Well, you skimmed the pilot, while I watched with more attention than any of the other series. I liked it better than Stumptown. And definitely better than Emergence -- which I skimmed. There's a lot of interesting character bits in it -- and I found the Malcolm family dynamic interesting, along with Malcolm's struggles with himself.
And...if the plot twist you see coming a mile away is..."that Malcolm helped his father do the crimes, and called people to the house so his father could kill them" -- yes, that is sort of told to us in the pilot. It's not supposed to be a shocker. There's a heavy indication that the Surgeon was grooming Malcolm to be a serial killer, and Malcolm rebelled. The Surgeon even says that to him in the pilot and Malcolm states it himself. It's his greatest fear of becoming his father. (Hence the title - "Prodigal Son")
I don't mind plot twists that I see coming, mainly because that means they work. I'm impossible to surprise -- I watch soap operas to be surprised. If it doesn't work it takes me out of it. What fascinates me about this series is it is focused on why these things happen not the what or who so much. But why Sheen did it, and why Malcolm fears he will...and their emotions for each other.
Also, we may respectfully disagree on this for the following reasons:
1. I find Criminal Minds unwatchable. I hated that show after trying the first two episodes of it -- one with the spider rapist. (Bleach). We shall speak of it no more. Spits at it. Bad show. I pretend it doesn't exist. Sort of like the Bachelor.
2. Wasn't a fan of Monk, tried it. Didn't enjoy it. Yes, I know, I'm weird, but there it is. I didn't like Psyche either. Tried both. Made it through one season before I got very bored.
3. I adore the cast of Prodigal son and the character bits. The Pilot surprised me, because of the characters. I could watch Tom Payne, Lou Diamond Phillips, Bellamy Young, and Michael Sheen read the phone book.
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And...if the plot twist you see coming a mile away is..."that Malcolm helped his father do the crimes, and called people to the house so his father could kill them" -- yes, that is sort of told to us in the pilot. It's not supposed to be a shocker. There's a heavy indication that the Surgeon was grooming Malcolm to be a serial killer, and Malcolm rebelled. The Surgeon even says that to him in the pilot and Malcolm states it himself. It's his greatest fear of becoming his father. (Hence the title - "Prodigal Son")
I don't mind plot twists that I see coming, mainly because that means they work. I'm impossible to surprise -- I watch soap operas to be surprised. If it doesn't work it takes me out of it. What fascinates me about this series is it is focused on why these things happen not the what or who so much. But why Sheen did it, and why Malcolm fears he will...and their emotions for each other.
Also, we may respectfully disagree on this for the following reasons:
1. I find Criminal Minds unwatchable. I hated that show after trying the first two episodes of it -- one with the spider rapist. (Bleach). We shall speak of it no more. Spits at it. Bad show. I pretend it doesn't exist. Sort of like the Bachelor.
2. Wasn't a fan of Monk, tried it. Didn't enjoy it. Yes, I know, I'm weird, but there it is. I didn't like Psyche either. Tried both. Made it through one season before I got very bored.
3. I adore the cast of Prodigal son and the character bits. The Pilot surprised me, because of the characters. I could watch Tom Payne, Lou Diamond Phillips, Bellamy Young, and Michael Sheen read the phone book.