As my sister and I were idly flipping through TV channels last year, our attention was drawn to a kid fervently sketching down a sequence of numbers. The scene then cut to two bubbly Korean girls taking selfies, and then back to the boy, who had climbed up a cell phone tower. After forty minutes of jumbled events had passed by, I surprisingly found myself intrigued.

“Touch” is about an 11 year boy named Jake who can see the patterns of the universe through numbers. Essentially, he sees the “pattern to life” as a mathematical equation, and makes it his job to make connections for people who need to find each other. Yet throughout his life, he’s never said a single word.

Jake’s father discovered his son’s ability, and acts as an intermediary to allow him to interact with others and alter their life paths. The journey that the father and son take together each episode allows the father to feel closer to his son, who he originally believed had severe mental disabilities.

The second season recently aired, featuring a new setting, several new characters, and a corporate enemy.

I was initially baffled by the complexity of the show, but after a few episodes found the storyline very compelling. It’s always interesting to see how the writers can connect a series of seemingly random events across the world into a manifest destiny.

There are also so many discrete details put into the show, you really have to pay attention to everything that happens. All of Jake’s actions have a profound meaning, connecting people whose lives are destined to touch.

Overall, I highly recommend this show to anyone who wishes to be both intrigued and moved.