Did you watch Alcatraz Monday night? What did you think of it? Did you love it? I did! I LOVED IT. I love it more every week!
Here are the Top 5 things I loved about it (some minor spoilers):
1. I love Det. Rebecca Madsen's and Dr. Diego Soto's Thinking Faces! (See above.)
2. I love Sarah Jones! I love her character, Det. Rebecca Madsen, soooooooooo much! I love that she is continually shown to be both a well-trained and very competent police officer, in both intellectual and physical ways. And I love that she is given the space to be both tough and kind, and serious and funny.
3. I love Jorge Garcia! I love his character, Dr. Diego Soto, soooooooooo much! I love that he is continually shown to be both a very knowledgeable expert on Alcatraz and also an endlessly curious student of Alcatraz, which is such a departure from "know-it-call" characters in similar shows. And I love that he is given the space to be both strong and vulnerable, and serious and funny.
4. I love the story! I am so in on this mystery! And I am SO ANGRY about incarcerated people being used as guinea pigs, because I know THAT HAPPENS. I am very fond of this show's ability to underline how violent and/or dangerous people can also be a vulnerable population. And 1,000 points for a storyline about a man of color being railroaded by the justice system. OMG this show. It is doing so many things right!
5. Everything else!
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