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Robin Knight makes it a CW show or worse.

The cast has 3 chumps jockeying for lead, Miss Saunters Sexily, and Gary Cole as an afterthought to appease CBS studios. Try to think of how this could be a bigger me-fest for daddy James Bond.

McGee gets the A- and B-plot and still he's just... there. Voss actor did the heavy lifting.

I'm fine with skooma giving a sh*t vs. grit compare & contrast summary with the Origins storyline, even if you call Gary Cole Agent Donuts lol. We have Kasie haters here, but I'm most sick of Jimmy and his annoying shtick. Like in this preview for next episode:

Macgyver is over and she's bored. This episode and plot is a risky (cruel even) experiment if ratings will rebound now that the Super Bowl is over. Hmm.

Go Tory go! Bad ass and funny! Nah, I can't even fake it. Why does Knight get second, if not first billing, in every episode? It has long been the Jessica Knight Hallmark series here.

Do you think this show covers any kind of serious issues like aging, ageism, or taxes?

Fun fact. I paused on the Eleni driver license. "Eleni" was born 1972. Gary Cole the actor born 1956. Parker the character born 1960/1961 (from the episode of teen juvie Parker). Anyway, Melina looks nearly the same as she did in CSI:NY what... 20 years ago?

Seemed like they were trying to setup Serena the nurse with hot doc who's scared of needles? I loved the Xmas episode more, still singing to the dance montage. Love Joyce the administrator, so glad this show got one of the earliest renewals.

Respect sean murray for showing up to work for 20+ years. Make money while the sun shines. CBS, here you go: Wilmer valderama- goodbye. They can find a cheaper and fresher breath of air within a week. Sean murray and medical examiner palmer- each rotate 2 episodes in, 1 episode off. Their presence is disposable and they don't check any boxes.

These cheesin' goons (not counting Gary Cole) are incompatible with modern audiences. CBS knows it, but as long as the ratings don't attrition too-too much... LaRoache is the only hope for some much-needed intensity alongside Gary Cole (and Vance). Great point about the yentas, exaggerated by Hallmark actress Knight, jimmy, and Kasie. I actually find Kasie more interesting to watch than most of the can't-carry-the-show rest. Edit: imagine if Gary was on an actually-good show like Netflix's Man On The Inside in the (incomparable) Ted Danson role? He could pull that off.

Thank goodness for the 2-3 guest actors to carry this episode. They can't keep picking up and putting down threads like the Lily story, but now it's wilmer's turn to show his desirability. Gross. And more JassMer brouhaha after the winter break. This is not a good or entertaining show, but episode was ok.

The writers are up their own ass to think viewers remember the "angels" conversation from the ship season finale. This is a pass-the-time procedural, not Netflix's Stranger Things. Same writer did this season's Halloween episode, and re- brought up Parker and Knight discussing Shelley Winters in Poseidon Adventure. Another ship conversation.

Joyce seemed more peppy and fun in the pilot (even before she found out her marimba mentor died. Even when the "news crew" wasn't "on" her in the pilot). Love Joyce and Alex (the 2 leading ladies). Ep 1 is on NBC's youtube, it worked, they hooked me. Wish I found this show AFTER all 18 eps of season 1 are out. I just tried watching Superstore pilot, too stilted for me as it's not a mockumentary. Also I'm ehhh on America Ferrera.

Right? Nothing to write home about, no scenes worth re-watching. Lots of talky scenes with low emotional impact. Serves purpose with the intended audience who still zzz NCIS zzz.