They had a sneak preview of this show yesterday
after the Oscars. I taped it and watched it this
morning, but the official premire is on February 27.
This reminds me a little bit of "Castle" in that
it combines serious drama with a little bit of
comedy, which I enjoy a lot. I have always loved
police or detective shows that add some comedy and
don't take themselves too seriously, and this show
is great at blending both genres (with a little of
the spy genre thrown in for good measure). Scott
Foley plays Will Chase (code name "Whiskey
Cavalier") who has reccently broken up with his
girlfriend and is depressed. This puts him in
danger of possibly being put on leave of absence as
an FBI agent because his superiors know that his
biggest weakness on missions is that he is a little
too sensative and quick to put himself in other
people's shoes. Will persudes his bosses not to
bench him, and they send him on one more mission
before they decide to give him time off or keep him
on the job.
Will has to intercept a computer
genius, Edgar (Tyler James Williams), who is
carrying leaked federal information. The CIA also
wants this information, which puts their agents at
risk. Frankie Trowbridge (Lauren Cohen) is the CIA
agent sent to retreieve Edgar and his information,
so she battles with Will. Of course, she's his
opposite because she doesn't let emotions or
attachments get in her way, and she's not as
rule-bound as he is, either. This causes friction
betwen them as well as a lot of verbal battles. In
the end, they must work together to rescue Edgar and
his information. They do the job so well that
their bosses decide to create a joint task force and
send them all on missions together (including
Edgar).
The show is very
fast-paced...sometimes too fast because you have to
really concentrate to watch it or you'll miss
something. I hope that in future shows, they will
slow down a tiny bit and not use so many flashbacks,
which can also confuse the audience. The two lead
actors Cohen and Foley have great chemistry from the
start, which leads to some fun sexual tension.
The differences in the characters' personalities are
very clearly seen, but you also see how those
differences make them work well together to get the
job done.
The supporting cast works as well;
the standouts are Ana Ortiz (who plays Susan
Samsont, the top FBI profiler and Will's best
friend; and Tyler James Williams (Edgar Standish, a
computer genuis). I look forward to watching this
cast catch the bad guys every week and go all over
the word to do it. I give this show 5 out of 5
stars. It's definitely worth watching
“Whiskey Cavalier” is a high-octane, hour-long action
dramedy that follows the adventures of tough but tender
FBI super-agent Will Chase (code name: “Whiskey
Cavalier”), played by Scott Foley. Following an emotional
breakup, Chase is assigned to work with badass CIA
operative Frankie Trowbridge (code name: “Fiery
Tribune”), played by Lauren Cohan. Together, they lead an
inter-agency team of flawed, funny and heroic spies who
periodically save the world – and each other – while
navigating the rocky roads of friendship, romance and
office politics. The series is from writer/executive
producer David Hemingson and executive producer Bill
Lawrence with Warner Bros. Television.
“Whiskey Cavalier” stars Scott Foley as Will Chase,
Lauren Cohan as Frankie Trowbridge, Ana Ortiz as Susan
Sampson, Tyler James Williams as Edgar Standish, Vir Das
as Jai Datta and Josh Hopkins as Ray Prince.
“Whiskey Cavalier” is a Warner Bros. Television
production from writer/executive producer David Hemingson
and executive producers Bill Lawrence and Jeff Ingold
(Doozer Productions). Peter Atencio serves as executive
producer and is director on the pilot, and Scott Foley is
producer of the series.
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