How the US TV Show Are Growing Up
The growing up is slow and spotty, still give Mary a chance.
By Linda Winsh-Bolard
When I first started to watch a TV show called in Plain Sight, I was not impressed. I would describe the first 4 parts of it as soppy. The usual make you ( the powerless citizen) feel good while watching these super humans serving you under the disguise of US Marshals working for you spiel did little for me. Just as I was going to give up on it, I noticed that the show seemed to get better. The soppiness was diminishing, the characters developed human characteristics that included flaws, they made mistakes and even showed some flawed feelings.
Mary, a female version of what is called a hunk when it comes equipped with a penis, is here witness-protection specialist U.S. Marshal Mary Shannon (Mary McCormack) who gets to baby sit a witness who participated in multi state real estate scam( a very simple scam, nothing like what the reality has to offer). A female witness who continues to endanger herself in order to protect her, as you’d expect treacherous, boyfriend.
At the end of the show Mary advices her: Natalie, do me a favor: any time a guy wants you to do something and starts talking about having kids and family and how much he loves you- run.
Wow. I know this is not the depth of MI5 but this is also not BBC. This is actually a cable show with some signs of real growing life, like well, growing up.
Yeah, I know Mary is still this long legged blond in tight jeans, low cut hugging t-shirts and model thin sister, surrounded by an adoring crowd of hungry males, but at leas t in her, and our, vision is also a short, balding, tubby guy, who is very smart, fast and very loyal; Stan (Paul Ben-Victor). And a thin, dry, smart Marshal (Frederick Weller)serving as Mary’s partner. And a secretary with an attitude and past as well as great body and blond wig.
You could do worse. Especially on American cable. Give Mary and her friends a chance; occasionally they have something to say; sometimes you might even get a smidgen of an idea to think over. Considering how rare this is in our hemisphere- give it a look.
It’s more fun than the Congressional or Senate hearings, probably closer to reality, and the characters are great deal more sympathetic and attractive than our elected officials.
As for your power over what havocs they wreak upon your daily life, the show has diminished impact as you can switch if off. Not so your representatives; and the show is cheaper to run as well.
