Republic of Doyle - The Return of the Grevious Angel, S01E02

When I loved the pilot of this show, I was afraid that that might be it. That all the effort went into the premiere, and after that, the creativity, the timing, and the charm would be gone. It did not.

The second episode backed the first, and I continue to urge you to watch it because it is great Canadian television.

Allan Hawco, as Jake Doyle, continues to be the best reason to watch the show. And I don't just mean because of the adorable accent or his continuous, hilarious chase scenes. This character is just so real! He is charming, but sometimes he tries to hard and it is very obvious, and he is awkward. He has no idea what he wants from life, except that he wants...both his wife and the lovely new constable. His desire to protect his niece (and the fact that he refers to her as niece) and wants to beat up the punk kid who spry painted his car - though he cannot actually do anything about it - are obvious through an almost nervous tension that makes Jake Doyle a real person.

I am interested to see how many people Doyle will have to chase in episode 3, and how they will top running over roof tops and across boats in the peer. What is your bet?