Pearce was miscast (IMO) or alternatively, cast against type, as an improbably earnest and naive chief detective (social worker for troubled youth more like), pitted against the wiles of a vicious crime family and dirty cops out to kill each other. These weak plot elements are bulldozed over by bravura performances all around. Except Pearce's, which barely rose above a cameo, so it kind of stood out, just not in a good way. "a show where participants put diamante necklaces on poodles seems like a step too far" |