I watched episode four of "John from Cincinnati" and ....

Episode four.

The doctor quits. He's probably still paying off his student loans, one miracle happens and he quits.

John gets picked up and roughed up.  But the episode is structured so that you know a miraculous healing is ahead.  In other words, the scene is devoid of dramatic tension.

Ed O'Neill is ranting to his parakeet.

Butchie suddenly doesn't seem like such an a-hole.  He apparently told Kai to get frisky with John.  Nonetheless, they've got something going on.

Link seems like an even bigger a-hole, now that it's clear he told Tea Leoni (lookalike) to get frisky with Mitch.

Mitch levitates before Tea.

Every bald white guy on this show is the same.  Some have tattoos, some have briefcases. 

The problem is that for every interesting character on this show there are two, or maybe three prescriptively weird and tedious ones: PTSD Joe, motel owner, doctor quitter ... and, I'm afraid, John from Cincinnati.  Shaun, Sissy and Butchie aren't enough to carry this thing.

(Earlier: My enthusiasm for David Milch's project was ebbing after three.)