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Here's the basic premise of the show. Two normal people (the thieves), get a briefcase full of 100,000 dollars. They have 1 hour to hide it. They are then arrested by 2 cops. The cops have 48 hours to find the briefcase. If the cops find it, they get to keep the money. If the cops don't find it, then the thieves get the money.
I was excited about this show when I saw the previews for it. It looked like it would be 2 cops vs. 2 thieves. Instead, it's actually, 2 cops + 2 experts vs. 2 thieves. And it looks like the experts are the "stars" or the show, because everyone else is a new person each week.
I don't like the experts. I found them to be abrasive, arrogant, and irritating. And while those are probably useful personality traits for solving cases, those same traits made them very annoying to watch. The experts gave an unfair advantage to the cops with all the help and analysis they provided. It would have been fairer, and more entertaining, to have the 2 cops do all the work. I would prefer that the experts weren't part of this show.
The experts managed to break one of the thieves when they were interrogating him. He told them exactly where to find the briefcase. When the thief broke, it seemed fake and scripted. He broke way too easily, under pressure. I did not buy it.
Of course, the cops find the briefcase. And then they rub it in the thieves faces by showing them the briefcase. Bizarrely, the thieves act happy about loosing 100,000. They were locked up for almost 2 days, and lost in the last 18 hours. Yet they're somehow happy for the experience. Yeah, I'm sure it was "great" being locked up and interrogated.
I'll give the show another try next week. Hopefully, it will be better. But I kind of doubt it. I have a feeling that the cops are going to win the majority of the time.
I was excited about this show when I saw the previews for it. It looked like it would be 2 cops vs. 2 thieves. Instead, it's actually, 2 cops + 2 experts vs. 2 thieves. And it looks like the experts are the "stars" or the show, because everyone else is a new person each week.
I don't like the experts. I found them to be abrasive, arrogant, and irritating. And while those are probably useful personality traits for solving cases, those same traits made them very annoying to watch. The experts gave an unfair advantage to the cops with all the help and analysis they provided. It would have been fairer, and more entertaining, to have the 2 cops do all the work. I would prefer that the experts weren't part of this show.
The experts managed to break one of the thieves when they were interrogating him. He told them exactly where to find the briefcase. When the thief broke, it seemed fake and scripted. He broke way too easily, under pressure. I did not buy it.
Of course, the cops find the briefcase. And then they rub it in the thieves faces by showing them the briefcase. Bizarrely, the thieves act happy about loosing 100,000. They were locked up for almost 2 days, and lost in the last 18 hours. Yet they're somehow happy for the experience. Yeah, I'm sure it was "great" being locked up and interrogated.

I'll give the show another try next week. Hopefully, it will be better. But I kind of doubt it. I have a feeling that the cops are going to win the majority of the time.