I realize of course that it is subjective but I couldn’t disagree more. What I like about this show is that it isn’t just another crime of the week. In fact, what I like is that in the past couple of episodes the crime has been either the lesser story or non-existent.
Morra’s motivation needs some clarification, i.e. the reason he’s indulging Brian at all (as opposed to any of thousands of people he could give NZT to who are already in useful positions in government or law enforcement) is that Brian is one of very few people who can safely take NZT even with the occasional immunity shot. Morra could have found this out while checking Brian’s father’s medical records and the same genetic defect that causes haemochromatosis makes it possible to take NZT etc.
I’m still watching, but it’s mostly a letdown after the movie (which I liked very much indeed). Brian’s rooftop meeting with Morra was a disappointment. Paraphrase:
Morra: “I want you to be my partner.”
Brian: “After you threatened my family and my girlfriend, had me steal secret documents that could get me sent to prison, and nearly let me die?”
Morra: “Yeah, sure, but I’m working on such really nifty save-the-world stuff, just never mind all that.”
Brian: “Oh, OK. We’re cool, then, bro.”
I also agree that Brian isn’t being nearly proactive enough in trying to break his dependence on NZT, or to neutralize Sands (who I thought, before Morra mentioned him by name, might not actually be Morra’s minion but was instead running a false-flag operation) or get some leverage over Morra. I don’t mind ambiguities and mysteries (if eventually explained); I hate needless implausibilities, and characters who have to act stoopid in order to advance the plot.
And now Sands has killed the hiding scientist with a letter bomb. More blood on Morra’s hands? Ugh.
I like that the show doesn’t take itself seriously all the time and isn’t afraid to just have fun stuff happen. Like the Ferris Bueller inspired episode that just ran. That was all sorts of fun to watch.
Did the movie have any of that sort of tone to it? From the trailers I get the impression that it didn’t but sometimes trailers have been known to not accurately represent the movie in question (shocking, I know).
The movie certainly had some darkly funny bits (esp. the package marked “Hand Delivery”), and was occasionally tongue-in-cheek, but was mostly serious. Definitely worth seeing!
The latest episode was OK, I guess. Just not all that great IMHO. The Ferris Bueller homage aspect of it fell flat for me.
Turns out Skeletonwitch really is a group: Skeletonwitch - Wikipedia
And pokeweed really isn’t good for you: Phytolacca americana - Wikipedia
And that Penna. wilderness area really does exist: Allegheny Islands Wilderness - Wikipedia
So Naz, the boss, is dragged off and held without counsel under the NDAA, and temporarily replaced by that smarmy lawyer from The Practice (or was it Boston Legal?). Not the worst episode, but not the best. Some nice sparks between the boss’s daughter and Brian, I guess.
Have they ever said what “CJC” (the New York FBI office) stands for? Can’t find it online.
Of course I’m surprised that the Schoolgirl Reaper pinball game didn’t end up in every arcade in the world…
I liked last night’s episode, although it wasn’t the best episode ever.
I like they have micro evolution to the bit characters. Ike wasn’t a big fan of Brian early on, but now he goofs around with him (with Mike and Ike’s no less). This seems very real to me. The show doesn’t need it, but it adds to the atmosphere and makes the characters believable and likable.
I really hope it gets renews. Blindspot recently got renewed. Its rating are much higher than Limitless, but still I’m hoping for some good news sometime soon.
Much as I loved the movie, the TV show has been a letdown. I wouldn’t shed any tears if it wasn’t renewed.
Last night’s was fun, though I saw the Greenland ending coming a mile away and didn’t like the resolution with the father. In real life you have to accept you don’t get to know everything about your kids, especially after they’re adults. Someone in his 60s or 79s pouting to this extent is just nuts.
I dunno, some parents are just like that. I’m a little surprised that Finch would tell him about NZT, though.
This was a better episode than the Ferris Beuller one, I thought. I wasn’t crazy about the pestering-Naz montage which opened the show, but the Ten Most Wanted project was good fun. Nice shoutout to The Abyss with Finch doing CPR on Naz by the pool. Best line: “I’m not pink, am I?”
But why “the Bruntouchables” as a group name?
And hey, that’s Blair Brown (Altered States, Fringe) as Finch’s mom!
Portmanteau of Brian and Untouchables.
Ugh. That’s bad.
Well, the last episode of this season has aired. Not bad - Finch helps figure out why advanced prosthetic arms are going wonky. Favorite moments: Brian is advised by a hacker named AndrewJackson’sGoiter, and the FBI sends mass quantities of bacon and vibrators to get a fugitive deported from the UAE. Less favorite moments: Finch’s dad warns/threatens Naz (yeah, that’ll turn out well), and Brian uses a jet pack to run along the street. Riiiiight.
CBS gave them a full season order. They should have another 10-12 episodes to go before the end of the season.
Yeah, the jetpack test was silly. It might allow him to use skates to move really fast but how does it improve the speed at which he can run? And what happens in the city when he comes to an intersection, and the DONT WALK sign is lit?
And there should be a new one on tomorrow night, before the winter break, no?
Some episodes are better than others, but it’s still my favorite new network series this year. It’s a lot of fun if you go with it, and I’m glad the writers are infusing it with some fun.
Far better than Blindspot, IMHO.
Apparently it can “shave seconds” off of a running time. Yep, that jetpack’s a real thing that DARPA’s working on. I squeed a bit when I saw it in the lab during the show.
Wiki shows no new episodes anytime soon. Maybe there’ll be a hiatus of weeks or months?
I caught a few minutes of this at the gym the other night. I did rather enjoy the part where he explains how much more BORING hacking is than what is usually depicted on television, although his complete unawareness of the concept of hacking was a little hard to swallow (assuming it hadn’t been established at some point why it would make sense). I can’t say that it hooked me, but it didn’t exactly put me off, either.
Just realized the show has resumed. Saw “The Assassination of Eddie Morra” on DVR and was underwhelmed. I still don’t like Morra having become an utterly amoral power-hungry politician - at least in the movie he had some scruples. Not sure I’ll keep watching.