Thanks to my regular viewing of Survivor, I see ads galore for other CBS shows, some of which I've adopted as a regular viewer.
Survivor 49
I can't resist the twists and turns and manipulations of Survivor. I always feel that by the third day people reveal who they really are, and things get uncivilized. What's not to like?
There are three players still in the game I'd like to see win: MC, Steven, and Alex.
Things might be spoiled for this season altogether with leaks revealing what two players from 49 go on to be in 50. It isn't any of my peeps! I'm disappointed by this, but am still watching live every week to see the drama.
Matlock
Matlock took the world by storm last year as Matty Matlock, a 70-something lawyer worked her charms on the law offices of Jacobson Moore to secure a position so she could investigate the firm's covering up of the opioid crisis. Her budding friendship with boss Olympia Lawrence, and her hope that Olympia wasn't guilty, made for a great first season.
In season two so far, Olympia has figured out all of Matty's lies about her past, and the two are working together to continue the investigation, but with no trust between them. It simply isn't as much fun with them on opposite sides.
I am finding what looks like jealousy on Edwin's part toward Olympia to be pretty funny. Neither Matty or Olympia seems to notice yet.
Elspeth
Elspeth continues to entertain, but the decision to take her friend Kaya out of the show, for the most part, and leave her floundering between detective and street cop partners in episodes isn't working so well. Luckily her working relationship with Captain Wagner is solid. Elspeth's wardrobe this season is state of the art.
Sheriff Country
This is a spinoff of Fire Country, which I've never been tempted to watch. It stars Morena Baccarin as the temporary sheriff of Edgewater County, the place she grew up. I love that she has known every person in town since grade school, and she uses what she knows about them to help solve crimes. There is a new crime weekly which have all been good mysteries so far.
There's a story arc about her needing to actually win an upcoming election to keep the sheriff position. A lot of people just think she can't do the job, and that she doesn't even want the job much. One of her deputies, Nathan Boone, has been encouraged to run against her. He backstabs her and disobeys her direct orders time and again. He is a good by the book detective, though, and "follows the evidence" while sheriff Mickey often follows her gut or knowledge of the town and its people. He'd be valuable if she could trust him for a second.
Another deputy, Cassidy Campbell is loyal and solid, and takes the time to learn from Mickey Fox's twenty years as a police officer. They make a solid team.
Less appealing to me are the family and interpersonal dramas, but its fine, that's how you come to know the characters.
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