I watched a few episodes, but it's not worth the time. Story line is awful, acting is awful. The male character doesn't make sense at all, the female psychologist clearly missed half of her psychology classes. Even I as a coach, seem to have better understanding of the human psyche. As said by someone else, indeed weird that an actor like Colantoni accepted a role in the series (2nd episode). Guess this was arranged before it became clear how awfully bad the series would turn out to be. And speak of the devil, isn't this a rip-off of Flashpoint? Sort of similar concept, talk before you shoot, the psychological approach. Don't waste your time on it, there's plenty of good series around!

I kind of agree with some of the reviewers who gave this show low marks. The first three episodes are slow and there's some rather odd editing/directing choices that weaken what I suspect were more solid scripts.Why am I giving it a higher rating? Because in episode 4 the show starts to hit its stride, and the last three episodes (6,7,8) are really, really good. They're definitely trying to take the usual criminal show in another direction and while the mix of psychology and criminology doesn't always mesh, it's a nice change from the usual crime TV that is being churned out these days.If you're looking for a show that sticks to the formula and stuff that has been proved to work on TV, Cracked probably isn't for you. But if you are looking for something a little different, and can forgive the occasional misstep while this fledgling show finds its footing, I'd suggest skipping the pilot altogether and giving episodes 2-8 a try.

There is only one word to describe this t.v. series and that word is "horrible". Where to start on what made for such a disappointing and horrible first episode? The actors? The script? The unrealistic role of the unit? The audio mixing? The fact that the writer and director wants us to believe that a cop that had a break down and saw three psychiatrists who is now fit for duty can "connect" with a delusional schizophrenic murderer? I was really hoping that Cracked would be good in the same way that The Bridge was good. But five minutes into the show and seeing a doctor ordering a cop to handcuff the victim being detained by a delusional man who has a history of mental illness my hopes were dashed. Because no where in Canada or the U.S. would a police officer ever handcuff a victim. It's called unlawful detainment and in Canada it's a Charter violation and considering that the show takes place in Toronto the Charter would apply. The other issue is the handling of a person holding someone against their will would not be dealt with in such a "gentle manner". On a scale of 1 - 10 with 1 being the lowest, I give this show a 0 because it was just that bad.

I have now watched two episodes hoping the second would be an improvement on the first, opening night jitters I thought. Never like to judge on one episode alone. Sadly, the second wasn't much better. It's stale and has little new to it. A show can get by with a reliable formula but this particular show has 3 terribly bad points. It's very boring, the writing seems clichéd and lazy and the acting. There is no chemistry between the actors and the actress who portrays Danielle is particularly bad. They ensemble cast look like they are acting, nothing is natural. I struggle to find how this show found it's way to TV. At no point did CBC stop and say "This is awful, we have to change this". If this is the best that was on offer I really worry for the future of Canadian TV writing. The good points. It's polished(Although i do prefer gritty) and there is a good core idea there. It's been executed very badly though. And i won't be giving it a third chance to find out if it improves.