Season 01

[shapeshifter]

Aired September 25, 2018

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After a bomb explosion devastates a residential apartment building, special agents Maggie Bell and Omar Adom ``OA'' Zidan of the New York office of the FBI investigate a possible war between rival gangs

No fair having Dallas Roberts in the premier.

It was watchable, but not must-see TV, IMO.

[LisaM]

I liked seeing Jeremy Sisto. 

It wasn't bad. I'll record another episode on my TiVo and decide whether to watch it. 

[ParadoxLost]

How did she figure out that there was a second bomb at the beginning of the episode and why did no one else question it?

Is it now standard procedure to wait an amount of time before entering the scene of a bombing to make sure they aren't luring in first responders?

Was the first bomb of  the episode not the first bombing?

Intel/ chatter before the bombing?

Psychic?

I wasn't paying attention?

[WendyCR72]

I get this was a pilot and it (duh!) deals with the FBI, which employs many people in many different jobs. But I was just confused. There were so many introduced at once and I could barely keep up before another person popped up.

At least with other Wolf shows, the leads and supporting were fewer (maybe minus Chicago Fire).

Will I tune in again? Sure, as pilots are rough. But in terms of grabbing me from the outset as the L&O franchise did, I can't say that was the case here. Maybe once the kinks get worked out, I'll become more involved. We'll see.

[NYGirl]

I enjoyed it.  Will definitely watch again..it's my type of show.

However I got lost right away wondering how they got to the M13 gang from the drug dealer and how did she know there was another bomb?

[shapeshifter]

6 minutes ago, ParadoxLost said:

How did she figure out that there was a second bomb at the beginning of the episode and why did no one else question it?

Pretty sure the answer to your first question is your second question:

8 minutes ago, ParadoxLost said:

Is it now standard procedure to wait an amount of time before entering the scene of a bombing to make sure they aren't luring in first responders

—but evidently the first responders on the scene didn't get that memo.

[Xeliou66]

I enjoyed it, pretty good for a pilot. Plot and investigation was interesting, and I liked the characters, minus the irritating blonde boss who fortunately will be gone after this. Loved seeing “Lupo” from L&O on here, interesting to see him in a supervisor role as Jubal. Only thing I was confused on was how they were certain the bomb was at the hall where it was, there were other locations it could’ve been as well. 

[Raja]

1 hour ago, NYGirl said:

I enjoyed it.  Will definitely watch again..it's my type of show.

However I got lost right away wondering how they got to the M13 gang from the drug dealer and how did she know there was another bomb?

The male agent recognized the grenades from his Army service but somehow knew that particular type was dumped in El Salvador. I know what you're asking, "only in El Salvador?" Added to a Black gangster being seen as the primary target made MS 13 the likely suspect.

 

Why for a hit on a rival gang would a second bomb for first responders be added? Maybe the answer is in the second half hour

[Chas411]

Im in for Sisto but really can't stand Missy ehatshername.

[fauntleroy]

I missed the first two minutes, the initial explosion, started when Missy and beard guy were staggering around covered in dust. Did they both just carry on their investigation without even a pause for a shower? I would presume people in such proximity to an explosion would be sent to hospital to be checked out or at the very least sent home to get cleaned up.

I liked Sisto in Law and Order but the scene of him talking in that big voice in the control room full of big monitors to agents walking about purposely ugh, I dunno. Prefer a smaller scale.

Edited September 26, 2018 by fauntleroy

[shantown]

I still think of Jeremy Sisto as Elton (Clueless) so it always throws me off a little to see him as a responsible grown-up. I like Missy Peregrym already and Ebonee Noel was endearing in the pilot. So I'll stick with it for a bit and see. This is definitely more of the "catch up here and there" type show though than a "must see TV" show.

[bioprof]

Really had high hopes for this....but....pilot was poorly written and lots of dangly irritating loose ends with no explanations. I still watch , over & over, the original L&O ...writing is tight, good, and the backstories for the main characters are kept to a minimum.  No background violins and sad piano music playing every ten seconds. Will give it a shot and hope it improves...but....am sorely disappointed.

