Lots of people have already done good summaries of this show, which I think has a lot going for it. I'm on S1 E20, and am pretty much hooked. Yes, it's formulaic, but there's enough new stuff happening to keep things moving and add new dynamics all the time. Gotta say, of all the TV I've ever watched though, I've never seen a character who is easier to absolutely despise than "Miss Parker," the adult version of the child Jarod grew up with inside "The Center." She's like the "Anti-Jarod." Both of them went through awful childhoods, but he came out of it determined to try to make life better for suffering people, and she came out of it wanting to make life miserable for everyone around her. Every time I try to feel some compassion for her when she shows a little vulnerability, she goes back into her tigress mode and lashes out, abusing her equals and especially her inferiors while shrinking humbly before her higher-ups and supervisors. That makes her an A-1 coward and a bully.
Review of The Pretender
The Pretender
(1996–2000)
Great show, but "Miss Parker" has to be the most unlikable TV character of all time.
31 August 2023