The gimmick was gimmicky, sure - and they made sure to do it as gimmicky as possible, all part of its charm.

Its staying power was in the unique story of a mother pulling her daughter away from the precipice of spiralling self-destruction by opening her heart and mind to new ideas and breaking the cycle of generations of cultural abuse.

It genuinely has a wonderful message, and I remember it for that, and less for its action/scifi