[UNOSEZ]

I didn't expect to like this... As I've never been a big CBS fan... But I really enjoyed it... I liked the four main cop ppl.. Always a Missy peregrym fan...sisto was commanding but excitable about new science stuff..  Zeeko was reserved but strong.. And ebonee Noel kinda stole the show for me as the analyst who also shares sisto's excitedness... I'll leave it on my DVR list for a while and see how it goes 

[HurricaneVal]

I found it a sort of ho-hum routine procedural drama, but it had its moments.  I'll stick around for a while, but I'm with shantown, this is "catch up here and there" and not "must see TV."

Some of the moments I liked was the female supervisor actually said "prick" on broadcast TV, the "White Nationalist" poking at Omar and Omar's completely unfazed response, and the mention of Godwin's law.  I also really liked that character quirk that has Omar taking out his frustrations by sketching during interrogations.  I am disappointed we didn't get to see his sketch of the nazi guy!

[threebluestars]

Ebonee Noel was the highlight of this show.

I found it too serious and dire. With my procedurals, I like some humour and lightness. I'll stick around to check out of Sela Ward changes the vibe at all, but I don't think it'll be my thing if the tone is the same.

Edited September 27, 2018 by threebluestars

[UNOSEZ]

I always find when I read or hear someone say that they want "politics" out of their TV shows or sports what they really mean is anything that seems left leaning... they want it out of their face... And if that's how you feel fine.. But say that.. Cuz when I watch a show and abortion or taxes or states rights come up... I don't bemoan the more conservative ideas and whine about wanting an escape from them.  I say I disagree and keep it moving. . 

[shapeshifter]

4 hours ago, HurricaneVal said:

I also really liked that character quirk that has Omar taking out his frustrations by sketching during interrogations.  I am disappointed we didn't get to see his sketch of the nazi guy!

I didn't realize that's his shtick. I thought it was just a one-off. That might keep me watching a little longer.

 

3 hours ago, threebluestars said:

I found it too series and dire. With my procedurals, I like some humour and lightness. I'll stick around to check out of Sela Ward changes the vibe at all, but I don't think it'll be my thing if the tone is the same.

Yes, yes, yes, and yes. It needs a Lennie Briscoe or an Fin Tutuola or a John Munch.

[mxc90]

How did that angry woman have a business in the South Bronx for all those years? And those 3 ladies didn't give her hell for that rudeness?

I like the woman in bed was unfazed by a flash bomb going off in her house, a raid by the FBI, and a spider crawling on her leg. That's not giving a f*ck!

I'm confused: Wilmer the handyman (works for Brick) received the bomb from Bernardo, Bernardo received the bomb material from Brick, so was the bomb meant to blow up Brick's rec center with him there? Or was the bag left there to be moved to another target? 

I hope Missy Peregrym is allowed more than one facial expression for the remainder of this series. For a second there was a smile but it quickly went away.

[athelyna]

I sort of assumed Brick was meant to find the bomb as a cover - if I followed correctly think the white supremacist guy wanted the FBI to go after the Salvadoran gang to start a race war between the Black gangs and the Hispanic gangs.

Finding out the blond boss lady is gone after the pilot might make me try another episode, because she was the most generic and bland, but really all the characters felt generic and bland.  Pretty brunette female cop with sad backstory about dead loved one who works to avoid emotion, minority male cop who has to put up with racist suspects who also dings the former military bell, the younger mostly office agent who has to step up in the field, and that other middle aged white guy who was some sort of intermediate between the blond lady and the field agents I guess?  The only name I actually remember is O.A., and that's just because when I saw it written in CBS's description I found it an odd choice.  I thought most of the actors looked kind of bored, except for the younger black agent who defused the bomb. 

This may have some room to grow, and it wasn't stupid awful, but being meh might be worse than being so bad it's good.

[Waterston Fan]

19 hours ago, HeShallBMySquishy said:

I think Sela Ward is replacing Connie Nielsen, a different role in the same capacity, I believe.

