WHEREAS Beloved and I had watched all 15 seasons of Criminal Minds back when we were foolishly spending money on Netflix, and
WHEREAS we are currently enjoying the Paramount+ login provided by our second daughter and her husband, and
WHEREAS Season 16 of Criminal Minds (now called Criminal Minds Evolution) started streaming on Paramount+,
THEREFORE
Beloved and I were excited to begin watching the new episodes.
HOWEVER
With its move away from broadcast television to a streaming service and the ability to label itself TV-MA, the powers that be have changed nothing about the series except to add F-bombs and vulgar references to solid waste.
And they apparently think this is an improvement.
I honestly don't understand.
For 15 years, we've grown to appreciate these characters as professional-sounding, intellectual-yet-passionate FBI agents. Now, they come across as barely-controlled street vigilantes who express their frustration by using the squalid language of thugs.
And they apparently think this is an improvement.
Seriously, I don't get it. How is this better storytelling?
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