Reviews for The Fugitive
Review - Fugitive, The
A great concept for a show—an innocent man fleeing his dogged pursuer while, in turn, pursuing the one person who can prove his innocence. Janssen was great as Kimble. Morse was good as Gerard, although he overplayed his ruthlessness at times.
There were some dull episodes, and a few ridiculous ones, but most were interesting. It was a bit odd how the many actors kept showing up playing different roles while a few kept appearing in the same roles. It was also obvious that the producers decided to up the love story angle in the final season. In most episodes, Kimble fell for some woman that he just had to leave after a week or two. Therre was a woman in the final two episodes, a girl from his home town who helps him escape capture and find Johnson. He ends up with her at the end, although she only appeared in the final story line. It was comical how Kimble's character managed to get tangled with the police in every episode, and how often he just happened to be around when someone was being kidnapped or murdered or chased by the police themselves.
It was far from perfect, but as the first TV show to actually have a final episode that resolved the plot, it was ground-breaking.
There were some dull episodes, and a few ridiculous ones, but most were interesting. It was a bit odd how the many actors kept showing up playing different roles while a few kept appearing in the same roles. It was also obvious that the producers decided to up the love story angle in the final season. In most episodes, Kimble fell for some woman that he just had to leave after a week or two. Therre was a woman in the final two episodes, a girl from his home town who helps him escape capture and find Johnson. He ends up with her at the end, although she only appeared in the final story line. It was comical how Kimble's character managed to get tangled with the police in every episode, and how often he just happened to be around when someone was being kidnapped or murdered or chased by the police themselves.
It was far from perfect, but as the first TV show to actually have a final episode that resolved the plot, it was ground-breaking.
Reviewed by Roger on 2019-03-14 08:52:34