I was waiting for her. I remember her on CSI: NY in the last three years of the show. 
Connie Nielsen is who? The blonde haired lady? 

I think I like this show but will give it more time. It was nice seeing Jeremy Sisto though. 

Edited September 27, 2018 by Waterston Fan

[Raja]

10 minutes ago, Waterston Fan said:

Connie Nielsen is who? The blonde haired lady? 

I think I like this show but will give it more time. It was nice seeing Jeremy Sisto though. 

Yes the Special Agent In Charge, she temporarily replaced Mariska Hargitay on L&O SVU many years ago. Dick Wolf does seem to be loyal to most of his ex cast members, or he just used so many actors after 50 plus seasons of content in the L&O and Chicago franchise it just seems that way.

[Waterston Fan]

On 8/19/2018 at 10:15 PM, shapeshifter said:

Tuesday, September 25, 9/8 CT premier date (https://mobile.twitter.com/fbicbs ), and it's now FBI instead of the "working title" of F.B.I. —maybe some legal hurdles crossed?

 

And no offense to Connie Nielsen, but I prefer Sela Ward (https://deadline.com/2018/07/fbi-sela-ward-cast-cbs-series-dick-wolf-recasting-connie-nielsen-1202432136/ ).

Even though that was my first time seeing Connie Nielsen, I thought she was okay. I do like Sela Ward and hope she will make things better. 

[Dowel Jones]

11 hours ago, icemiser69 said:

A: I was hoping this series would be like the original, "The F.B.I.".  Not even close.

I remember watching that as a kid.  It was probably Hoover's doing, but the agents were always shown as suit & tie, clean shaven, and very professional in that they did a ton of legwork to develop their evidence (sort of like real life).  It was a rarity that anyone ever drew a weapon.  One of the more interesting parts (now) was the explanation that "after the crime was committed, it was discovered that the suspects had crossed state lines, so the FBI was brought in."  Different times.

As far as this show goes, it's interesting enough as a procedural.  They sure dropped the relationship anvil when  Agent OA dropped Agent Missy off at the funeral.

[Mars477]

On 9/25/2018 at 9:36 PM, ParadoxLost said:

How did she figure out that there was a second bomb at the beginning of the episode and why did no one else question it?

Is it now standard procedure to wait an amount of time before entering the scene of a bombing to make sure they aren't luring in first responders?

Was the first bomb of  the episode not the first bombing?

Intel/ chatter before the bombing?

Psychic?

I wasn't paying attention?

It's pretty common in terrorist bombings for additional bombs to be placed around the target site that are timed to cause maximum casualties among first responders.  The US has even "borrowed" that tactic by firing missiles at the rescuers who flock to the sites of drone strikes.  It just shows that she has experience working in Counterterrorism.

As someone who quit Rookie Blue due to not being able to stand all of the relationship drama, I like how professional and competent the characters here are.  I feel like more media could stand to go the "Competent professionals" route instead of turning everyone into a 5 alarm fire of personal baggage like certain shows out there (ahem SVU).

[ashleylm]

Didn't grab me.  Watched about 30 minutes and it was a bunch of people talking, rather than scintillating dialogue, a compelling plotline, a stunning production design, etc.  In today's landscape (with brilliant television like (your mileage may vary) Bojack Horseman, Game of Thrones, The Good Place, GLOW, Veep, The Good Fight, etc.) I need more than competent television before I'll commit to a series!  I'd rather watch a comforting only semi-guilty pleasure like The Great British Bake Off or Skin Wars before yet another competent procedural. 

You know, I get why there's a pizza place near me, despite the fact that there are thousands of other pizza places already in the world ... but the same logic doesn't apply to TV shows.  They're all basically equally accessible, and we don't need more of the same.  I can imagine network TV trying to create something similar to a hit on cable (with the understanding that some people won't have access, sort of the pizza analogy), but there's no need to do the same old same as what's already on other channels out there.  The only difference is the name of the investigators' team.

[Rambler]

Let’s see, creator of Law and Order vs lazy-ass CBS procedural writers.

