TMC
06-01-2022, 03:06 AM
https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/tom-swift-cw-review-1235279990/
"As played with slick charm by (Tian) Richards, Tom is a Black, gay, brilliant inventor whose tendency to declare himself the center of everyone’s universe belies his deep need to be loved, trusted, and accepted," says Caroline Framke of the Nancy Drew (https://www.reddit.com/r/NancyDrewCW/) spinoff. "When the show (https://forums.primetimer.com/forum/4971-tom-swift/) leans into this more personal conflict, thus allowing Richards to deepen his performance and character, it works. Outside its flawed hero, though, Tom Swift suffers from a surprising lack of imagination given all the ostensibly impressive innovation at the heart of the Swift empire. Too many of the actual inventions get lost in made-up jargon, while attempts at conveying Tom’s untouchable cool... end up feeling very, 'how do you do, fellow kids.'"
"As played with slick charm by (Tian) Richards, Tom is a Black, gay, brilliant inventor whose tendency to declare himself the center of everyone’s universe belies his deep need to be loved, trusted, and accepted," says Caroline Framke of the Nancy Drew (https://www.reddit.com/r/NancyDrewCW/) spinoff. "When the show (https://forums.primetimer.com/forum/4971-tom-swift/) leans into this more personal conflict, thus allowing Richards to deepen his performance and character, it works. Outside its flawed hero, though, Tom Swift suffers from a surprising lack of imagination given all the ostensibly impressive innovation at the heart of the Swift empire. Too many of the actual inventions get lost in made-up jargon, while attempts at conveying Tom’s untouchable cool... end up feeling very, 'how do you do, fellow kids.'"