30 EW.COM MARCH 10, 2017
AS ABC’S CON-ARTIST CAPER
RETURNS FOR SEASON 2, THE
SHONDALAND SHOW DOUBLES DOWN
ON THE ROMANCE AND THE FUN.
LYNETTE RICE LynettericeWHENTHE CATCH LAUNCHED A YEAR AGO ON ABC, VIEWERS ASSUMED
that Peter Krause, as con man Ben Jones, was playing an updated
version of Harrison Ford inThe Fugitive—with Mireille Enos
filling in for Tommy Lee Jones as his indefatigable trapper
Alice (but in much better shoes). And while Ben and Alice did
cat-and-mouse each other week after week, hallmarks of
other Shondaland shows—romance, humor, and a convolutedly
connected ensemble of characters—were conspicuously absent
from the production company’s latest offering. It’s something
that wasn’t lost on the cast and crew ofThe Catch as they began