The Rainmaker

To be honest, I don't understand all these crazy reviews of 1 or 10 stars after just 1 episode.

The pilot was in my opinion decent - not as terrible or amazing as so many reviews suggest. I enjoyed it for now and it was interesting enough that I will watch at least a couple more episodes to form a proper opinion. So we'll see how the story develops. For me the pilot was somewhere between a 6 or 7 rating, but I hate all the negativity and bumped it up for now, hoping the series will improve in the next episodes. Depending on how this goes, I will probably amend my rating though.

I've never read the book or seen the movie and it seems like most of the reviewers are basing the show on them. I think it's a very interesting thriller and can't wait for it to continue. Critics can go screw themselves. There are a ton of hit shows that "critics" don't like. Usually if a critic hates it, it's actually a good show.

When starting to watch the show, I had major concerns for the actor who played Rudy. I thought that he was struggling to convey the ambitions/motivations for his character. It took untill past the second episode for me to believe he could convey emotional depth and consistency with his character. I believe the first episode of the series was a genuine pilot epsiode and the actor for Rudy was still trying to get in his skin. I think he eventually conveyed Rudy's past trauma and ambitions well as the series went on. An overall highlight from the show was the chemistry between Rudy, Jocelyn and Deck. Their characters were a good mix of personalities. Jocelyn was played extremely well and was a stand out performance for me. The dialogue writing was good. The overarching storyline (dots case) progressed nicely throughout almost every episode with minimal sub-plots. However one sub plot that was unnecessary was passing the bar exam/ having flashbacks during the exam. Overall, I enjoyed the series as a whole highlighted by incredible chemistry and performances from the extended cast. Followed by an enjoyable overarching storyline. I suspect some negative reviews were from people who didnt make it past the first couple episodes and based their review off that. If you enjoyed Goliath, this show is very similar to that, but with with main character more similar to Mike Ross from Suits.

I haven't read the novel, nor have I seen the movie, but I wanted to give this series a try after seeing the previews. I generally give a new series at least one or two episodes to see if it will keep me interested and after the first episode I knew I would be here for the long haul. I've just finished episode 5 and I'm still enjoying the twists and turns.

The cast and characters make this worth watching.

I will admit that it started a slow and a bit silly giving it has elements of young love & "your first real world job" but it has grown quickly into Grisham quality work.

Everyone should remember that the movie version of "The Rainmaker" wasn't that hot to begin with.

I'm on board & hope it gets another season. Just get through the first 3 episodes the. It gets great!