Ultimately, it's written with too much 'going extreme,' has tone problems, overacting, some false urgency, etc, and needed better directing and editing.
The un-credentialed absolutely do not get to do whatever they want or act however they wish to, in the name of helping a child, even if they'd do a better job than 'the authorities'! The amount of pushback and shutdown they'd get would be crushing and permanent. Like, way past 'cease and desist', into major harassment, if not arrests and prosecutions.
The lead is portrayed as a ridiculous braggart, so how that's supposed to engender respect or attract helpful attention about a movement is a mystery. And, does establishing that a group holds each other in some esteem have to involve them blowing huge plumes of smoke up each other's rears?
The central character is shown making points that are already in evidence, but being really exaggerated and hyperbolic about it. She's overly defensive and corrective, which doesn't make for effective leadership. Then there's the over-enunciation of certain words... oof, painful.
Many are familiar with Shanola Hampton's assets, it's just disappointing that this series made the salacious choice to flap it all out in order to get enough eyes on this series in the pilot. It's definitely not integral to the story that she dress like a nearly homeless sex worker to do her job.
Anyway, Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Karan Oberoi both occasionally reach Lifetime-network-levels of sniping play-acting. The other actors are also less than believable. They left in a part where one muscley guy snorts while he's breathing, like a congested child. Gross.
And why does Kelli Williams have noticeably neglected hair? No one else does, not even abductees.
Also, there's very low likelihood that people who are that keyed up, on guard, triggered, fearful, etc. Would all be jazzed about getting inebriated at work before each person heads off alone for the evening. This behavior isn't believable. And how, exactly, are these private citizens so rich and well-heeled, anyway?
The way they're portraying traumatized people is also too much: "If there's one thing I know as an agoraphobe, it's houses."
HUH, WHUT?! The writing is SO dumb.
Lastly, it's more than suggested that whites are the eternally uncaring enemy that over-credit and engage in habitual self-pity! Enjoy?!
