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I thought the pilot episode would lead to a cute and fun series, but as it progressed, it became more an more emotionally manipulative and full of misplaced agendas. This episode for example is about another trans character who whines all the time and only feels good dressing up as a woman, blaming the whole world for feeling bad about it. This Mo character is a pathetic cliche of what most people think of transgenders, who they see as depressive and unbalanced, and unable to own their own peculiarities without everyone kissing the ground they walk on. Divas if you prefer, which isn't a compliment... The Zoe character also becomes annoying thinking it's her mission to meddle in her loved ones and colleagues businesses. I'm really not liking where all of this is going and I can understand why the show didn't get renewed after season two...

Fastlane was an ok series. A little too ambitious for its own good, considering how paper thin the scripts were, but it was mostly entertaining after around the second half of season 1. I remember enjoying it mostly for Tiffany Amber-Thiessen, so having a whole episode centered around her character gave me a welcoming break from the usual « buddy movie » vibe of the show. The two leads are good in each roles, but Peter Facinelli overacts so much sometimes, it's hard to take him seriously. And Bill Bellamy is just there for the comic reliefs and does the bare minimum with it. « Strap on » like the title implied, pushed the envelope by introducing us to the first (and only) openly gay characters in the show. All the while doing it without a fuss and focusing on the investigation, instead of placing some political agenda which would've most likely dragged the whole thing down. Having two culprits be the squad's targets this time, heightened the stakes and the scenes at the club were my personal favorite parts of the episode. Obviously the music was good too (The Donnas, Supreme Beings of Leisure and Anastacia) but they don't « exist » in the show anymore..