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A lot of people complain about Rose and Jed. I agree with much of what they've said. Rose, while not all bad, is 2 dimensional and boring. Jed, like one review said, acts in ways that make no sense for what he's gone through. It seems the writers don't know how younger people behave. More annoying for me is Lyta. She's more like 1.5 dimensional. I don't understand her purpose in the story besides shill to incite Rose to go from a dull character to a stupid one.

I've never read the graphic novels so I can't compare. Overall, though I chose to write about this episode, I really enjoy the series and look forward to the next two episodes and then the next season.

The first episode (as far as I've gotten so far) sets the series up as a realistic depiction of political intrigue but has so many unrealistic plot points.

An agent wouldn't take a victim to their personal home.

Why are important back information sitting out on his desk?

Forced dialogue to get the viewer up to speed.

Horrible female actress.

Sloppy scene where he is accosted by thugs on the street.

Very changeable weather - rain, dry, rain, inconsistencies all over the horizon.

I'll give it another episode because the first episode is usually crap because getting viewers up to speed is difficult to do in a natural way. It doesn't look good for thinking viewers.

Certainly the characters are 2.5 dimensional and the plot pulled from various directions in order to push the message. But, I feel that, with a light suspension of disbelief, the film works well informing the audience about a very real source of anxiety by men of color.