44/46
Story
A TV series adaptation of James Patterson’s novels about the complicated and brilliant detective Alex Cross
In episode 2, Cross tells Sampson that he smells like “mothballs and old spices.” In real life, Isaiah Mustafa appeared in the big Old Spice commercials as “the man your man might smell like.” The series is a good detective/cop drama, with a decent plot and enough suspense to keep you glued to see what happens next.
Black this, black that, skin color this, skin color this
However, it seems like the show wants to keep making half of every character interaction about race (surprise surprise in 2024) and it’s completely pointless.
Nothing makes me less interested in a show than when I feel like they’re lecturing me about things I’m not fully involved in or interested in
If the rest of the show wasn’t as strong as it is I would have stopped watching after episode one or two probably with how much was going on.
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There’s a certain interview in the last episode where I pretty much knew everything that was going to be said because it’s all so predictable at this point.