Review of Smith

Smith (2006–2007)
10/10
Understated, realistic, Sopranos-caliber show
19 September 2006
Warning: Spoilers
My god, I was blown away by this show. I can't believe I watched this on television, because it felt more like a movie. So good, so dramatic, yet so understated. It doesn't always need to be screaming and explosions, 24.

I loved the ending, where he just watches his son sleep. A lesser show would have ruined that scene with treacly music, but here, there was just silence. And even though he didn't move or say anything, you could sense the anguish over the loss of his crew member in Liotta's eyes...just amazing.

I also loved the look of the show. Everything in the suburban side of Ray's life is so beige: his home, his office, his neighborhood...you can already kind of understand his drive to do something dangerous.

This show could be as good as the Sopranos. But I felt just as hopeful about Threshold last season (no, I won't let that go!) and CBS canceled it. It also had an awesome cast. I'm just sayin'.
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