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TV Show Reviews
Review of "Pearson"
7/19/19 by
Eva Diaz
airs Wednesdays on USA Network
I wanted to watch this show because it's a spin off of
"Suits." Jessica Pearson (Gina Torres) now lives
in Chicago because she wants to mend a broken relationship
with her family. She takes on the job of working for
Chicago's corrupt mayor, Bobby Golec. (Morgan Spector).
Jessica wants to give back to the city where she grew up,
and the mayor needs someone to clean up his image. Jessica
can't practice law anymore, but she can supervise the city
attorney and make sure that the office is run correctly. The
first episode started off slowly and didn't grab me like the
first episode of "Suits" did, but that was probably because
it was trying to establish the characters and have us get to
know them. I hope it picks up the pace a bit in future
episodes.
I am having a problem caring about these
characters, though, because the people that are in charge of
the mayor's office don't seem to have any good in them at
all yet. I hope that changes soon because I enjoy flawed
characters that people think are bad, but the audience can
see they have good in them deep inside because that makes
them more real and the audience can root for them. I am
going to keep watching this show, hoping it gets better.
It reminds me a little of "Scandal," but set in Chicago .
I'm not very impressed right now, and all it does is make me
realize that I will really miss "Suits" when it ends its run
after season nine (it airs right before "Pearson.") The big
question for me is, can "Pearson" survive once "Suits" isn't
its lead-in show. I give this show a 3 - it has some work to
do yet, but I will keep watching.
MORE INFORMATION:
“Pearson” centers around the world of recently disbarred
NYC powerhouse lawyer Jessica Pearson (Gina Torres) as she
adjusts to down and dirty Chicago politics. Newly appointed
as Chicago Mayor Bobby Novak’s (Morgan Spector) right hand
fixer, Jessica is quickly embroiled in a crooked and
dangerous new world where every action has far-reaching
consequences. With her compulsion to win, Jessica is forced
to reconcile her unstoppable drive with her desire to do the
right thing – two things very much at odds.
This new
ensemble drama hails from UCP and is executive produced by
“Suits” creator and executive producer Aaron Korsh alongside
executive producer and showrunner Daniel Arkin. Doug Liman,
David Bartis and Gene Klein of Hypnotic (“Suits,”
“Nightflyers,” “Impulse”) also serve as executive producers.
Additional cast includes: Bethany Joy Lenz (“One Tree
Hill”), Simon Kassianides (“Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”), Eli
Goree (“Riverdale”), Isabel Arraiza (“The Oath”) and Chantel
Riley (“Wynonna Earp”).
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