Episode 3 seems to have picked up the pace a bit. Pilot was weak, the opening scene of episode 1 just seemed really corny, I skipped it. Then the arrest was so cringe, felt like CBS procedural quality.
The writing in some spots has been not great, and just doesn’t make sense. For example, why a guard is able to exploit Jimmy’s cover? This guard could get sentenced for obstructing a case or black mail. And they do all this impressive operation of putting Jimmy incognito in a high security prison, which would be pretty expensive, but don't have 10k in their budget to pay the guard? It feels very contrived.
But my biggest problem with this show is the dialogue – it’s just terrible, really disjointed and unnatural. The dialogues with the female FBI agent are the worst.
Based on the critical acclaim, I think I set my expectations too high but Black Bird is no Mindhunter or True Detective.
Shout by cutecruelBlockedParentSpoilers2022-07-21T09:25:32Z
Three episodes in.
Episode 3 seems to have picked up the pace a bit. Pilot was weak, the opening scene of episode 1 just seemed really corny, I skipped it. Then the arrest was so cringe, felt like CBS procedural quality.
The writing in some spots has been not great, and just doesn’t make sense. For example, why a guard is able to exploit Jimmy’s cover? This guard could get sentenced for obstructing a case or black mail. And they do all this impressive operation of putting Jimmy incognito in a high security prison, which would be pretty expensive, but don't have 10k in their budget to pay the guard? It feels very contrived.
But my biggest problem with this show is the dialogue – it’s just terrible, really disjointed and unnatural. The dialogues with the female FBI agent are the worst.
Based on the critical acclaim, I think I set my expectations too high but Black Bird is no Mindhunter or True Detective.