10/10
First episode shows the quality and promise you'd expect from this franchise
23 February 2024
Ignore the trolls here, this show is very good out of the gate. This show feels mature - as in that they've been making them for years - rather than the way many first few episodes need time to gel. This series starts off as worthy kin to the Law & Order franchise with great expectations for the coming episodes. Aden Young is the featured lead in this episode (and has top billing) and he brings forth an interesting character with depth and a hint of typically Canadian sarcasm. His partner, played by Kathleen Monroe, is fine but is definitely the second banana this time but I expect she will be the featured lead next week, on some kind of rotation or another. Tonight was 95% police procedural and that's okay. The trial side will come to the fore another day. I speculate they'll go with a variety of formats, one week mostly detective work, another week might be heavy on the trial. It's hard to say with one episode to go on but with the other featured players having only brief appearances, we'll just have to wait for more stories to play out. Fans of Schitt's Creek will recognize Ronnie (Karen Robinson) as the team's boss. The story itself is a well-written contemporary tale of crypto-investment greed with enough red herrings to keep viewers guessing. There are enough Canadian references for an international audience without being too much or too clever for us local viewers. This is definitely a quality series and while only 10 episodes will be available for its debut season, I'd rather have high quality over high volume. If they keep up this pace, I would think there will be more seasons to come.
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