Apparently there is this amazing new tech where you can create an accurate sketch of a suspect from a single drop of blood. And do it in less than a day. Riiight. Anyways based on this "evidence" let's drag in ginger rec center guy for questioning. Does he ask for a lawyer? Of course not, this is CBS America where inconvenient things like civil rights don’t exist.

Oh look there’s this kid riding his bike on the street dressed just like the kid from the rec center. That must mean he is MS-13 because the only kids in the world who wear white shirts and khaki pants belong to MS-13. Of course the kid on the bike has a black jacket on and the rec center kid didn't, but minor detail. Aha! The kid rode his bike past an abandoned building. That has to be where the suspect is cuz reasons. Let's just break into this building without a warrant so any evidence found is inadmissible in court. Oh yeah I forgot this is CBS America where warrants don't matter. Of course, MS-13 guy never asks for a lawyer either.

I thought since this is a Dick Wolf production there might be the tiniest nod towards realism, but nope. Lazy-ass CBS writers win again.

Edited September 27, 2018 by Rambler
I can't believe I wrote 'writing' instead of 'riding' haha

[Emma9]

Not enthused to hear about Sela Ward. Binged on some House reruns over the summer, and always found her rather unpleasant there. Nor did I find the blonde boss she'll be replacing particularly objectionable. But overall, this seemed like a solid first outing. I'll be watching again.

 

12 hours ago, ashleylm said:

Didn't grab me.  Watched about 30 minutes and it was a bunch of people talking, rather than scintillating dialogue, a compelling plotline, a stunning production design, etc.  In today's landscape (with brilliant television like (your mileage may vary) [...]

My mileage does indeed vary. There wasn't a single show in last year's new fall slate that became appointment television for me, and only one in fall 2016 (Timeless, which didn't make the cut for this year). Of what's on my watchlist now, there's only one show (Madam Secretary) that I consider genuinely great rather than just okay. And truly competent procedurals have become thin enough on the ground that I'm happy to give a chance to something that may develop into one.

Admittedly, most of what I watch is network, but considering what bugs me with most shows these days is the amount of time I spend rolling my eyes at the melodrama, I doubt I'd find much of interest in cable shows that promise to be BIGGER, EDGIER, DEEPER, AND MORE SHOCKING.

Obviously, my taste isn't universal. (Many will consider the shows I cited above to be justification enough to disregard anything else I have to say.) And if the drift in popularity is away from what I prefer to watch, well, I suppose that could be taken as a sign that I spend too much time in front of the television anyway.

 

21 hours ago, Mars477 said:

As someone who quit Rookie Blue due to not being able to stand all of the relationship drama, I like how professional and competent the characters here are.  I feel like more media could stand to go the "Competent professionals" route instead of turning everyone into a 5 alarm fire of personal baggage like certain shows out there (ahem SVU).

Sing it. While they've already taken pains to assure us that Female Agent isn't over her husband's death and Male Agent is still stuck in the undercover mindset, that's comparatively mild by today's standards.

I know I complain about this sort of thing a lot, but it's truly not that I want a cast of emotionless robots who never think about anything but their jobs. I want characters I can relate to and care about.

But that shit takes time. Let a show find its feet, define the cast by their actions and personalities rather than their damage, let them develop a rapport with each other and the viewer.

Then you can put them in mortal peril or reveal past sorrow and have it make a real impact.

(Only if done sparingly, of course. A character who bounces from one crisis to the next and will never find happiness that isn't dashed for sweeps week wears out their welcome fast.)

Edited September 28, 2018 by Emma9

[damnman]

I was very distracted, Missy and my daughter could be twins! I kept looking at hubby saying it is weird to watch our daughter on TV. 

[CooperTV]

The hot male partner (I didn't catch the name of) the only thing I liked about this. Everything else is silly. Pity Connie Nielsen and Jeremy Sisto are stuck in it.

[Raja]

11 minutes ago, CooperTV said:

The hot male partner (I didn't catch the name of) the only thing I liked about this. Everything else is silly. Pity Connie Nielsen and Jeremy Sisto are stuck in it.

