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Hudson & Rex: Lost in the Barrens (2022)
The love story has been teased since season 1
The love story is very believable, it's been subtly yet intricately woven into the previous four seasons.
In the last episode of season four we finally got some on-screen acknowledgment of the feelings Charlie and Sarah have had for each other for years.
It's nice to see them as a couple.
I am very impressed at how deftly the writers of Hudson & Rex have handled the relationship while not taking away from the show's storylines. The actors have amazing chemistry, something that has been noted by the show's writers in more than one interview.
Sarah and Michael were purposely written not to have chemistry (which is hard, when you have talented actors like Mayko Nguyen and Andrew Bushell, but they played it so well) because their relationship was a plot device to further the Charlie and Sarah storyline in season 4.
The show has gotten infinitely better since they became a couple, because it takes nothing away from the plot and instead humanises these characters we've grown to know and love over five seasons now.
It's great that the writers realize that sometimes coworkers end up in relationships, and that the show cast these two leads who have such great chemistry.
The love story between Charlie and Sarah (what's with just using and misspelling the last names?) is fictional, so, does it really matter if it's improbable? (It's not, by the way. They've always been endgame.)
But if the show has somehow gotten worse thanks to the romance, then perhaps...change the channel?
(This review comes courtesy of iMDB not having the option to reply to reviews.)
Hudson & Rex: The Cook, the Chief, the Cop and His Lover (2023)
It still baffles me...
...when people don't realize that the Charlie and Sarah (yes, Sarah, not Sara, dear "loyal viewer since season one" who has somehow missed the spelling of the name of one of the leads) romance has been teased from the very beginning of the series.
Season 5 has been their best one. There is finally some continuity and decent character arcs.
But haters gonna hate and probably should just stop watching if they're that dissatisfied. The ratings have stayed consistently high, so they're for sure doing something right. I can't wait to see what season six has in store.
This episode admittedly had its cheesy moments, but on the whole, it was pretty good.
Hudson & Rex: Over Ice (2019)
One of their best
This episode, which of course aired in Canada three seasons ago now (but don't tell the US fan who rated it as too "woke" because the illusion might shatter that America is not the centre of the universe) remains one of their best.
When it was announced that a faith-based network was going to be the US market for this wonderful show, a lot of the die-hard fans who have been with the show from the beginning cringed because we knew comments like this were coming.
But, previous reviewer, please continue to rant about some kind of "agenda" and make it all about you. It's amusing.
At any rate, Over Ice is great. Good mystery, addressing relevant social issues, and for the Charah fans, the famous freezer scene. It remains a favourite.
As for going "broke," given that the show airs in over 100 territories and is going into its fifth season, I'm pretty sure they'll be just fine without one transphobic viewer's subscription to a secondary network that's currently several seasons behind.
Hudson & Rex: Dog Days Are Over (2022)
A satisfying ending to a season-long character arc
We have a case that hits the team hard, an explanation for what was viewed as Charlie's occasionally out-of-character behaviour, finally some real conflict among the main ensemble, and some sweet moments for each of them with Rex.
There seems to be a particular segment of fans that continue to miss a few key points, in that
1) This is first and foremost a police procedural and that's not going to change,
2) It's about more than just a detective and his dog, as Charlie so helpfully reminded us in season 4 episode 1, and I quote, "the five of us, we're the team."
As for the apparent loss of five of said fans due to the show finally moving in the direction of the long-teased romance between Charlie and Sarah (which, for the record, began in season 1), I can only wonder if these "fans" and I have been watching the same show. John Reardon and Mayko Nguyen have fantastic on-screen chemistry and have played the roles of Charlie and Sarah to perfection as they've developed from coworkers to friends to maybe on the verge of more.
I'm not sure where the concern comes from that this show will somehow turn into something ripped from the pages of a smutty novel. This show hasn't shown on-screen sexual content throughout any of the previous four seasons, and I doubt the talented writers are suddenly going to throw away the formula that's worked so well for them in getting the show to this point. But also it bears pointing out that in real life, sometimes people are romantically interested in each other, and that's okay.
But since five (five!) long-term fans are apparently dissatisfied, this reviewer is more than happy to recruit at least twice that number, if not more, to watch this hidden gem of a Canadian production, whose viewership I can only hope will continue to climb steadily the way it has over the past four seasons.
Ultimately, the limiting factor for this show will not be whether two consenting adults choose to pursue a relationship and how they manage to navigate that and work together, (which is far more interesting than an endless slow burn.) No, it will be the simple fact of the average lifespan, in particular the working lifespan, of a K9 officer that perhaps determines the longevity of the show.
Although, I'm looking it up, and the original Inspector Rex on which this show is based apparently somehow lasted for 18 seasons?
Anyway, I'm pretty sure our Rex will live forever. Sarah made him promise as much.