Despite its number one goal of trying to be "cool" at every turn, this show is a boring mess. Let's sidestep the many dumb notions like people telling Alan Cumming that he needs to lose weight or get back his mojo or his lawyer boyfriend signing a lease with a gaping loophole that no layperson with an ounce of sense would agree to. Look instead at the scripts which have inane dialog and are too easy to predict and which reach their resolution as fast as a speeding bullet, absent any tension or complexity. Look at the characters: the too-perfect Dylan with his daunting academic credentials, best selling book, spiffy wardrobe, cool motorcycle & CIA background. His only flaw seems to be that he acts like he's on speed all the time. Lizzie is a tiny sprite-like cop who fears nothing and no one though she could be swatted like a fly by anyone bigger than her. How she affords her NYC residence on a cop's salary is a mystery. Her too-young lieutenant boss has shown no ability for investigative strategy though she mentions how over worked she is. There is also the idealized liberal version of a NYC mayor: a young, beautiful black woman.
Everyone here is young, zippy and cool. And not believable. There is not one iota of wit, wisdom, suspense, plot development, or character authenticity to be found anywhere. But. hey, that's cool in today's American TV programs. (Minus) One star.
Everyone here is young, zippy and cool. And not believable. There is not one iota of wit, wisdom, suspense, plot development, or character authenticity to be found anywhere. But. hey, that's cool in today's American TV programs. (Minus) One star.
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