I’ve always liked Tate Donovan. I enjoyed him as Marissa’s dad on The O.C. Loved him as the beleaguered Tom on Damages. I even watched NBC’s awful Deception last year because of him.
So I say this with the utmost respect for his career—his character on Hostages has to die. While watching “2:45 p.m.,” it was difficult to become invested in Ellen’s escape plan since I was fairly confident there was no way Ellen and her children were going to escape.
Other riskier shows might have gone in that direction and propelled the show into a completely unexpected situation. But Hostages plays it safe. So Brian will most likely survive the shooting. The series is tanking in the ratings. It’s easily being beat by NBC’s The Blacklist. And I fear it is too late to turn things around. Most viewers have already checked out. The whole show is shaping up to be one big missed opportunity.
The other problem plaguing the series is its complete disregard for logic. Ellen makes it to the bus station to meet her children. She sees them. She’s late. They look anxious. And the first thing she does is call Brian to tell them they are all fine? First of all, she would go to her children first. Secondly, would she use her cell phone, which would allow Duncan and his crew to track her location? And finally, wouldn’t she wait until they were at least on the bus and the bus had actually left the station to announce that they had pulled off their escape?
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