The automobile breakdown wasn't hard to foresee as the episode starter. I agree with other commenters about the Columbo connection. A bit to much of it though. It takes time for a TV actor to find their character and affectations. Thinking about Jason Isaacs in early Star Trek: Discovery episodes.
To Commenter geopictures: You're paraphrasing Sherlock Holmes in The Adventure of the Copper Beeches, well done.
Have to add stuff about the meteor shower. If it happened every 33 years it would be Comet Tempel-Tuttle which does have Leonid associated meteors. But the year would have to be either 1998 or 2031. The Leonids happen every year in mid-November. The meteors in this episode move in the wrong direction, shooting up toward Constellation Leo. They should begin atop the "Lion's head" and fall towards earth. The angle of meteor movement indicates a time of about 1:30am. All-in-all a foreshadowing of Charlie's arrival?
John Ratzenberger was completely masked until late in when his voice revealed him. It was a pleasant surprise when he stepped into the frame as garage owner.
Jed burning the lottery ticket took me by surprise, first thinking he could have used the money to hire a lawyer. Then, duh, as the police came screaming up the road he knew it would be extra evidence against him.
Have to add this too: Sterile Super-Glue is most often used in Europe for suturing shallow wounds in hospital. The gash on Jed's leg and Charlie's through-and-through GSW would probably become pocketed infections due to sealing them prior to disinfection. So, don't try this at home.
Kudos to each of the principals, Hong Chau great as Marge, Megan Suri, Colton Ryan's very creepy Jed, fun to watch Brandon Michael Hall and Lincoln Castellanos.
The Benjamin Bratt character will become tedious if he appears in every episode. Even Inspector Gerard wasn't in every Fugitive, maybe one-in-five(?).
I liked the hyper-active Charlie in the first episode. It made her vulnerable like Monk, Will Trent and even Sherlock Holmes. Looking forward to more dilemmas for Charlie to fall into.
To Commenter geopictures: You're paraphrasing Sherlock Holmes in The Adventure of the Copper Beeches, well done.
Have to add stuff about the meteor shower. If it happened every 33 years it would be Comet Tempel-Tuttle which does have Leonid associated meteors. But the year would have to be either 1998 or 2031. The Leonids happen every year in mid-November. The meteors in this episode move in the wrong direction, shooting up toward Constellation Leo. They should begin atop the "Lion's head" and fall towards earth. The angle of meteor movement indicates a time of about 1:30am. All-in-all a foreshadowing of Charlie's arrival?
John Ratzenberger was completely masked until late in when his voice revealed him. It was a pleasant surprise when he stepped into the frame as garage owner.
Jed burning the lottery ticket took me by surprise, first thinking he could have used the money to hire a lawyer. Then, duh, as the police came screaming up the road he knew it would be extra evidence against him.
Have to add this too: Sterile Super-Glue is most often used in Europe for suturing shallow wounds in hospital. The gash on Jed's leg and Charlie's through-and-through GSW would probably become pocketed infections due to sealing them prior to disinfection. So, don't try this at home.
Kudos to each of the principals, Hong Chau great as Marge, Megan Suri, Colton Ryan's very creepy Jed, fun to watch Brandon Michael Hall and Lincoln Castellanos.
The Benjamin Bratt character will become tedious if he appears in every episode. Even Inspector Gerard wasn't in every Fugitive, maybe one-in-five(?).
I liked the hyper-active Charlie in the first episode. It made her vulnerable like Monk, Will Trent and even Sherlock Holmes. Looking forward to more dilemmas for Charlie to fall into.
