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Fox’s ‘Rescue: HI-Surf’ Is an Average Workplace Drama, but With an Exceptional Tropical Location: TV Review
The Hawai'i-set Fox lifeguard series 'Rescue: HI-Surf' is an average workplace drama, but elevated by an exceptional tropical location.
The respected leader is haunted by trauma beneath his stoic surface; the plucky newcomer serves as the viewer’s entry point into a tight-knit crew; not a single cast member has an ounce of extraneous body fat. Created by Matt Kester (“Animal Kingdom”), “Rescue: HI-Surf” combines the iconic red swimsuits of “Baywatch” with the backdrop of “Hawai’i Five-0.” Captain Sonny Jennings (Robbie Magasiva, New Zealand accent fully intact) leads a crew tasked with patrolling a stretch of beach that’s as mobbed by inexperienced surfers and swimmers as it is isolated from emergency services and potentially dangerous. The most interesting version of the show could delve more into the politics that determine the characters’ working conditions; it’s rare for a series centered on public employees to address such dynamics inherent to the job, especially in a place with challenges as unique as O’ahu’s.
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