The next episode opens with Cobb having a prison flash back. It then occurred to me that maybe the whole Cobb being an ex-con premise might be too much. Perhaps it would work better if Cobb were just an outsider who did not have the vested interest in the city that Boulet has and be more of a calming presence and the voice of reason. I think one lead character with excess baggage is enough. Besides, the NBC crime drama Life already has a cop who spent time behind bars. But I digress. The episode involves a prison break and Cobb's special prisoner insight helps our heroes catch two of the bad guys but one gets away. If things weren’t complicated enough, a jurisdiction dispute between the NOPD and a corrupt prison warden inhibits the police's investigation to find the third man. You knew political corruption would come in to play sooner or later.
I like the show and look forward to the next episode. I think that it is great that eighty percent of the show’s crew is from the local talent pool. I am curious about what the people of New Orleans and the New Orleans Police Department think of the show.
To quote Marlin Boulet to Charlie Pratt, “Our rep's in the sewer, the pay sucks, crime is off the chart. But you finish your tour in the Middle East war zone and pop down here to be a cop. What's wrong with Cincinnati?”
Stay tuned.
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Article comments
1 - Chris Beaumont
2nd ep was better than the first, though I am not sure it will continue to hold my attention when I start to pare down my viewing.