In "Profiler", Walker walks all over her nuances as she plays a forensic psychologist who uses a combination of forensics, psychology, deduction, empathy, and intuition to catch the bad guys. Unfortunately, Walker's character "Sam" couldn't add 2+2 with a calculator. It -is- possible that I was spoiled by watching "Cracker", a Brit series about a -real- profiler which will seriously mess with your mind thanks to Jimmy McGovern who specializes in writing psychodynamic dramas. In "Profiler", Sam is always prim and cosmetically together, has a perfect little daughter, and a best friend with an ATTITUDE (Oooooo!) who does welding sculptures at her oh so perfect home by the lake. A silly sham and a shameful attempt to delve into the criminal mind, "Profiler" is just plain old every-day TV entertainment straight out of the can. Passable, forgettable, and very underwhelming. (C)
