Let’s assume you’re a fan of pregnant pauses, subtle shrugs and mixed emotions.
If so, you’ll want to avoid CBS this Tuesday (April 4). Until the final moments, there’s not a hint of subtlety, not a moment of mixed anything.
Then again, if you prefer rampant rage, I have a show for you.
It’s three shows, actually – “FBI: International,” “FBI” and “FBI: Most Wanted,” all in a seamless story (shown here), from 8-11 p.m.
We see lots of people – bad guys, good guys, innocent bystanders – being shot or bombed. Bad guys torture a good guy; a good (sort of) guy tortures a bad guy. Also, good guys shout at each other a lot.
The story starts with a mass slaying and follows with an American architect kidnapped in Rome. That soon suggests a terrorist plot in New York and triggers a manhunt.
It can be credited for some things – varied and interesting backdrops, intense energy and an ability to weave the personal in with the mass-scale.
But it can be faulted for a certain sameness and (near the end) for falling into two cliches – a bomb ticking down and a good guy who may or may not shoot the villain after he’s been caught.
Even in that moment, one character – Remy Scott, played by Dylan McDermott – manages to seem calm and understated. Maybe he didn’t get the memo.
“Imminent Threat - Part One” – When the abduction of an American architect in Rome appears to be connected to a brewing terror threat in New York City, FBI’s Jubal (star Jeremy Sisto) and Nina (recurring star Shantel VanSanten) join Forrester and his Fly Team in Italy as they work together to find the missing American and shed light on the terrorists’ U.S. target, on the CBS Original series FBI: INTERNATIONAL, Tuesday, April 4 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+*. FBI stars Alana De La Garza and John Boyd also guest star in the episode, which is part one of a three-episode FBIs global crossover event. Pictured (L-R): Luke Kleintank as Special Agent Scott Forrester and Jeremy Sisto as Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jubal Valentine. Photo: Philippe Antonello/CBS ©2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
“FBI” event: no place for the timid (or the subtle)
Let’s assume you’re a fan of pregnant pauses, subtle shrugs and mixed emotions.
If so, you’ll want to avoid CBS this Tuesday (April 4). Until the final moments, there’s not a hint of subtlety, not a moment of mixed anything.
Then again, if you prefer rampant rage, I have a show for you.
It’s three shows, actually – “FBI: International,” “FBI” and “FBI: Most Wanted,” all in a seamless story (shown here), from 8-11 p.m. Read more…