Watched all of the first season and was surprised the show got renewed.
The problem with the episodes is there isn't any sense of urgency. The missions are all....blah. There never seems to be any imminent danger. They go in, they put two-and-two together, they get out. You've got to have missions where everything goes to shit in a hurry. That makes the situations compelling.
Then there's all drama surrounding the characters. Again, no urgency. Take Peter Gallagher for example. Do we ever get a feeling that his job is in jeopardy? The subplot is handled in such a low-key way that it becomes boring. This conflict should escalate throughout the season yet it plays under the radar the entire time.
Same thing with the subplot about an agency leak and the reporter. By the time the leak is revealed, do we even care? The leak has done nothing to elevate the danger so it doesn't sustain our interest.
And let's drop Annie Walker's sister already. She's annoying. That entire subplot regarding Annie's cover life at the Smithsonian is supposed to bring comic relief. It doesn't. All it does is slow down the episodes which are already limping along to begin with.
I had hoped the premiere episode of Season 2 would correct a lot of these problems. Unfortunately, we've given more of the same.
A bore-fest.
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