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The preview looked promising so I gave it a go.

Whoever said it was like a 7-hour Lifetime movie is right. The writing and acting are painful in this. Each episode just gets worse. Some of the acting is flat and other times it's too over dramatic.

As someone who's been around horses for decades, most movies and shows that have horses involved make my eyes roll. This one is no different. Some of the scenes revolving around the horses are so cringy.

To top it off, horrible casting. None of the child/teen actors look a single thing like their adult versions. Like, horribly off. It shouldn't bother me that much, but on top of an already bad storyline, it's just annoying.

I'm in my 30's and only just recently started watching L&O by accident, thanks to letting my tv play in the background while I work. I really enjoy it and for the most part, the storylines and acting are great.

But the reboot...yikes. I was so looking forward to it, but it's majorly lacking the same feel that the older episodes had. No real drama, no action. It just seems too straightforward and boring. They also seem to be pushing social issues a lot harder, which, while I think they need to be addressed in shows like this, there's a point where it feels too forced, and that tends to just irritate people instead of just planting the seed and letting people think about it later.

So...I'm disappointed in the reboot so far, but I'll probably keep watching anyway.