Rabbit Hole

If you like writers who mock God, demonize the wealthy, treat sex like it's nothing

patricktowson16 says:

Rabbit/Hole started off great, the pilot clued me into a classic political thriller a la Tom Clancy. It started strong, however, as the series progressed, it became increasingly evident that the show was poorly executed and ultimately uninteresting. I like Kiefer Sutherland and Charles Dance, but frankly neither are at their best here.

The characters were poorly developed, and the acting was lackluster, making it hard for me to emotionally invest in the story. Furthermore, the show was plagued with hamfisted contemporary politicking that only served to remind me that the writer's room was full of people with nothing but distaste for the very people that would like this kind of show. The writers seemed more interested in surreptitiously promoting a political agenda and using as many contemporary buzzwords as possible than delivering a captivating and exciting story.

Rabbit Hole had an excellent premise, but unfortunately, it failed to deliver. The show was poorly executed, uninteresting, and preachy. Viewers who were hoping for an exciting espionage thriller will undoubtedly be disappointed with the series. While the show had its moments, it ultimately fell short of the mark, and I cannot recommend it to fans of the genre. At the time of this review I have seen the first 5 episodes, and I will not be finishing the series. If you want the kind of show that Rabbit/Hole appears at first glance to be, I recommend The Terminal List or The Night Agent.

This was cancelled after 1 season only but thought I would give the first episode it a try. There's DEI casting and the lead investigator is a woman
who says she has a wife. This is typical of something you would see on network tv. The acting is average to poor and at this point Sutherland is basically the same character in everything he does. The writing is pretty bad with unlikely coincidences or just flat out unbelievable. It sets up the lead and his team to be framed for a crime. The problem is as far as I can tell they are actual criminals who's business is for hire illegal corporate espionage. They pretend to have some sort of ethical high ground because they screw over rich people but they are really just basic criminals. They aren't careful and just do everything right out in the open yet the lesbian investigator (who seems to know everything) can't seem to catch them? I was already bored with the first episode and seemed like it was going in the usual cliché direction of all these types of shows. I guess if you like this kind of stuff you may find it better than I did, but at only 1 season still isn't really worth it.