Robert Ramirez

What a disappointment. This show had so much potential. As a Mexican-American born and raised in LA, I was excited to see some representation and curious to see how they would weave the creative storytelling from the first series into a crucial time LA history. This series is a mess. It has too many storylines without any real connection to them. The storylines probably initially looked good on paper but when it came to flushing them out as one story it just fell apart completely. I agree with several of the comments that the acting is lackluster and that probably has to do with how poorly the stories come together. It’s so hard to get into the characters and have any kind of connection to them. This evening I finished watching episode 5 and was so disappointed that I decided to begin rewatching the first series to get rid of the bad taste I had in my mouth. Rewatching episode 1 of the original series confirmed how brilliant that series was and how poor the new one is. At this point I don’t think there’s any way of salvaging this season.