Let me start by saying this show could be better. It's not horrible. It has Joan Allen and Rupert Graves in the leads -- how bad can it be?
I believe the idea for this show came from a mind-boggling documentary, The Imposter, a true story. See it if you can. You'll never say anything is unbelievable again.
Having said that, some of this series doesn't ring true on an emotional level. The main thing for me is this political campaign the mother is running for governor. It doesn't take a stretch of the imagination to realize the pressure people who are running for office are under, or the hectic schedule they have. Here this kid, missing for 10 years, has come home, and the family is in chaos. I mean, doesn't she even want to spend any time with him?
Also - and this is my problem - I'm humiliated to even write this, but I have a problem telling some of the characters apart. The casting directors liked certain types and sort of overdid casting them.
People say they have trouble telling so and so and so and so apart and I always find that strange - because I know the actors! Some of these people I'm not that familiar with, and sorting them out with that dark lighting has been difficult.
I'm going to stick with it, though I don't know if it will have a season 2. I imagine with a show like this, it will have to have some finality. The way it's going, it doesn't look like a second season is in the wings as it's moving fairly quickly.
I believe the idea for this show came from a mind-boggling documentary, The Imposter, a true story. See it if you can. You'll never say anything is unbelievable again.
Having said that, some of this series doesn't ring true on an emotional level. The main thing for me is this political campaign the mother is running for governor. It doesn't take a stretch of the imagination to realize the pressure people who are running for office are under, or the hectic schedule they have. Here this kid, missing for 10 years, has come home, and the family is in chaos. I mean, doesn't she even want to spend any time with him?
Also - and this is my problem - I'm humiliated to even write this, but I have a problem telling some of the characters apart. The casting directors liked certain types and sort of overdid casting them.
People say they have trouble telling so and so and so and so apart and I always find that strange - because I know the actors! Some of these people I'm not that familiar with, and sorting them out with that dark lighting has been difficult.
I'm going to stick with it, though I don't know if it will have a season 2. I imagine with a show like this, it will have to have some finality. The way it's going, it doesn't look like a second season is in the wings as it's moving fairly quickly.