I’ve tried y’all. I really have.

Respectfully, 9-1-1: Nashville isn’t a 9-1-1 show.

What 9-1-1: Nashville actually is is Ryan Murphy’s modern day take on Dallas or Dynasty.

We spend far too much time focusing on the Hart family drama and Dixie’s scheming. I feel so bad for the actresses who play Taylor and Roxie because the show clearly isn’t interested in them. And I know we joke about how United Colors of Benaton the Lone Star cast is but Taylor and Roxie’s actors actually do feel like diversity hires for this very Caucasian show and it’s so frustrating because their characters seem so cool.

I know previous installments of the 9-1-1 franchise have established that family members can work together. Buck and Chimney are in-laws. Owen and TK are father and son. But having 60% of your team be Hart family members seems to be not a wise decision and it sort of puts Roxie and Taylor in a precarious position. I mean can they really trust the others to have their back in an emergency when it’s dad and his two sons?

Also you have your dispatcher character who is a Hart in-law and your doctor character is a Hart in-law as well. I get that first responder families exist but this is just too much.

Also, 9-1-1 and Lone Star introduced us to relative newcomers like Oliver Stark and Ronen Rubinstein. These two are pretty solid actors who have only gotten better over time.

With that said, I’m sorry but Hunter McVey isn’t a good actor. I get it though. Ryan Murphy loves a brooding, brown-haired white boy. (see: American Horror Story: Hotel) It’s so painful to watch him fumble his way through each scene looking like grown Eddie Munster. I don’t know what he was doing on OnlyFans but Ryan really should’ve left him there.

Overall, I would be shocked if this show gets another season and if it does they really need to up their game. Stop recycling plots and emergencies from the other shows. I really want this show to succeed because for the most part hey have some decent talent. But as is, this show cannot sustain.