The Rainmaker

The show has promise i will admit. Unlike suits we see cases overarch through multiple episodes and the mystery of Dan Foglers nurse character.

John Slattery definitely carries the actors in scenes. The lunch scene with him dropping the fries to "define our relationship" to the first year associate asking for a favor was greatly written and delivered by him perfectly.

Contrary wise in the scene with Baylor talking to his soon to be client the writers pussied out. The opportunity was there for him to explode and tell that woman that she knows nothing about him and how he had to struggle to get where he was. Wouldve been a powerful excert considering the hits he's endured the whole episode. The whole "common enemy" bit killed the potential of the scene.

It's a promising start but the evil lawyer was a bit over the top. Why do they not say where they are? There in Charleston and Grisom set his novels in the south why they pussy foot around it is interesting. And they also kind of dumbed down some of the legal stuff which considering what this series is about is also interesting. I think suits in the first couple seasons did such a good job of both. We will have to see how this goes.

I'm so glad I didn't take to heart the reviews during the press days. I had read about 3-4 negative or not so positive.

I initially came early into the project when it was announced that Lana Parrilla was added to the cast. Once I saw that PJ was also in the cast, I got even more excited. I think some folks would be upset to find out that the series is going to be loosely based on the book, but I am glad that it's not. The book wasn't that great- the main action and interesting part wasn't until the last 150 pages. So it's awesome that the series will be broadening and expanding this Rainmaker world. I'm also glad that Bruiser and Sarah are being given a backstory and more involvement into the plot as opposed to the book. Bruiser is barely in the book and Sarah was only mentioned twice in passing. So to see the cast be more diverse and not so male focused is a breath of fresh air. It also helps when showcasing how it is being a woman in a male dominated industry, such as in the world of law.

The pilot didn't really leave me hooked, I'll probably keep watching because I enjoy the cast, especially Lana. I think the show could have some potential, but the scripts can definitely be better. Can't really blame the acting, if the writing just isn't there. I think it's a good story and hopefully will get better as the season progresses.

To be honest, I don't understand all these crazy reviews of 1 or 10 stars after just 1 episode.

The pilot was in my opinion decent - not as terrible or amazing as so many reviews suggest. I enjoyed it for now and it was interesting enough that I will watch at least a couple more episodes to form a proper opinion. So we'll see how the story develops. For me the pilot was somewhere between a 6 or 7 rating, but I hate all the negativity and bumped it up for now, hoping the series will improve in the next episodes. Depending on how this goes, I will probably amend my rating though.