EPISODE
Against the Wall - Season 1
Abby Kowalski is a single police officer from Chicago who lands her dream job as a detective. However, it causes a rift with her three cop brothers when she decides to join their department.
4 April 1960, Trinidad, British West Indies [now Trinidad and Tobago]
1972, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
13 July 1962, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
28 July 1986, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
27 April 1968, Faial, Açores, Portugal
22 June 1972, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
July 31, 2011
It's the real-life problems in Abby's life that help make her character feel like more than just a pretty lady clopping around a city in heels, interrogating with zeal.
July 31, 2011
It might provide grown-up drama for women of an age more often served by sexist sitcoms. If not, Lifetime may be delivering just another old-fashioned family drama with nothing new to say.
July 31, 2011
Breakout star Rachael Carpani and ambitious creators could vault this procedural above the pack.
July 31, 2011
Despite the pilot's pandering localism and cliched proclamations, Against the Wall features some watchable performances and a premise that might yield interesting developments down the line.
July 31, 2011
Against the Wall is all about putting women in charge - even those who are visibly pregnant - and that certainly makes it stand out in a flooded sea of crime shows that tend to pair strong secondary female characters up with stronger male leads.
July 31, 2011
There's much here to suggest that, if everyone relaxes a little, good things will come.
July 31, 2011
I can't fault Against the Wall for not being as ambitious as The Chicago Code, but I can fault it for not being ambitious enough to have a clear idea of what it wants to be.
July 31, 2011
There's a warmth to the characters and their relationships that should satisfy Lifetime's core audience.
July 31, 2011
Against the Wall turns out to be first-rate drama. It's one of the best new shows of the year.
July 31, 2011
Unfortunately, star Rachael Carpani's Abby Kowalski is the least interesting character in a not especially galvanizing show - no further investigation required.