This series started quite OK as a way to burn an hour, a bit ordinary not very clever, but some form of entertainment. But now ... Hondo acting like a child screaming acting irrationally, the others like juveniles. Action scenes are ok, but manuscript and dialogue is bottom level. And it tries too hard to be political correct. It's a good thing Chris quit, but the new girl, Powel is almost as annoying. Hicks is too old. Luca is just stupid. There are so many police shows so S. W. A. T. has to step up. Look at Bosch or classics like The Wire, Cold Case etc. New writers, directors and producers is needed. I like the L. A. City views but that isn't enough.
2 Reviews
Not believable
billtkd1 March 2023
Warning: Spoilers
In shows like this, exaggerations of the capabilities of the cops or their technology are expected. However, stupid behaviour, just there to pad out the story, is not OK. The main offender is Hondo's pointless tirade at Saint, in front of many witnesses. Saint was never going to confess anything, just because he was being badgered. Hondo confronting Marcus, with an employee he doesn't know in earshot, was uncharacteristically careless. The main flaw in this story is Saint getting hands-on, in public, in dealing with Rios. He spent years keeping a safe gap between himself and the dirty work, so this feels like the writers had tired of this character and were just getting rid of him as quickly as possible. Worst of all (and like many previous epsiodes), there is the increasing amount of soap opera material, in this case, Luka and Tan fretting over Hicks' health or love-life.
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