Should ‘Detroit 187’ Keep Going?

The Gibbs storyline meanders around in not-so interesting and annoyingly unbelievable ways.  When Det. Fitch goes to the cheerleader’s home and he is talking to her at the front door for several minutes, it makes no sense that her abusive/psycho killer boyfriend would stay sitting at the dining room table getting his grub on while his girl talks to one time. He’s still eating when Fitch comes into the house. Yeah, no.

Another thing Detroiters pointed out was that Fitch uses the word “soda” twice in the episode. As previously noted, Detroiters say “pop” not “soda,” but in this case it makes sense. Fitch is from New York and even though he’s been in Detroit for a number of years, it is quite possible that he would keep his “soda.” I’ve been living in New York for six years and I still say “pop.”

One other part that irked me was all that exposition outside of the precinct at the end of the show. Nobody talks like that. We learn 10 different things about Det. Longford in about 45 seconds.

St. Andrew’s, the Detroit Princess and the River Walk all make appearances in this episode and it looks like the tragically beautiful Michigan Central Station will be featured in upcoming episodes.  I’m really looking forward to seeing more of Detroit’s landscape and I hope other aspects of the city (the public school system, corrupt politicians) make their way into the storylines. Let’s have some layers.  Still feel like I haven’t met a Detroiter yet though and I really really need Lt. Mason to start acting like she actually runs her squad room.