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She is magnetic, and should be included in this site’s cast credits, but nooooo . . . I recorded the pilot out of curiosity, then saw she was in it, and I am going to be hanging around. I share your dislike of broadcast network shows. The commercial breaks, heralded by RISING MUSIC that kneecaps the action and tosses a boat anchor into the narrative, combined with the imperative of lowest-common-denominator writing are two factors that make Premium Cable so attractive; BUT, Evil seems to be a CBS Police Procedural cut from cloth similar to Elementary, a network cop show that ticked off the obligatory boxes (44 minutes editorial content CHECK!, good triumphs over evil CHECK!, an IQ of 80 can follow it CHECK!, mildly controversial premise [drug addiction or minions of Hell] CHECK!, extremely winning lead and co-stars CHECK!, narrative better than one would expect on the network of geriatrics CHECK!). The pilot of Evil checked all these boxes, wrapped everything up in 44 minutes, and was still engaging, as horrific as a broadcast network TV show can be (the prospect of 4 murdered beautiful little girls?!) and still managed to engage a guy who calls himself R_Kane. I will keep watching.

she's very likable :)

same here when it comes to network shows. just can't bring myself to watch a show from week to week.

The pilot was smart and captivating by its sense of mystery.

My main concern once invested in the show is I hope the writers do not trap themselves early on when the current storyline resolves itself.

This is crucial because it's easy for series like this to become repetitive after all the interesting avenues are taken.

Margarita in a can? Is this part of the growing trend?

~~/o/

Oh so agree- she is superb! Hebers is what drew me in.
The rest of the cast is great, too.