Connie Nielson's Special Agent In Charge is being replaced by Sela Ward for the series.

[CooperTV]

24 minutes ago, Raja said:

Connie Nielson's Special Agent In Charge is being replaced by Sela Ward for the series.

Oh well, good for Connie Nielsen!

[Danielg342]

Wow. What a mess.

It really does feel like Dick Wolf made a show based on as many crime procedural cliches he could think of. Stuff blows up at random points and for no reason, the villains were minorities until a "shocking swerve" where the villain is really a white supremacist (seriously, how many times do we go down this well?), the lower level agents are all "tough mavericks" while their bosses are "tough but by-the-book".

Oh, and their bosses- except Jeremy Sisto's character- were all women and did little more than bark orders, falling victim to another of Hollywood's worst cliches: sticking minorities in "boss" roles just so the producers can claim they're being "diverse". Never mind those characters do diversity no good, because only when they're well-rounded (and boss characters hardly ever are) are the characters worth anything.

Ho hum.

I do think the worst was Agent Bell (whose name I only found out because I looked it up in order to write this review better), who fit what has to be the police procedural's worst cliche- that of the "tough but secretly warm female agent". The character wore no makeup, in order so that she can look tough, doesn't have any kids (so she's a lone wolf!), talks tough and is unrelenting with the perps (complete with that death glare), and hardly ever cracks a smile.

...but, but...when the woman at the apartment took Bell to task about "not being able to understand because you don't have any kids" (check another cliche off the list), there was Bell, brooding about the kid she couldn't save!

Aww...she has a heart guys...I mean, she's really beating herself up about some kid she's never met...never mind that she's likely encountered many other kids she was unable to save so this one kid she couldn't save shouldn't matter so much.

No...we need to show she's got a heart!

*groan*

I suppose I should say that I did like a few things- the agent drawing threatening drawings is kind of a neat trait, and Jeremy Sisto is always fun to watch. Plus Missy Peregrym (Agent Bell) showed she could rise above the material she's given.

...and, it being the pilot, perhaps this was just "the wonky start".

However, with the start being this messy...I don't have too much hope it'll get better.

[Rickster]

Anyone familiar with the suburbs north of NYC would laugh at white supremacist guy living in Scarsdale, which is a town with a large Jewish community. Had to be a purposely ironic joke.

I too found the show messy, and particulary found Sisto irritating and his role pointless.

Edited September 30, 2018 by Rickster
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[ChattyCathyLA]

What a sh*t show!  I’m shocked that Dick Wolf is behind this stinker!  Glad Connie Nielsen is being replaced, but they need to dump Missy who can’t act and has the same vocal cadence and facial expression in every scene.  In addition, she doesn’t embody her character with the gravitas of an FBI agent in charge.  Seems more like an executive assistant to me. Enjoyed the guy playing her partner and always love Jeremy Sisto.  Will give it one more chance when Sela Ward comes on, because the girl has presence and can act!  But can she save this mess?  I doubt it ... 

[Danielg342]

4 hours ago, Rickster said:

white supremacist

*wags finger incessantly*

C'mon now! Remember, he prefers "Americanist"!

*sigh*

Getting serious, I just learned via Wikipedia that "Americanist" actually refers to someone who studies North America and its culture, with many studying Native Americans. This should be something the baddie- who was a scholar, I believe- should have known.

(From what I understand, most in the alt-right call themselves "patriots"- that would have been a better choice)

So either Dick Wolff was being clever or he goofed pretty badly. I lean on the latter.

Edited September 30, 2018 by Danielg342

[kili]

I've tried, but I can't make any sense of a plot that has them bombing the community centre at which the bomb-maker works.  Brick would never have been on anybody's radar if that had not occurred. As part of routine, they would have checked all the backgrounds of people associated with the site and found his bomb-making experience very interesting.

