- Content: “A Mystery with Heart”
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What You Need To Know:
The first episode of Season One of BLUE SKIES presents a strong, moral pro-family worldview, extolling gratitude, forgiveness, love, trust, teamwork, and perseverance, despite no mention of God or prayer. As is the case with UP Faith & Family shows, it is almost squeaky clean and includes very mild peril but has no objectionable language whatsoever. Because of some violence and brief undressing, MOVIEGUIDE® recommends media-wisdom to discuss for some minor questionable elements.
Content:
A strong moral, pro-family worldview and it extols gratitude, forgiveness, love, trust, teamwork, and perseverance despite no mention of God or prayer;
No foul language;
Soldiers shoot at criminals, but no blood. Two people engage in hand-to-hand combat, but no blood. A character almost falls from a cliff while rappelling and fires a gun. Mild peril with wolves approaching a character and a dog;
No sex, but a man attaches a rappel rope to a woman’s waist and pulls her rope toward him and they give each other a look of longing;
A woman removes a shirt, but has a sleeveless blouse underneath and you see a little bit of skin and cleavage and she puts another shirt on;
No alcohol use;
None; and,
A character breaks protocol, but her supervisor encourages her to trust her instinct.
More Detail:
The first episode of BLUE SKIES begins with Jodi Larsen and her partner driving in the green zone of the Poland-Ukraine Border when Jodi notices a suspicious Humvee parked in a garage while a civilian supervises. Jodi radios for permission to investigate and, after approval, she and her partner enter the building and find out that the civilian and an American soldier are discussing an illegal drug exchange. Gunfire is exchanged, and a nearly catastrophic injury occurs.
Jodi moves back to her hometown and works as a criminal investigator at Crystal Ridge National Park. While she works in a forest, she runs into a family of four, and the mother asks Jodi for directions. Jodi recommends a particular route to the family; they thank her, and she returns to her cabin. Upon her arrival, she finds a dog trashed her house. One of her co-workers calls her to the station to meet her new supervisor, and they get a call that one of the kids, named Tommy) The family member she met earlier goes missing. After reuniting with high school classmate and search-and-rescue ranger Ryan, they, with Blue’s help, join forces to find Tommy and return him to his family.
The series premiere of BLUE SKIES is a healing and somewhat slow-paced episode that emphasizes reconciliation. The episode has good direction, solid writing, and breathtaking cinematography of the beautiful national park, showcasing a bird’s-eye view of the river between forest areas. The episode is well-acted, and Scarlet Hunter holds her own as the lead. Jodi Larsen shows kindness in her smile and can handle the serious parts, too. Hunter and Markian Tarasiuk, who plays Ryan Miller, have electric chemistry, and viewers can tell they share a past and a magnetic attraction.
The first episode of Season One of BLUE SKIES presents a strong, moral pro-family worldview, extolling gratitude, forgiveness, love, trust, teamwork, and perseverance, despite no mention of God or prayer. As is the case with UP Faith & Family shows, it is almost squeaky clean and includes very mild peril but has no objectionable language whatsoever. Because of some violence and brief undressing, MOVIEGUIDE® recommends media-wisdom to discuss for some minor questionable elements.
