High Potential

Love most things about this! It's fun, cute, utilizes intelligence, etc. But why are we dressing Morgan in a way it'd likely cost waaay more than what she makes as a consultant to look like a street worker? Can we balance this? It's like the writers are trying too hard to swing from one side to the other.

This is not necessarily a bad show by any means, the stories are ok, the casting is ok and the acting is ok, see where I am going with this... it's ok. Here's why it's just ok, it doesn't do anything new, the idea that someone joins up with the police and uses their gift / ability to solve cases that the police can't, yep, we are officially out of ideas now and so we get an offering like this. Nothing makes this show stand out or feel new, it's been done so many times before and it's been done better. I have no problem with it being cheesy and over the top but sometimes it's just straight up absurd and that's where it looses me. The character herself is somewhat annoying at times and quite honestly as much as I love her in always sunny, I just don't feel that this is the show for her. Also I feel like the show is strange mix of genres, one minute it is serious and emotional, the next it's just plain comedy and other times it does have that mystery feel and I think that's a problem also, pick a genre type and stick to it. This show feels all over the place.

So far I am liking this show. It has kind of Mrs. Monk feel. My big gripe is I do not know why every teenage female has to be written like this in every movie and TV show nowadays. I am calling it now (after only 2 episodes) that she will storm out and do something she is not to do that will put her or someone else in danger. This is a trope I am sick of at this point. Can nobody just write a teenage girl that isn't a rude selfish stereotype. This is more annoying than the manic pixie girl from the 00's. I have 5 sisters and they all have different attitudes and demeanor. This just feels like cheap drama creation. Sorry rant over. I do recommend checking out the show and hope it stays strong and intriguing.

And I'd have gotten away with it if it wasn't for that pesky cleaning lady !! Nothing we haven't saw before , gifted amateur advising police using her special powers of deduction !! Complete hokum -but Kaitlin Olson is utterly charming as Morgan, police cleaning lady when we 1st meet her but soon invaluable crime solver for the LAPD. Throw in a cute family and lovable ex partner plus a back story of her daughter's missing father which adds a slightly harder tone and a storyline which hopefully builds week by week !! Morgan's hooker dress sense and rebellious streak pits her against a hard working police team headed by Judy Reyes of Scrubs fame who soon succumb to her genius ..... Scooby Doo meets Sherlock Holmes in fun quirky viewing !!

Examining her TV resume away from Always Sunny, and topping her role on The Mick, Olson glides onto screen in a not-so shot-for-shot remake of this French procedural, but she's definitely on vibes with it.

Throughout the episode you can tell Olson was attracted to this project by the way it portrays a struggling, body-empowered, capable woman. Comedy is stitched in through her delivery, much the same as the tongue in cheek of its French take.

What this series does better though is keep you captivated by a seasoned cast led by Judy Reyes, whose stern eyes and soft voice invite the audience to develop a sense of empathy towards the players her character cares to collect around her to seek justice.

The first episode was well done, though editing could use some work. The series would be lifted by more scenes between Reyes and Olson.