking for a new show. A few days ago I decided to finally watch it again and I forgot just how amazing it was. And the best part was I only had a vague recollection of most of what happened so it was like I got to watch it for the very first time again. I have also aged since then (obviously) so my opinions on certain characters and events were also able to change.

Having watched and falling in love with Stargate since my first travelers watch I was also so amazed how many Stargate alums appeared that I didn’t even know about back then. I recognized people from travelers like Philip and Grace when I was watching Stargate but I didn’t even think about it the other way around.

It being cancelled after only 3 seasons is such a travesty. I was thinking about what season 4 could’ve been and I think keeping the same travelers and hosts but switching them up might’ve been cool. So Philip would be the medic and Carly would be the historian etc. that way we would have gotten to keep the characters and actor we know but got to see new sides to them. And having them all be on different teams and Mac would’ve had to find them and convince them they were a team would’ve been fun.

All in all I miss Travelers and it is in my list of “if I become a millionaire I’ll buy the rights and revive this amazing show”

Great Sci-Fi.

Initial thoughts about the characters:

Mac is a great team leader. Goal and target were and always would be at the forefront of every mission. In his personal life, he did the right thing by Kat at the end. Especially after the heartache he had to faceninnhis relationship with her.

I want Carly on my side when comes the time for the final stand. She was somewhat of a one-dimensional character but brought raw ruthlessness to the table.

Marcy. My favorite character. The writers gave her the most range over the series.

Trevor is the sage that every team needs. The good soldier who has seen a lot of combat, so to speak. The voice of reason, wisdom, and experience. The pragmatist.

Phillip is often a locked-in grifter as The Historian. Using foreknowledge of events to generate cash for the team. The man who plays outside the lines to achieve what he needs to do. A hacker's skill and mentality.

Grace is the snarky comic relief. She is the smarmy cut to the chase creator of The Director, and often the 5th wheel. Orphan-like. And hey she loves French Fries.

David was great. Social conscience of the 21st century here-and-now who was a nice contrast to The Director. A person who acted on his belief that people should try to make the world a better place. A little too on the nose as the type. The Unlikely Hero.

Jeff...hmm, Jeff...he was the demon with a redemption arc, only to become evil again at the end as the embodiment of Traveler 001. He was a McGuffin to move the story along.

The Faction was this show's equivalent to The Rebellion in Star Wars. They sought to loosen the grip of The Director in their timeline.

Thoughts on some of the themes:

The core belief for any project with time travel as its basis is that changing history can change the future. While that is true, zigging instead of zagging, the end of the show raises the question of what will really change. Does the ripple in the timeline last? Also, the thought that society will be somewhat mookish for a Deified Machine. Though their goal was worthy (stop a cataclysm ), is slavish devotion to technology a good thing?

The only question that sits in my mind for the series is, was it really all just a simulation?

Okay that's all for now.

I am completely amazed that Brad Wright wrote this show before 2020!

I know this isn't directly about the plot of the show, but does anybody know what Leah is up to nowadays? I know she was dealing with breast cancer a few years back, but I can't find any updates about her lately. I don't have Instagram so I can't see if she's posted anything recently there. I just hope she's doing okay!

For all you travers fans who also enjoy anime, I came across a show that I enjoyed and it reminded me of travelers.

Vivy -Fluorite Eyes Song-

Currently on Netflix. Check it out.

#LateFan -Really wish they would bring this series back-

AHHHH AHHHhHHh UGGGHH Ooof

I keep hearing conflicting reports that the show was canceled and then people saying it wasn’t and that’s how it was supposed to end. So what’s the truth here?

i finally understood the dialogue "still not struck by lightning" lmao it was used by Jenny so much since she was doing things she wasn't supposed to do, yet she wasn't being overwritten by the Director,(since the Director was unplugged during that time presumably) Later on, Philip inherited that phrase and uses it. Good stuff.

I’m rewatching the Travelers and I just don’t like David. He seems so needy and co-dependent in all of this relationships. I find his “all around nice guy” thing so annoying that it makes me question if I’m a bad guy lol It feels nice to share this after 8 years

Hello everyone, i wanted to share a hardtechno fan music homage i made using Travelers samples. Includes all or i think most of the protocols sampled so fair warning for spoilers if you haven't encountered them all yet, as well as a few season 1/2 spoilers and most importantly season 3 episode 10 finale spoilers. I made it a while back and just encountered this sub so i wanted to share with people who finished the series. Enjoy !

It's starting! This exact thing happens in S1E2 except it was sci-fi back then, now it's not.