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The series centers on fifteen year-old Lux who has spent her life going from foster family to foster family since her birth. Wishing to become emancipated, Lux is instead given in to their custody.
17 October 1978, Jasper, Alberta, Canada
16 September 1975, England, UK
9 October 1969, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
8 December 1986, Bay Village, Ohio, USA
24 June 1989, Hendon, London, England, UK
29 December 1969, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
10 November 1984, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
28 January 1968, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
19 June 1973, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
3 October 1973, St. Asaph, Wales, UK
17 March 1975, Smithers, British Columbia, Canada
18 February 1977, Reno, Nevada, USA
25 July 1974, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
14 September 1976, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
24 November 1983, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
January 16, 2010
The most winning character is the product of the tryst, Lux, played charmingly by Brittany Robertson. Enchanting, like Juno without the self-righteousness, Lux is resilient without being spiky, wise beyond her years yet sweetly hopeful and naive.
January 17, 2010
Finally there is a rare breed, the self-aware young thinkers, glimpsed in occasional intelligent hours that give voice to teen angst beyond lust. Life Unexpected offers intelligent family drama while the glitzier Gossip Girl is on hiatus.
January 18, 2010
The cast has major potential, but Life Unexpected still needs to find an original and compelling voice.
January 18, 2010
Life Unexpected overall is just too dumb to take into your homes.
January 18, 2010
As someone who spent a lot of time in the last decade watching the adventures of Buffy and Lorelai and Angel and Rory and the rest, I couldn't help but smile at the introduction of Lux.
January 15, 2010
It feels real -- and that realism, reflected in the characters and their actions, is Life Unexpected's best quality.
February 11, 2010
It is the first series that can invite comparison to the best dramas produced by the WB and the first ray of hope that the CW may be maturing into a more interesting network.
January 18, 2010
The lead characters in Life Unexpected are so likable, and the interactions between them feel so natural, that you find yourself willing to give the show lots of slack.
January 15, 2010
Sometimes it's like she's [Lux] the parent and they're the kids! The CW succumbs to that old cliche, but it makes up for it with an attractive, likable cast who draw you into the characters' emotional lives.
January 18, 2010
Life Unexpected throws that whole family-of-choice trope for a small, pleasing loop.
