father father season premiere fifth overall episode american television drama series aired september showtime united_states episode written directed episode takes place months second season finale mistakenly kills innocent man forms friendship man brother known assistant district attorney sister turned new leaf life determined detective carry remainder season writers introduced new character relationship serve central arc order allow explore psychological emotional reactions writers revealed girlfriend pregnant kill innocent person develop ongoing theme rebellion despite initially rejecting idea killing somebody doesn deserve filming episode began early june los_angeles california sunset studios small crew flew miami florida set film short pieces integrated father episodes episode brought million viewers improvement second season premiere finale attracted mixed reviews critics plot months deaths colleague sgt sponsor life returned normal looks drug dealer fred believes killed female college students pretending want buy heroin visits house sees girlfriend returns house night finds fighting man man attacks stabs kills self defense flees shocked breaking father harry code killing innocent person called scene following day discovers man brother known assistant district attorney seeks explanation invites oscar wake attends leaving dead father birthday begins question harry code loyalty necessary police department promoted sergeant changed given men alcohol cigarettes recently transferred department investigated sgt asks repeatedly eye quinn declines discovers earn detective shield discovers quinn oscar drug loudly information presence asks remove case instead puts case jane recognizes personal life going relationship bonding children chocolate recalling instance realizes pregnant production writing staff began meeting march ideas season storylines said writers decided open season revelation pregnancy thinking affect psychologically emotionally create life spent adult life taking lives chose introduce new character intention relationship central arc season according hall actor considered role initially interested joining cast phillips explained dark accepted job offer opportunity play character played said promised going challenge stuff haven given shot delivered goods regard abandonment harry code hall said need rebel real engine season hired appear season episodes asked beginning second season possibility killing innocent person runner said protecting character thought important kill people deserve phillips said don want killing somebody doesn deserve impulse explored notion having killed properly person making mistake production scheduled commence late delayed early june small crew flew miami hall according producer filmed lot pieces walking door car scenes know need use returning permanent sets sunset studios los_angeles reception father brought million viewers percent improvement second season premiere finale showtime highest rated drama season premiere nielsen_media_research began compiling ratings premium networks united_kingdom episode ninth watched program timeslot viewers audience share percent significant decline alive second season premiere father received mixed reviews critics thought dull performance received widespread critical acclaim alan_sepinwall star-ledger said frustrated episode despite finding faults writing help thinking seen world need writing ign thought revelation pregnancy interesting development necessarily instantly edge seat improve great like australian felt beginning season gone scale saying lost edge supposed despite holding relationships los_angeles_times critic sure season changes good felt series settled state escape feeling seen hand san_francisco_chronicle wrote gives viewers magnificent likened fast moving plot urgency brilliance squad critic surprised said far season good guide thrilled join cast said season opener lacked explosive excitement certainly writing zap2it said combination good acting gets comparison second season opening creative team appears
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