Angel

First time doing a review, but I'd just like to put down my thoughts on the show, see if I can get anyone else interested. I tried to not include any major spoilers, but they will be marked/hidden.


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summary from CBS website: "...a drama about an FBI agent who recruits his mathematical-genius brother to help the Bureau solve a wide range of challenging crimes in Los Angeles. The two brothers take on the most confounding criminal cases from a very distinctive perspective. Inspired by actual events, the series depicts how the confluence of police work and mathematics provides unexpected revelations and answers to the most perplexing criminal questions."

I've admittedly only watched 4 seasons so far (the 6th season just started this month) so I can't vouch for the quality of the entire series, but I really love what I've seen so far.

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Of course, what makes up a crime drama are the cases that it explores. I haven't watched/liked many crime dramas actually (only The Mentalist and a few episodes of Bones) because I'm not that fond of sensationalism over dead bodies and the one-sided story-telling.

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My absolutely favorite aspect of the show. For me, characters make or break a series, which means even if the plot is tight and polished and the cast is pretty, I still won't like it if I don't like the characters.

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Overall, this series is a very character-centric crime drama that covers a wide spectrum of social issues and challenges and encourages the audience to acknowledge the usefulness of math using interesting analogies and applications.

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Well that took me a few hours...

I'm almost done season 4 by now and am advancing on season 5. I can say for sure that the show is getting darker as we go. There are still lighthearted scenes, but we can see some of the characters' psyches degenerating over time.

Very curious to how the rest of the series will progress~