S02.E04: Noble Rot

[AnimeMania]

Reenie gets Colter to take a case involving a woman missing from a high-end wellness retreat in Napa designed for CEOs.

Premiere Date: November 3, 2024         CBS     8pm  

   

Neil Jackson as William Locke

[buttersister]

Does this feel paint-by-numbers to anyone else?

Did appreciate the Fargo homage, albeit pretty gross for CBS.

[AnimeMania]

I think I liked this one better than any episode of the series I have seen so far. It seemed to flow pretty well. The only thing I didn't like was they let the lady with the gun, keep the gun, while they went on doing their own thing, like she was no longer a threat or a crazy killer.

[Packerbrewerbadger]

I will continue to watch but the writers really need to up their game.  And are Colter and Renie in junior high?  I like both characters but their “ banter “ was embarrassing.

[Andyourlittledog2]

I never watched this before. Is it always so stilted?  It's like the actors are having a hard time remembering their lines or understand how human conversation actually works. One person says a line, there's a long pause, the next actor says a line, there's a long pause.... It's very unsettling. It didn't help that the episode was set in a weirdly sterile environment - I realize it was supposed to be an upscale corporate retreat and all but it was so oddly artificial and perfect, like a stage set. 

The whole thing was weird to me.  It all felt other planet-y, like it was produced off world by aliens who didn't quite have the mannerisms and setting of Earth quite right.

[rr2911]

9 hours ago, Packerbrewerbadger said:

I will continue to watch but the writers really need to up their game.  And are Colter and Renie in junior high?  I like both characters but their “ banter “ was embarrassing.

I believe Colter and Renie have a romantic past that was hinted in the first season.  

[AnimeMania]

10 hours ago, Andyourlittledog2 said:

I never watched this before. Is it always so stilted?  It's like the actors are having a hard time remembering their lines or understand how human conversation actually works. One person says a line, there's a long pause, the next actor says a line, there's a long pause.... It's very unsettling. It didn't help that the episode was set in a weirdly sterile environment - I realize it was supposed to be an upscale corporate retreat and all but it was so oddly artificial and perfect, like a stage set. 

The whole thing was weird to me.  It all felt other planet-y, like it was produced off world by aliens who didn't quite have the mannerisms and setting of Earth quite right.

And yet, this is the most watched scripted show on TV and this was it's best episode. Go figure.

[Daff]

9 hours ago, Andyourlittledog2 said:

I never watched this before. Is it always so stilted?  It's like the actors are having a hard time remembering their lines or understand how human conversation actually works. One person says a line, there's a long pause, the next actor says a line, there's a long pause.... It's very unsettling. It didn't help that the episode was set in a weirdly sterile environment - I realize it was supposed to be an upscale corporate retreat and all but it was so oddly artificial and perfect, like a stage set. 

The whole thing was weird to me.  It all felt other planet-y, like it was produced off world by aliens who didn't quite have the mannerisms and setting of Earth quite right.

There were reasons for the long pauses and stilted, awkward behavior. Renie and Colter have been a casual couple. For her to call on his skills and for him to find her with a date (she tried to minimize it by calling him a plus one) was unexpected (both professionally and personally). Besides, this season, the writers have changed the professional relationship-Renie has quit her job to hang out her own shingle and is sharing office space with one of Colter’s main resources.

That said, Michael Rady!

[MissLucas]

Well, that escalated quickly towards the end. Nice convoluted plot with some good red herrings. Also: great landscape porn. My only quibble:  Geez, Colter stop (literally) handling body parts ! You always got phone and gun with you, a pair of gloves would certainly fit in your pocket too!!!

[Snazzy Daisy]

Horny Reenie is back!!! Errr, that’s what I call her. 🤣

Ehh, that Head of Security (Reynolds) was the deceased Agent Trevor Hobbs from FBI. It’s nice to see him again.

WRITERS: “Let’s give Jesse Pardue a Fargo treatment.” 😬

 

[Dowel Jones]

1 hour ago, Snazzy Daisy said:

WRITERS: “Let’s give Jesse Pardue a Fargo treatment.” 😬

As soon as he mentioned Chekhov's Wood Chipper, I said to myself, "This isn't going to end well.

[mythoughtis]

Colter and Reenie have been dancing around each other.  She seemed more interested than him last season.  This season he slept with someone we’d never seen before.  He seems interested in Billie.  Reenie seems to have backed off.  Colter gave his brother Russell permission to ask her out.  Reenie had a plus 1 and is unavailable.  So now Colter’s interested.  Classic teenage attitude.