Based on the Chilean documentary “El Agente Topo” Remake of El Agente Topo (2020)
Tale
Charles, a retired man, gets a new lease on life when he answers an ad for a private investigator and becomes a mole in a secret investigation at a nursing home. Writing a review for this show requires familiarity with the context and content. Having three parents dealing with the challenges of assisted living made this more enjoyable and more poignant.
Her boss, Lilah Richcreek Estrada as Julie, is a black-and-white, anything-goes-to-solve-the-case kind of person, a sarcastic contrast to Danson’s kind-hearted and honest Charles
Ted Danson stars as an octogenarian widower (Charles) struggling to establish a new routine after the passing of his wife due to dementia-related health issues. Through a series of classic sitcom plot devices, Charles lands a job as an undercover detective at an assisted living facility (what used to be referred to as a “nursing home”) to solve a jewelry robbery. The two quickly clash with the institution’s director (well-played by Stephanie Beatriz as Didi), Charles’ daughter Emily (Mary Elizabeth Ellis), and the various residents and their many silly problems.
The awkward banter between Charles and boss Julie is amusing
There are several ill-conceived stunts centered on older women who are lewd and don’t fit with the rest of the stories, and Charles’ daughter’s three outrageously disrespectful (and interchangeable) teenage sons are distracting and wasteful. The best parts are Charles’ slow immersion into his new community with some social connections with other residents, especially Caleb, played by Stephen McKinley Henderson. Also fun are the jokes and commentary about assisted living and the things that happen there.
Overall, I recommend it, especially to viewers in their forties and older
And while daughter Emily’s home life isn’t all that interesting, it does set up a couple of great scenes between her and Charles in later episodes. The denouement isn’t terribly difficult to figure out (who stole what and what will happen to Charles), but the sentimental parts of Charles’ awakening and coming to terms with his wife’s death are very much worthwhile. There are a few small roles played by older stars (Sally Struthers, Veronica Cartwright) that might make older viewers smile, but they’re mostly wasted on pointless jokes about old people and sex.
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