Boris Kodjoe and Gugu Mbatha-Raw were almost illegally charming, and possessed a sparkly old-married-couple chemistry.
The hour-long premiere, directed by Abrams, was a handsome production that zipped around the world Madrid!
but still found time to pause for character moments.
(Best throwaway player: the Parisian street vendor whos secretly the best code-cracker in Europe.)
Also, Mbatha-Raw loaded and fired a bazooka while driving down a Russian freeway.
Whats not to like?
Theres nothing to really distinguishUndercoversfrom earlier crimesolving SOs likeHart to Hartor the underratedStandoff.
The Blooms have a perfectly functional marriage.
Thats not a bad thing: we could use more happy couples on TV.
In the premiere, Steven learned that one of his best friends used to date Samantha.
All that was missing was a final thumbs-up freeze-frame.
Am I being too harsh on a show for beingonlya lot of fun?
Can we all agree that we need to see less of the fawning Hoyt and more of McRaney?
(Best line of the night: Do I look like a Chan?
Or a Finkelstein?)
To find out howUndercoversdid in the ratings, check out Lynette Rices ratings report in Hollywood Insider.
