Critical Incident

I want to trash talk this so much, but I found myself binge watching the complete series in one night.

Quality of camera work, production and casting, draws you into the characters stories within the story and true to todays culture.

Im rating this a Solid 7 and look forward to more Australian productions being released.

Hope theres more series to come, because it can't end on ep6.

The use of multi ethnicities is classic Australian and New Zealand relate able. A very easy plot to follow along, but more importantly the casting.. i felt as though they were relatable and the adult themes going on within.

I enjoyed this .. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

It started alright but it gets boring as hell. There is some mediocre acting too. Like the brother and his eife. They could work at a supermarket and show more enthusiasm by the dead chicken.

The premise is great but the characters are stupid and get stupider by the episode. I got so bored that I didn't care what would happen to any of them which also means that the audience doesn't invest in them. I can't believe I watched six out of eight. Totally meh show. And yes I'm Just writing now to reach the amount of characters required to post this review to save your asses from wasting your time watching that. Unless it get on Netflix where you can watch it X1.5, just skip it.

I've been watching The Rookie lately and whilst entertaining it's tiresome watching patrol cops solve murders and get into constant gun battles every episode.

Enter Critical Incident.

This show has a believable plot and builds the tension through character development not unrealistic action. All the characters act and think in really believable ways.

The policing side of it is realistic and you can tell they've taken the time to make it accurate.

My personal favourite is that they've got a strong cast who bring humanity to all sides. There's no tropey characters and moustache twirling villains. Each character is well thought out and the whole experience is immersive and engaging.

It's thoroughly enjoyable and really worth the watch.

I feel like this series fairly represents perspectives from a variety of angles on social issues and policing intervention facing communities in Western Syd - it sets up a very probable incident which keeps you wanting for the resolution. The actors are endearing and the plot tracks a non-superficial depiction of how choices and cultural norms impact our lives. Critical Incident S1 solidly sets the stage for exploring more - it stands on its own, but it's only touched the surface of what is possible out of these characters & the setting - a reflection of the reality of life for some living in our most populous, newest and diverse communities today. Look forward to more.

I saw the trailer for the show and became instantly excited. It's been a while since there's been a decent Australian cop show.

The first half of episode 1 was good, I liked it. Everything following - painful to watch.

If you find human beings in Blacktown, NSW (where the story is set) acting the way they do in the show, I will eat my own underpants.

I felt embarrassed watching the characters interact. Shameful.

The redeeming quality (and that's where the 5/10 comes from) is the lead actor who plays the policeman embroiled in turmoil: Zil.

Waste of potential. Disappointing. Cringey. It could've been great.

To sum up, the biggest thing for me was this:

One of the main/side characters, Hayden, is supposed to be a minor drug dealer, West Sydney lad complete with a rat tail. He could have been an iconic character. Instead, he comes off like a rich Uni drama student play-acting at what he thinks someone in that position would be like. God it makes me shudder.