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Good show acting wise, but weird...

posted 8 years ago by ManWithDaPlan
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I love all tecacting, but some of the scenes just make no sense. I knoe that some stuff will be left open so we come back for more, but still. For example, how is dude going to just walk into a store literally right across the street from his kid, rob said store, end up back at the same park RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET and no cops?

Even though I get they tried to make like he circled the block or whatever to end up back at the same park where all the other people are now gone (time lapse?), cops would have come and asked if anyone knew or saw anything yet there is still a small kid just left in the park alone? Did he really rob the store or did he stop himself after showing the gun?

After two episodes, I expected to at least know who all the parents are and where they are. Seems crazy to me the dad died and all Charly mom could do was send flowers, flowers Charly didn't even know were coming from her own mom?

If the dad was such this great man as so many keep saying, why neither of his baby mommas showed up? Why it seems that NONE of his children OR Aunt Vi gave a crap about him?

NOBODY in his family knew his farm wasn't producing crops for at least 2 years. Therefore, NOBODY had even been by his house and if they did they didn't have any real conversation about his business or his life. NOBODY knew he was working as a janitor and probably had at least been doing that for a year or so.

So many things made no sense script wise to me. In episode 1 they arecall embracing Charly as she cries, then in Episode 2 it seems like the next day they were shunning her. That confused the hell out of me. Maybe it was meant to.

Why do I get the feeling that as much grif as the dude gives his baby momma not to see her son Blue, he probably the one got her hooked on drugs in the first place before going to jail?

[–] gigantegenovese 8 years ago

Show sucks!

[–] jordanallisongh 8 years ago

I assumed that a lot will be revealed in later episodes. But, a lot was given in the first two episodes as well.

For example, how is dude going to just walk into a store literally right across the street from his kid, rob said store, end up back at the same park RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET and no cops?

Even though I get they tried to make like he circled the block or whatever to end up back at the same park where all the other people are now gone (time lapse?), cops would have come and asked if anyone knew or saw anything yet there is still a small kid just left in the park alone? Did he really rob the store or did he stop himself after showing the gun?

That was the most perplexing thing to me. Police should have at least been there.

After two episodes, I expected to at least know who all the parents are and where they are. Seems crazy to me the dad died and all Charly mom could do was send flowers, flowers Charly didn't even know were coming from her own mom?

Maybe Charly's mom and the dad ended on bad terms. Everyone doesn't go to their ex's funeral. And, Charly had been unplugged from everyone after finding out that her husband was a rapist. Maybe she didn't answer calls from her mother. After all, Aunt Vi had to call her son and tell him to get Charly to the hospital. Even when he went to her to tell her what was going on, she told him to leave her alone.

If the dad was such this great man as so many keep saying, why neither of his baby mommas showed up? Why it seems that NONE of his children OR Aunt Vi gave a crap about him?

NOBODY in his family knew his farm wasn't producing crops for at least 2 years. Therefore, NOBODY had even been by his house and if they did they didn't have any real conversation about his business or his life. NOBODY knew he was working as a janitor and probably had at least been doing that for a year or so.

His kids and Aunt Vi cared about him. When Ralph Angel tried to give Aunt Vi the money he stole, she told him to give it to his dad, because he needed it more than she did. Ralph Angel knew that the farm wasn't doing well, because he visited the farm. When Ralph Angel asked him if he was going to buy the tractor, he said yes, because he had to keep up appearances. And, when he talked to Charly, she asked him repeatedly if he needed her to send him anything, and he said no. They didn't say why noone else ever went by his house. Maybe he didn't let them come by. Their father was obviously proud and didn't want anyone to know that he was struggling and had to work as a janitor. You can't make someone talk about something they don't want to talk about.

So many things made no sense script wise to me. In episode 1 they arecall embracing Charly as she cries, then in Episode 2 it seems like the next day they were shunning her. That confused the hell out of me. Maybe it was meant to.

Charly isn't that close to her sister and brother. Nova said they weren’t close when the guy who was buying weed asked her about the team scandal. But, that doesn't mean that they hate each other. Yes, you hug your estranged sister when she cries about your father dying. However, that doesn't mean that years of whatever they have been dealing with is over.

Why do I get the feeling that as much grif as the dude gives his baby momma not to see her son Blue, he probably the one got her hooked on drugs in the first place before going to jail?

I think you're right. Either that, or they were on drugs together and he got clean while he was in prison.

[–] mommyneedsabreak 8 years ago

I agree, I mentioned in another post the incident with Charley walking onto a NBA basketball court during a live televised game. Felt far fetched, but the issue with any TV pilot is they have to start somewhere and jam a lot of introduction and plot points in while also throwing in a few OMG moments so you tune in next week.

So if you give them a little grace with episode 1, hopefully they go back and fill in the major holes later in the season with flashbacks. I liked ep. 2 a little more than the pilot so I'm on board.

[–] Top_Shelf 8 years ago

They're telling a story through a series of less than hour-long episodes. What was revealed and what wasn't has me anxious to tune in Wednesday night.