EPISODE
Complications - Season 1
John Ellis, a cynical ER doctor, who changes his perspective on life after rescuing a boy from a drive-by shooting. When he learns the boy is still marked for death he finds himself compelled to save him at any cost and discovers that his life and his outlook on medicine may never be the same.
13 August 1944, Los Angeles, California, USA
26 November 1975, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA
June 15, 2015
In the first few episodes, it's watchable enough if you allow it some slack.
June 19, 2015
The only way a series like Complications can continue is if the complications keep getting more complicated. Since they're already approaching silliness, the show's condition is probably terminal.
June 16, 2015
Problematic in its depiction of dark-skinned bad guys, the 10-episode season... conjures its share of tension, but feels increasingly strained, until it's finally clear the patient can't be saved.
June 11, 2015
While it may not be as funny or charming as Burn Notice, Complications is certainly more mature.
June 17, 2015
I'm not sure these characters are interesting or detailed enough to fill the gaps left by the absence of the cases-of-the-week, but at least Complications is aiming for something ambitiously driven by character and a serial arc.
June 16, 2015
After years of successful, high-quality dramas with a light, breezy touch, the network has decided to cast its lot with the more somber and complex dramas popularized by rivals like AMC.
June 17, 2015
I happened to enjoy it, but I offer no judgment for those who can't get behind the hyper-dramatic madness.
June 17, 2015
Watching Matt Nix's new USA series, Complications, is like taking an advanced seminar in unintended consequences. A fun, thrilling, twisty, and at times mind-blowing seminar.
June 12, 2015
USA is clearly going after Breaking Bad territory -- regular dad goes rogue when caught in the fell clutch of circumstances. And it actually does a creditable job within the genre.