In a Brooklyn apartment building, Sarah Campbell is a struggling single mom to artistic pregnant teen Katie. Her ex and Katie's secret father Nick Porter is an one-legged military vet with an one-legged military dog. Ron Davis is the super and his wife social worker Patricia tries to save Iranian refugee Ava Behzadi and her son from deportation. She recruits Gabe Napolitano to be her lawyer who lives with his grandfather in the building. These and others connected to them form the village.
There are some compelling characters. There are some compelling stories. There are too many lead characters. There are too many A plots. An apartment building may not be the combining glue to a TV drama as much as a police precinct, the emergency ward, a classroom, or a single family home. The show needs something to tie these people more precisely together. Without an overarching story, the show becomes a labyrinth of loosely connected elements. Some are more intriguing than others. The melodrama can push too far but the characters are always appealing. It's nice but doesn't really grab the audience.
There are some compelling characters. There are some compelling stories. There are too many lead characters. There are too many A plots. An apartment building may not be the combining glue to a TV drama as much as a police precinct, the emergency ward, a classroom, or a single family home. The show needs something to tie these people more precisely together. Without an overarching story, the show becomes a labyrinth of loosely connected elements. Some are more intriguing than others. The melodrama can push too far but the characters are always appealing. It's nice but doesn't really grab the audience.