S01.E02: The Man Who Knew Too Much About Bridges

[AnimeMania]

Charles charms his fellow residents at happy hour while finding his footing as a sleuth. But will a mysterious warning end the case before it even begins?

Premiere Date: November 21, 2024   Netflix   

[lucindabelle]

Loving this more and more. It’s a bit more sad than I wanted but not overwhelmingly so. The little dog is interesting and now he pats it. Love the three kids being more human at the end. 

[chaifan]

I am really liking this show.  A fun, new premise.  A perfect use of Ted Danson's dry comedy skills.  The cast of older actors is fabulous.  I don't know when I last saw Sally Struthers in something, but I'm loving her here.  And the scene of them all getting high was hilarious.  

The B plot with the daughter and her family isn't too bad, but it also seems a bit unnecessary.  I'd rather have more time devoted to the "mystery" than on her home life.  

[SunnyBeBe]

Loving this series!  Just discovered it. 

[shapeshifter]

On 11/23/2024 at 12:08 PM, chaifan said:

The B plot with the daughter and her family isn't too bad, but it also seems a bit unnecessary.  I'd rather have more time devoted to the "mystery" than on her home life.  

Yeah. Why not just have his daughter live a few hours away?

[chaifan]

10 hours ago, shapeshifter said:

Yeah. Why not just have his daughter live a few hours away?

I think she did live 2 hours away.  I should rephrase, though... I liked Emily and Charles together, I just didn't need the plot involving her home life - the husband and sons. 

[shapeshifter]

3 hours ago, chaifan said:

I think she did live 2 hours away.  I should rephrase, though... I liked Emily and Charles together, I just didn't need the plot involving her home life - the husband and sons. 

Yes. I agree, and I should have typed that she should live a plane flight away. 

I guess Emily and her family serve to tell us that Charles is not living a tragic lonely life apart from his detective shenanigans at the facility? Just that her busy family (3 kids with broken bones in one week!!! IRL CPS would be paying them a visit!) explains why she's not more involved in his life?

I'm about to start episode 6, and it's definitely written well enough that I assume Emily and her family will have some greater purpose even if it's just to tie it up like a bow. 

But still: It seems like the grandsons are old enough that they could have visited Charles and "helped" with the investigation rather than being sidelined with broken bones. 

 

BTW: The main characters in the assisted living facility are played by actors in their mid 70s, including Ted Danson. IRL they'd be 10 years older.

[Raja]

On 11/23/2024 at 9:08 AM, chaifan said:

I am really liking this show.  A fun, new premise.  A perfect use of Ted Danson's dry comedy skills.  The cast of older actors is fabulous.  I don't know when I last saw Sally Struthers in something, but I'm loving her here.  And the scene of them all getting high was hilarious.

I'm getting a kick out seeing the where are they now since the 70s-80s cast. Only really knowing her as Detective Diaz, Stephanie Beatriz falls into that category as Didi

While the Professor might not know about being a spy jumping in as the bartender was as worthy as Michael Weston of Burn Notice.

On 12/1/2024 at 10:21 AM, shapeshifter said:

Just that her busy family (3 kids with broken bones in one week!!! IRL CPS would be paying them a visit!) explains why she's not more involved in his life?

I was thinking adding the same before I opened the thread.

Edited 16 hours ago by Raja