Awkward and slow initially but gets better Starts off promising with a violent shoot out and the assassination of Alexander Skarsgard and Eliza Gonzalez (a former Mr & Mrs Smith).
Don't expect a spy & espionage procedural series. New recruits Jane Smith (Maya Erskine) and John Smith (Donald Glover) are set up as a married couple in a luxury double brownstone in NYC complete with wine cellar, panic room and of course, weapons.
It takes a couple of episodes for the chemistry to build between this couple and viewers will have to suffer through slow dialogue, amateur spy craft, tourette like dialogue in stressful situations and a lot of bumbling. Almost gave up watching after the second episode but it does get better. Over time, the Smith's spy craft improves and each episode's guest stars make it more watchable: John Turturro, Billy Campbell, Parker Posey, Ron Perlman, Sarah Paulson, Paul Dano, etc...
In the first episode, we learn John is a dishonorably discharged Marine with about $300+ in the bank while Jane tried to get into the CIA but failed. SPOILER: By the end of the first episode, a package they deliver turns out to be a bomb that kills 9 people, mostly innocent caterers in the heart of NYC. In the 2nd episode, they make a pact to keep doing this work until they build a tidy nest egg. They lack a moral compass and they're naive. Even teens who join a street gang know once you're in, you're in for life and there are consequences for failures but not these two.
If you make it to the last episode, all is explained plus a cliff hanger that hopefully renews them for a second season. SPOILER: Max, Jane's cat, is killed.