Embarrassing dribble. Just laughable. Can't believe it went more than 6 episodes. What a waste of time.

The premise is good, Joe Carroll, the character played by James Purefoy is incredibly authentic and compelling in every scene he is in. Kevin Bacon as Ryan Hardy is one dimensional and utterly implausible. He does something stupid, gets away with it and sets about repeating the same mistake, sometimes with a bit less style. In any good crime drama the power balance swings between good and evil and the audience sympathies also shift between them. That just doesn't happen here.Season 1 gets away with it because its new and fresh and we are carried along on a tide of shocks and surprises. By the end of season 3 it is easy to see why the show was cancelled.Many of the main supporting roles are delivered very well and the plots, sub-plots and twists keep the audience engaged through many of the shows. In the end though, as others have commented, many of the FBI agents seem to have been recruited from the Keystone Cops and watching them becomes tiresome after a while.

They really should use this as a case study in film schools, to show aspiring script writers and directors what they should not do!The series starts well. The characters are strong and complex, the premise/general theme is engaging and the acting is top notch. In the early episodes the plot too is good. However this soon changes as things start to drag and drag and drag. By episode 6/7 we've already seen countless instances of implausible stupidity by the FBI, local police and our star, supposedly a brilliant veteran agent. In this parallel universe, cops don't shoot tires of baddie's cars, when they storm or surround buildings they forget to check the back door and in spite of having to deal with a number of nutjobs that visited our villain in jail, they do not think that it might be wise to go through archives of videos (which they have) pre- emptively to figure out who might be coming next. They allow a lawyer to become an accomplice to an organised serial killer network without even taking the time to question her. This allows the bad guys to stage one close escape after another.The result is excruciating! What ought to be a 2 hour plot is really being milked to its limits and this really does not make for fun watching. I'm barely at episode 6 or 7 (cannot remember as they all do blend into one!) and I am losing the will to live. It is a real shame as they could just vary the plot a bit more and make a brilliant series, given the resources.I, for one, am cutting my losses: I'll switch back to only fools and horses...

As you can already tell by the reviews, the story is poor. So I won't even comment on that. But I would also like to add the director to the list of shame. I'm not going to add the episodes where the bloopers were, therefore not making review as a spoiler. If you're observant, then you already noticed a few of them. A couple of times, i've seen a shot fired with an automatic leaving the action open then ducking for cover and in seconds firing again. No clip hitting the ground and no sound of reloading. Sniper rifle with a laser sight (Not how to be unnoticed, but OK) First shot shows laser dot, all other shots are without. This same rifle is firing pretty fast for a bolt action. Many other overlooked realisms that I won't include because they could be considered spoilers. If you find them, add them. They are just so stupid. It ruins the show. I just can't believe how these "Professionals" don't catch these bloopers. Do they even review what was just shot on camera? I'm just an average viewer looking to be entertained with a show that makes me feel like I'm there. But being constantly reminded by these bloopers popping up is a real let down.