Reviews for the first season were mixed but generally noted its attempt to offer a more thoughtful approach to mental health: Review: Perception: Season One - Slant Magazine
The season establishes a support system that allows Pierce to function despite his condition: Perception - Season 1
A major arc concludes in the season finale, "Light," where Pierce discovers that Natalie is based on a woman named Caroline Newsome , his actual psychiatrist. Reviews for the first season were mixed but
Pierce's primary hallucination and "imaginary best friend" who offers advice on his cases. Perception - Season 1