The promos for this show lied to me. Impressions: I'm very confused by the marketing behind this show. It was pitching itself as a goofy manservice show, but most of this episode was basically Men In Black But Serious. Hard boiled cop runs into supernatural thing, gets recruited by secret cops who police secret […]
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