Bryan Smith

The show, to me, is fairly standard crime drama fare. What attracted me to it is its biggest weakness: it makes much of its setting—Portland—but despite sweeping establishing shots and obligatory references about the city that are nothing more than cliches “microbreweries “ “coffee”), it could just as easily be set in Baltimore (shows like “Chicago Fire” have the same problem) l. All of which is a shame, because I’ve lived In Portland. It’s a unique, weird, wonderful place that could and should almost be a character in and of itself. Look to Comedy Central’s “South Side”, set in Chicago, to see how it’s done (Or, to go more old school, “Northern Exposure). Without that element, it fails to rise above mildly entertaining.