Listen, I understand Hollywood's dark craze but why don't the writers understand that unrelenting misery turns most people off? Viewers need to make at least one connection to a character, someone you can relate to, empathize, root for - and as much as I love Kate Winslow, she is not that person, nor are any other of the characters. This show is completely without heart. Breaking Bad, The Wire - all took place in dismal situations but they had compassion and understanding of people and places.

The series is also all drama, not a tingle of suspense yet as of the 3rd episode, just a glut of cliches and caricatures. And what about humor? Even dark shows need humor - it's part of being human to find some humor, even in terrible situations. Without it, we would all go mad. Good writing recognizes this and applies humor to give us a release valve, a chance to let us get endeared to the characters.

I wanted so much to like this series since I've been a DelcoGal all my life; It's not a perfect place nor is it a place of implacable despair. Kudos for the strong work on the Delco accent, especially the pursed-lip pronunciation of the O's - home, over, phone, etc. Some of these were perfection. But bad cess on pronouncing creek as creek when everyone knows it's a crick. We'll let that slide if the series picks up in the next 4 episodes. We're generous like that.