Ben Crawford (Ryan Phillippe) finds a dead kid during his run in the neighborhood. He seems to have the picture perfect family with wife (KaDee Strickland) and two beautiful daughters. His best friend neighbor Dave Lindsey (Dan Fogler) is somewhat an idiot. However, he's hiding secrets including an old affair with Jess Murphy (Natalie Martinez). Police detective Andrea Cornell (Juliette Lewis) investigates. In the second season, Kate Warner (Jordana Brewster) falls to her death from the rooftop during a party. Eric (Michael Ealy) is her loving husband but secrets are uncovered. Once again, Andrea Cornell is investigating.
It's a very odd way to play the anthology game. The connective tissue from season to season seems to be Juliette Lewis but she's my least favorite thing on the show. She's trying too hard to be the hard-nosed detective. It's almost a caricature with her pulled back hair and strict attire with just enough buttons unbuttoned. She interviews everybody like a suspect and they know it. It immediately puts everybody's back up and anybody with a brain would shut the hell up.
One of the annoying thing about the first season is that Ben Crawford would not shut up. The good thing about him is the back and forth between guilt and innocent. Ryan Phillippe can play both sides and sometimes at the same time. The secrets and lies are good. It feels like emotional blackmail at times but the twists are compelling. The second season follows Michael Ealy but he's playing it much more like he's innocent. It doesn't have quite the back and forth although anyone around him could be guilty. Again, Juliette Lewis is my least favorite thing about this show.
It's a very odd way to play the anthology game. The connective tissue from season to season seems to be Juliette Lewis but she's my least favorite thing on the show. She's trying too hard to be the hard-nosed detective. It's almost a caricature with her pulled back hair and strict attire with just enough buttons unbuttoned. She interviews everybody like a suspect and they know it. It immediately puts everybody's back up and anybody with a brain would shut the hell up.
One of the annoying thing about the first season is that Ben Crawford would not shut up. The good thing about him is the back and forth between guilt and innocent. Ryan Phillippe can play both sides and sometimes at the same time. The secrets and lies are good. It feels like emotional blackmail at times but the twists are compelling. The second season follows Michael Ealy but he's playing it much more like he's innocent. It doesn't have quite the back and forth although anyone around him could be guilty. Again, Juliette Lewis is my least favorite thing about this show.