Haha. The writer just couldn't resist. There are jabs at Fox News, the Death Penalty, the Bible, racist cops, corrupt police, pot arrests, and the law.
People are missing the point regarding the young boy and girl. It's not about whether they are annoying. It's about whether they are realistic, and I think they are.
There are many sensitive, artistic, beta-males who attract dominant girls and women. There are also precocious and petulant teenage girls who think they know some secret about life that makes them cooler than thou.
The gangster guy was very effective with his intensity, as was the female detective with hers.
The writers tried too hard to make the judge character so woke. He hit every politically correct base with a smugness that was hard to take. I don't doubt that such characters exist though.
The dialogue was the best thing. There were some very worthwhile conversations. I especially liked the main kid's mention of his mom's philosophy to "Go deep, not Wide." Meaning it's better to dig into your hometown and your existing relationships, rather than look to travel around and meet a bunch of new people.
There were plenty of decent qualities to this series. I only wish that the father character would have at some point screamed at his son to pull his head out of his rear and grow up.
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