Cringe-worthy script paired with some terrible acting takes away from the grand story that I can see them telling.
They introduce the character Jimmy early on in the episode with just him joking and a quick picture of him and his kid and wife. After that we flash-forward and we find that there is a main storyline that is based on this character that we don't even know and could hardly care for. This was mistake number one.
Mistake number two is the casting. I could not stop being distracted by Christina Ochoa's perfectly plucked eyebrows. Nor the bad acting from her and Matt Barr. Then there is the casting of Melissa Roxburgh as a CIA operative, it just felt completely whacky. I get that this is the CW and they like to cast young pretty people in their shows, but if they want to make a serious show, this kind of casting really takes the audience out of the show and scrambles the ability to suspend disbelief.
The third mistake is the score and soundtrack to the pilot. The pilot seems to want to have some gravitas, but the score is completely distracting and the pop music used squanders any attempts at gravitas.
The twist at the end was unexpected, but not enough to keep me coming back for more of this show.
