While I so enjoy a good detective crime show and really enjoy a great romance, Beauty and the Beast had a bit of both. I could connect with Jay Ryan (Vincent) almost readily. Vincent was the victim hands down, even to Cat's random illogical. Right around Season 2, Kreuk, who played Cat, became disturbingly annoying and the idea of her being a great detective went sideways, because she obviously couldn't detect a thing.
Throughout most of the series, she sounded like a broken recording and their relationship held hostage to her erratic, emotional, reckless behavior, and quick trigger responses. While "protecting Vincent" was continually her claim and needing to "keep his secret," she constantly put him in danger, and ran her mouth to everyone who would listen, soliciting aid from potential enemies over and over. She never learned from her mistakes.
His love for her made him vulnerable which was also deadly. He, however, was a more solid character, and it didn't hurt that he was very easy on the eye.
There were good episodes, however, and others that were quite entertaining. The other cast members, Tess and JT brought character and humor to the story. Heather, could only be tolerated in small doses.
Every one likes the fairytale to end in a "happily ever after," but Cat became more of a drama queen than a detective, which really took away from the storyline, unless it was intentional somehow.
By Season 4, I was ready to see how it all ended, because I was already invested. It would have been more enjoyable if there was more substance around the detective, crime solving aspect of the script, and less of the unrealistic meanderings of police departments and other government agencies. After a while, it was just too difficult to take it seriously.
It wasn't all a bust, but there was room for better character development. The love story held it's own, when she wasn't nagging Vincent to death, but the smart, levelheaded, sensible detective, did not come through. It was nice that she wanted to be his ride or die, but on too occasions, she may as well have been the hired gun.
Throughout most of the series, she sounded like a broken recording and their relationship held hostage to her erratic, emotional, reckless behavior, and quick trigger responses. While "protecting Vincent" was continually her claim and needing to "keep his secret," she constantly put him in danger, and ran her mouth to everyone who would listen, soliciting aid from potential enemies over and over. She never learned from her mistakes.
His love for her made him vulnerable which was also deadly. He, however, was a more solid character, and it didn't hurt that he was very easy on the eye.
There were good episodes, however, and others that were quite entertaining. The other cast members, Tess and JT brought character and humor to the story. Heather, could only be tolerated in small doses.
Every one likes the fairytale to end in a "happily ever after," but Cat became more of a drama queen than a detective, which really took away from the storyline, unless it was intentional somehow.
By Season 4, I was ready to see how it all ended, because I was already invested. It would have been more enjoyable if there was more substance around the detective, crime solving aspect of the script, and less of the unrealistic meanderings of police departments and other government agencies. After a while, it was just too difficult to take it seriously.
It wasn't all a bust, but there was room for better character development. The love story held it's own, when she wasn't nagging Vincent to death, but the smart, levelheaded, sensible detective, did not come through. It was nice that she wanted to be his ride or die, but on too occasions, she may as well have been the hired gun.