Pretty Hard Cases

The two leads are complex, vastly different styles and it's been fun to see them clash. And both are great at holding their own rhythms and are written and played with truth. They feel like real humans. The supporting all have hints of depth and I'll be interested to see where they take this cast. The stakes got good and high in Ep. 4 so that has me bought in. It always takes a series most of first season to lay a foundation and then writers can play with all the connections. Hopefully they go for surprising and not by the book for this sort of cop show.

It's something in between. It's a dramedy more than a comedy. MacNeill plays her character a little too over the top, the bad guys are too dumb, the plot is like Swiss cheese, but it is still entertaining. It's not worthy of awards, but I think it's worth a second season.

The first 2 episodes are awkward. The show improves by the third episode when the characters find their rhythm. Frankie Drake had a similar rough start.

The chemistry between the main characters is improving as the series progresses. The over-the-top gibber jabber was annoying in the pilot.

The writers have done a better job writing a more balanced script in the most recent episodes.

You have to give the show a chance. It's hard to judge any show from it's pilot.

Update: Season 2

Season 2 is an improvement over season one. The bad guys are better cast with more realistic characters. They made a wise decision to write her son out of the show. It also helps Tig is no longer part of the series.

Parring down the cast has improved character & story development. So far, the show appears to have found it's stride in season 2.

Love the chemistry between the 2 leads, Meredith MacNeill and Adrienne C. Moore. The former's wackiness and the latter's coolness make for truly hilarious, laugh out loud moments. The show is very well cast, well-acted and very entertaining. Kudos to the writers, keep up the good work!

A few episodes in and the story lines and character development are getting really good! We're getting to see that these two cops are actually very good at their jobs. The depth of the supporting characters brings a lot to it too, the development of the same story line over multiple episodes means that we get to follow the bad guys too, and some of them are turning out to be pretty creepy. (I do find it strange that this is Toronto and we haven't seen any Asian characters yet, I feel like you might have to make extra effort to achieve that.)