The Divide is intelligent, thoughtful, well written and acted and unlike many American programs, aims high, assuming the viewers can think.The story line, or lines are well thought out and allow the cast to flesh out their roles and I found myself much more intrigued than I had expected to be. It reminded me of some of my long gone Canadian favorites like Da Vinci's inquest where plot lines ran for whole seasons. It's a shame that networks trash shows like this so early and seem to have no patience to let things grow. Everything has to be big and spectacular right off the bat instead of allowing things to grow throughout a few seasons; they could learn a lot from a good gardener. As to the reviewers who disliked comments within the plot that they disagreed with; too bad, isn't that what makes a democracy?

I've seen the first two episodes and feel like giving up.I don't mind the story being somewhat slow to develop, but I feel like there are too few captivating details to bring the viewer into the story. I get no feel for the characters or their destinies. A possibly innocent man, Chris Bauer (Bankowski), is maybe about to die and despite Chris doing a good job with this character I don't really care. Despite a fine line-up with some actors from The Wire they come off as saying their lines more than acting their parts. These are fine actors, so nothing is outright bad. just unconvincing. Tony Goldwyn, who directed these first two episodes, really did not bring out the very best from the actors nor the story. Maybe it's just below "good enough", but it's simply not at good enough.Marin Ireland (as Christine), Damon Gupton (Adam), Paul Schneider (Clark) and Joe Anderson (Kucik) all fail to make me care about what they say, what they do and what they face. I'm bored by a storyline that might develop into something interesting. I don't think I'll stick around to find out.It's possible that if all the actors being from The Wire (which is a 10) hadn't made me think of it or if I hadn't seen four seasons of The Killing (another 10) I could have had some more patience.

I am devastated. I have finished watching the whole series in Netflix, didn't know it was canceled and can't believe it because the show is excellent, and the story very catching. What's the matter with the US TV shows that neglect the audience all the time leaving us with no proper ending. This show leaves us with a lot of situations to be resolved and revealed. I am really disappointed. Sometimes I feel I won 't see more shows until I know they were a success with a due finale. Hate to realize how stupid we are to trust a TV network. 3 more episodes would have rounded the ending and al least let us have a sense of accomplishment!!

It was pretty good, although I fail to understand the "put down" of FOX News. Cheap shot! The leading characters seem to be having so much baggage that they can't look objectively at the cases that they are working on. The writer's are obviously left leaning. I think the show would be a whole lot better if they would try harder to balance the show. The "police side" should be played up more than it was.I realize that my review will probably be in the minority, but that is the way I feel. Not all people who watch this show are liberals, and I feel that both sides should be shown