I used to live near a coastal area, and the very unconvincing and inaccurate depiction of a hurricane (and its aftermath) was annoying. So when I was let than pleased with this episode early on, I thought my annoyance about the "hurricane" might be biasing me toward the show. (For one thing, why would that Child Services be scheduling a home visit for the day a hurricane was expected to make land fall. People in coastal areas are generally going to plan around an approaching hurricane. Hurricanes are intense storm systems, not single thunderstorms. They kept talking about surges, but homes just a few feet above water had no signs of water in them. They would say things like, "This looks so bad," but things looked fairly normal with just some trash thrown around. Okay, I am spending too long on the inaccurate "hurricane.")
As the move progressed, we are supposed to be feeling that the main "pogue" characters are likable rogues. But, they weren't doing enough character development with them. So, instead of seeming to be likable rogues, they just seemed like spoiled brats at times.
And other things were stupid, too. They have a hotel key to room 29 (I think it was) of some motel. It is a key, not a keycard. When they go to the hotel, the doors had key card systems. I have never known a hotel with a key card system to give guests mechanical keys. I guess this it to explain how they could open the room door during the post "hurricane" power outage, but hotels generally take actions as needed to deal with power outages. They don't give mechanical keys out to people when they have a key card system. It defeats the whole purpose of why hotels have key card systems. (So they can keep people out of a room after their stay without having to re-key the door.) I am mentioning that to show the example of plot convenience stupidity that seems to happen.
There is a character that seems to be a dirty cop. He walks into some maritime museum. When he walks into it, the man working there says, "We're closed." Well then why was the door unlocked? Every business I have ever heard of locks the door when they are closed. This was to show the dirty cop is just going to do what he wants, when he wants. But, it was just another example of lazy plot convenience to make the point.
I don't know why this is averaging so high right now. I was hoping to like this show, but I couldn't get all the way through the pilot.
As the move progressed, we are supposed to be feeling that the main "pogue" characters are likable rogues. But, they weren't doing enough character development with them. So, instead of seeming to be likable rogues, they just seemed like spoiled brats at times.
And other things were stupid, too. They have a hotel key to room 29 (I think it was) of some motel. It is a key, not a keycard. When they go to the hotel, the doors had key card systems. I have never known a hotel with a key card system to give guests mechanical keys. I guess this it to explain how they could open the room door during the post "hurricane" power outage, but hotels generally take actions as needed to deal with power outages. They don't give mechanical keys out to people when they have a key card system. It defeats the whole purpose of why hotels have key card systems. (So they can keep people out of a room after their stay without having to re-key the door.) I am mentioning that to show the example of plot convenience stupidity that seems to happen.
There is a character that seems to be a dirty cop. He walks into some maritime museum. When he walks into it, the man working there says, "We're closed." Well then why was the door unlocked? Every business I have ever heard of locks the door when they are closed. This was to show the dirty cop is just going to do what he wants, when he wants. But, it was just another example of lazy plot convenience to make the point.
I don't know why this is averaging so high right now. I was hoping to like this show, but I couldn't get all the way through the pilot.