Why have the bomb-maker hand the bomb to M-13 who hands it to the kid in broad-daylight in front of a camera who then puts it in the community centre where the bomb-maker works? Maybe there was a re-write and they were originally going to have the bomb-maker make all the bombs and then double-cross him taking him out with his own bomb? But, then they realized they needed the 24 hour deadline, so they couldn't have the conspiracy take him out that soon? IDK. The writing needs to get a lot tighter.

In my experience those old flip-phone batteries were beasts. If you weren't using them, they took forever to lose charge. It's the early-gen smartphones that ate batteries in less than 24 hours. 

I liked the main male agent, Sisto and the enthusiastic agent who diffused the bomb at the symposium. The female agent with the tragic backstory annoys me already. I don't care about her baggage, just solve the crime. Baggage Agent was ridiculous layering on another bag with the death of that child. Sure, let the mother vent that she'd rather be dead (as she sits beside her 12 year-old badly injured son finding out that he's not worth living for), but given when she arrived at the site, there is no way Baggage Agent had time to save the kid, so put down that bag. If she can't realistically deal with the job, send her to counselling and pair up the two agents I do like. That would be an interesting dynamic.

[Shriekingeel]

On 9/29/2018 at 8:02 PM, Rickster said:

 

Anyone familiar with the suburbs north of NYC would laugh at white supremacist guy living in Scarsdale, which is a town with a large Jewish community. Had to be a purposely ironic joke.

 

 

But this is the Dick Wolf alternate universe where dog-fighting matches somehow take place in fancy Manhattan high-rises inhabited by wealthy white stockbrokers (an actual L&O episode). Nothing, no matter how bizarre, surprises me in Dick-Wolf-land. 

[WendyCR72]

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After eight people are fatally poisoned at a deli in New York City, special agents Maggie Bell and OA Zidan trace the crime to an unlikely culprit and conduct a sting operation to prevent further attacks.

[WendyCR72]

This one drew me in a bit more than the pilot. And I like Dana, Sela Ward's character.

My ongoing issue is the bleak nature. No, I didn't expect a laughfest on a show called FBI, but even the Law & Order franchise had moments of levity with its characters, no matter which version.

This is just...dark. No light.

So I'm not sure how long I will keep watching. Until it wears me down, I guess?

That said, the ISIS arc was sadly timely and scary to know this does/did happen. Liked that OA got to use his cultural background here to take the perps down. Still not feeling Missy Peregrym's character, though. Will Jeremy Sisto's character ever get to do more than yell?

[shapeshifter]

1 hour ago, WendyCR72 said:

This one drew me in a bit more than the pilot. And I like Dana, Sela Ward's character.

So maybe I will watch it.

1 hour ago, WendyCR72 said:

My ongoing issue is the bleak nature. No, I didn't expect a laughfest on a show called FBI, but even the Law & Order franchise had moments of levity with its characters, no matter which version.

And this^^ is why I guess I won't watch it.

[preeya]

Sela Ward, WOW.  She sure has aged very well.

[WendyCR72]

14 minutes ago, preeya said:

Sela Ward, WOW.  She sure has aged very well.

She looks like she has had work done, but EXCELLENT work. Either way, she looks spectacular for 58 (or 62, depending on which source one believes!).

[weathered1]

1 hour ago, WendyCR72 said:

My ongoing issue is the bleak nature. No, I didn't expect a laughfest on a show called FBI, but even the Law & Order franchise had moments of levity with its characters, no matter which version.

This is just...dark. No light.

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I'm having the same issue with this. Everything is so dark, so dire all the time. The show desperately needs moments - however brief - where that darkness is relieved. 

Aside from that, I really like the partner and Jeremy Sisto, and Sela Ward did well. I'm having problems with the star, though. I watched Missy on Rookie Blue, and I don't recall her being quite this bad. As it is now, though, they could get a block of a wood with a ponytail to stand in for her during her scenes, and we wouldn't be able to tell the difference. 

Two episodes in, and the show is just okay, but I'm not sure how much longer I'll tune in to something that revels in all that is bleak. 

[threebluestars]

Yeah, agree they need to lighten the mood a bit. It's really going to wear me down quickly without some levity.

