#BlogLife850 - Chatty Chicks Watching Flicks 19 - Redemption/Rookie Feds

I just started watching two old shows, both I think were cancelled.

Redemption is a UK show, about an estranged Mama-daughter relationship.

As a teen, the daughter runs away from her overbearing parents and starts a new life, reinvents herself, doesn't reunite with her old life, has two children..

Then the Mama who is an Inspector detectivey cop gets a call that a woman was found and she was the next of kin.

Fast forward I think the Grandmother ends up adopting the kids, moving to Liverpool and starting her career there.

The daughter's death is ruled a suicide but she didn't leave a note, no cryptic goodbyes to the kids?

I bet it was murder. Then the Grandmother finds pills and money, that her workplace suspended her from.

Wouldn't the Police have searched the property for clues, a suicide note? Shouldn't they have found the bag full of pills/money?

Also why didn't the Grandmother, hand the bag over to the Police to aid the investigation?

Added to the craziness there is a break-in, obviously they are looking for the bag.

She has young children, they are going to break in again, you're willing to put the kids and yourself in danger?

Odd, odd odd!

I'm thinking it's not necessarily the Mama's loot, maybe one of the kids are drug dealing?

Also suspicious is the daughter's ex wasn't at the funeral, I don't think, yet he skulked around, let himself into their place to collect his belongings.

He could have called to arrange a time, he could have posted the keys back.

Did he return for his stuff or was it the drugs/money?

Also I wasn't keen on the granddaughter's attitude/cursing. If it wasn't for the Grandmother you'd be in a damn care home or on the streets, show some damn respect.

I wouldn't tolerate that, I would instill manners while they are young so they can function politely in the world, the kids are a reflection of the family..

Hmm she really should have been transparent about the custody issue.

Plus she needs to scare the granddaughter straight, she's dealing drugs and laughing about it, not worried about jail, or arrests.

Maybe because the grandmother was strict with her daughter, she's afraid to be harsh with the kids but being too soft is counter productive.

She'll go from selling to using to prostitution to jail, it's not going to be a pretty result, college university success.

The second show is a spinoff from Rookie. I did used to enjoy that but it got too dark.

When it's too heavy like that, it wrecks my mind. I want something light and entertaining, so the spinoff seems more humorous and gentle.

Two recent bestie recruits join the FBI and are finding their way. One the guy is an ex actor, the other is an ex school counsellor.

It's cute. They keep having crossovers with The Rookie which I don't mind.

I wish it had lasted longer. I liked the closeness and friendships, plus the romances.