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Sep 25, 2018 · In the Same Boat: Directed by Nick Copus. With Damon Wayans, Seann William Scott, Keesha Sharp, Kevin Rahm. Former international CIA operative Wesley Cole returns home and becomes Murtaugh's partner on the force; Avery continues his campaign for city council.
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- Action, Comedy, Crime
- Nick Copus
- 2018-09-25
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By Matt Fowler
Updated: Sep 26, 2018 6:11 am
Posted: Sep 26, 2018 2:00 am
Warning: Full spoilers for Lethal Weapon's Season 3 premiere follow...
Firstly, it's absolutely nuts, even though this TV series is a mix tape-style alt universe based on the movie franchise, that there's an iteration now of Lethal Weapon where Riggs dies. I mean, it's not totally out of line considering the original ending of Lethal Weapon 2 had him dying after being shot by "Diplomatic Immunity!" Arjen Rudd, but this time it all happens off-screen. Murtaugh gets the dire news relayed to him by a doctor in a dialogue free moment, that just involves a head shake. Crazy.
I'm not here to comment on the behind-the-scenes chaos that led to star Clayne Crawford's firing and, subsequently, Riggs' death (we assume Riggs would've just survived the shooting had Crawford returned) except to say that this created a massive hurdle for a show that's always existed on the bubble and is based on a very popular, established franchise that leans heavily on Riggs for action and drama (granted, the character's nesting doll of surprise skeletons from his past had dried up). This was a massive mountain to climb.
Scott is actually pretty great in the role. He comes with some baggage (a dead child he feels guilty over, a real daughter he yearns to reconnect with, etc) but nothing to match Riggs-levels of depression. And that's a good thing. There are certain Riggs-style elements you want keep, and some that need to be ditched. Cole doesn't feel like a full character just yet, but he is, in the very least, a likable presence (who's able to fight the way Riggs can in the movies). He's stubborn, courageous, foolhardy, and ready to deflect his personal drama by diving headlong into daredevil situations. Scott, as Cole, is able to perfectly blend humor and action hero-type grit.
Because Cole is, for lack of better labeling, a lighter version of Riggs, Murtaugh's morose musings were able make their way to the front here and, in a rare occurrence, he got to be the self-destructive one. Yes, Roger no longer has to be talked onto the roof of a moving vehicle. In the episode's funniest moment, both he and Cole climbed up to the top of a speeding food truck, having assumed the other one would stay inside and drive. It was a nice way of showing how much Roger had evolved - by sort of devolving.
I'm sure it won't take long for Murtaugh and Cole to form a bond (mostly because Cole seems so breezy and malleable) but it was still a unique touch at the end of the episode for Roger to quickly accept that Cole was going to sacrifice himself to drive a subway car loaded with explosives away from citizens. Cole told Roger to leave, because he had a family (Cole did too, but whatever) and Roger agreed. Had it been Riggs, Roger wouldn't have let him do it. As easily, anyhow. But with this new guy? Sure, he'll take the out. Cole still has to earn that "There's no way I'm letting you die!" style of friendship.
As usual, things moved fast here. Cole went from overseas CIA operative to someone "placed in the LAPD" with a redacted past to Murtaugh getting him hot-shotted through the ranks to detective, but that's the Lethal Weapon pace. It's equal parts marathon and sprint. You'll soar over a ton of things in order to touch down on the important stuff. The main takeaway here is that Murtaugh's way of moving forward, past Riggs, is to try and emulate, as best he can, their old partnership. And in Cole, and Cole's "shoot first, shoot more later" approach, he sees that spark. Stepping back, it one hundred percent doesn't seem emotionally healthy at all, but I suppose it beats building oneself a replacement Riggs head on a desk to talk to.
"In the Same Boat" had the deck stacked against it, but it surprisingly managed to provide a story that honored Riggs while believably moving Murtaugh into a new space, with a new partner in Cole. And Seann William Scott feels, already, like a joyful addition to the Lethal-verse.
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Martin Riggs is out and Seann William Scott's Wes Cole is in as Lethal Weapon made the best of an awkward situation.
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