I really liked the girl that played Tara.

[Xeliou66]

This episode was an improvement over the first one. I’m enjoying this show so far, I like that the focus is all about the case  and not on the agents personal lives. I found the storyline very interesting and relevant as terrorist groups do use those tactics to recruit young people to their cause. I liked how OA used his knowledge of Islamic culture to help solve the case. I love Jubal aka “Lupo” and he’s great in the supervisor role, I would like to see him out in the field some. I liked the new boss much better than the boss in the first episode. I like all the characters so far.

[TheGreenWave]

Agree with everyone above regarding the dark/dire tone of the show.  For some reason this show reminds me of that Patricia Arquette CSI Cyber show (not a good memory) in which they are all standing around a bullpen and solving the case together with super computer stuff and whatever (Thank God for algorithms!).  Also, for once I would love if one of these shows took more than just an hour to solve the problem-of-the-week.  What about taking a few episodes and really dive into the issues surrounding the case?  ISIS recruiting young teen girls - that subject matter could have been really interesting to explore - especially since you know this could have been an operation with more than just the NYC field office and across states.  What about a storyline that involves a few FBI offices across states (and not in the tropey "we are going to fight over jurisdiction" way).  Make this standout in some capacity because my love for Elton/Lupo will only carry me so far....

Not looking forward to next week when it appears that they are already going to trot out the "cast member in peril" storyline.  I already get my fill of that on Criminal Minds.

[HurricaneVal]

15 hours ago, WendyCR72 said:

his one drew me in a bit more than the pilot. And I like Dana, Sela Ward's character.

My ongoing issue is the bleak nature. No, I didn't expect a laughfest on a show called FBI, but even the Law & Order franchise had moments of levity with its characters, no matter which version.

This is just...dark. No light.

So I'm not sure how long I will keep watching. Until it wears me down, I guess?

That said, the ISIS arc was sadly timely and scary to know this does/did happen. Liked that OA got to use his cultural background here to take the perps down. Still not feeling Missy Peregrym's character, though. Will Jeremy Sisto's character ever get to do more than yell?

I co-sign this entire post.  This is pretty much what I came here to say!

Sela Ward is awesome?  Check.  So far, a real downer of a show?  Check.  It seems to be good, but man it's going to get depressing.  Check.  Loved that OA got to be the point man on the ISIS stuff.  Check.   One-note Maggie--when will we get to see a different facial expression?  Check.  Why is Jeremy Sisto's character constantly yelling?  Check.

 

About the only thing I was going to say, other than I appreciated the rather different plotline, was:  why do the other FBI agents wear suits and other professional type clothes, while Maggie swans around in a black t-shirt and jeggings?

[TimetoShine]

1 hour ago, HurricaneVal said:

Why is Jeremy Sisto's character constantly yelling?  Check.

Thank you. I will always have love for JS but why was he yelling so much? There was one scene in particular where they were all gathered around the screens and he's yelling but everyone else in the scene was speaking with in-door voices. Completely took me out of the scene. That and the scene was boring.

[TV Anonymous]

I am not crazy about the using of amazing but impossible technology, CSI-style. I mean really, they can get a clear video from a reflection on an obscure mirror? If there is not enough pixel to form a picture, computer can not just make it up. I am also not crazy about an FBI agent wearing t-shirt for work. I read someplace that FBI dress standard is jacket and tie for men and equivalent for women. Black v-neck t-shirt is certainly not equivalent IMHO.

[dargosmydaddy]

17 hours ago, weathered1 said:

I watched Missy on Rookie Blue, and I don't recall her being quite this bad.

She was pretty bad there, too (IMO). And I think she does better with comedy/ lighthearted moments, which Rookie Blue managed to have, unlike this show...

2 hours ago, TimetoShine said:

I will always have love for JS but why was he yelling so much?

Gah! So much this! I haven't watched either of the two episodes in full (flipping between this and This Is Us), but the yelling is already getting to me. The only reason I tuned in was Sisto, but his character seems kind of obnoxiously loud so far, and not much else.