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I stuck with the premier season; glad I did. The football-themed season opener knocked it out of the park. Something about how that whole sequence was set up and shot really moved me.

I'm excited to see where this season goes. I'll admit sometimes the "wokeness" of the lesbian couple is a bit much, but in most cases they tone it down. I've had to stop watching other faves like the Neighborhood, Connors, and even Brooklyn nine-nine because it gets tiring. Here's hoping this show stays clear of tiresome race/gender arguments.

In my VERY humble opinion, this woman was/is not evil. Her mental illness was not even examined a little bit in this piece. Which for me at least, left a gaping hole. One or two interviews with mental health professionals to explain this "phenomenon" would have been helpful.

Also -- more fingers should have been pointed at journalists early on not doing their jobs. As a life-long (now retired) journalist, one or two phone calls early on would have exposed her lies early on. Did no one think to verify what hospital reattached her arm, or verified her Harvard degree, or her employment with Merrill Lynch? Wow...somebody was really asleep at the wheel.

By this date, they have given this series a second season.

I ask the haters, or those on the fence, stick with it. They have some great characters, some good acting, a novel premise, AND a worthy cause (follow the story of Congress navigating to bring native interpreters, who helped our soldiers, out of war zones). What they lack, imo, are good storylines, better writing. Give these interesting characters something to work with. So far, first season not that impressive, but I'm sticking with it.

As a veteran, I would love to try to understand why Riley left the corps. He has no ambition to do anything else, and simply dabbles in his family business. Al's got nothing going on either. Give your two main characters something to do, please.