DVD/TV Series Review: The Catch: Season 1

 

The Catch was a procedural crime drama series starring Mireille Enos (from The Killing) and Peter Krause (from Sports Night, Six Feet Under, and Parenthood). Enos stars as Alice Vaughan, a high-end private investigator in Los Angeles. Krause plays Ben Jones, her fiance who mysteriously disappears yet leaves Alice with a stolen painting. From there, the show becomes a mix of a case-of-the-week procedural that follows Alice's private investigation cases, with a serial arc in which Alice is determined to track down Ben. The serial arc is basically a cat-and-mouse game between Alice and Ben and has a lot of twists and turns. The rest of the cast includes Sonya Walger, Jacky Ido, and Rose Rollins.

For those who get the DVD set, the ten episodes are divided between two discs. The set is very bare-bones in terms of extras. It has some deleted scenes and a gag reel, but that is it. Also, anyone looking to get this should know that the show did get a second season that did not get a DVD release, so if you get the DVD you will not be able to complete the series on DVD.

Overall, the first season is good. It has a nice blend of drama and humor. It is not quite what I would call a "dramedy" as it is definitely more of a drama than it is a comedy. But, it does have some humorous moments. It is also interesting to see Enos glammed up for her role as a sexy private investigator. It is in stark contrast to her role in The Killing in which she was very much a regular person and was rarely ever made up. The season ends on a pretty big cliffhanger, so thankfully the show did get a second season to pay that off. But, the show was canceled after the second season and the show was never really properly wrapped up. So, I would say that the show is worth watching if you like the genre, but it is not worth getting too heavily invested in.