Jimmy Very droll, funny. Humorous dialogue is very quick so you have to pay attention or you'll miss some great lines. The crew behind this are known for their subversive and silly humour ('travel' books like Phaic Tan; Bargearse; the Late Show skit comedy). Other reviewers have recommended looking past the pilot but I enjoyed it; the constant grammar battles despite pain or death were a laugh, as was the hostage video where the protagonist blinks a Morse code message 'captured, send help'

RafiSteinger To start, everyone has been and probably always will compare this show to Archer; while it is clear that Netflix executives probably intended to offer pretty much the exact same product, the creators did a brilliant job creating a new show that actually is very different than Archer in both delivery and humor. Most people will not see this as the animation is strikingly similar however the jokes, representation of characters, comedic style, and premise are much different. The premise is the most obvious; instead of the obvious stereotype of an ultra super spy, Pacific Heat follows a team of law enforcement agents in Australia who ultimately are forced to work together despite only one of them actually being capable of her job. As many reviews will compare the differences between this show and Archer, the show in and of itself absent of Archer maintains an original and hysterical perception of Law enforcement.I would rather have to not address this point, but many unforgiving reviews falsely and ignorantly accuse the show of being racist and bigoted by comparison to Archer. However, in reality many of the cultural stereotype jokes are either similar or much more mild mannered compared to that of Archer (many times executed in much better test), which also is not a racist or bigoted show. If anything, (it's difficult to explain to someone who isn't smart enough to comprehend this) the racial references of both shows are quite humorous because they don't actually intend to make fun of the races being portrayed, but instead to poke fun at those who are ignorant enough to actually believe the stereotypes or make those types of bigoted remarks. The best example of this would be comparing some of these jokes to when Cartman of South Park makes fun of Kyle for being Jewish (or some variation); the actual humor is that Cartman is ignorant, and the show makes fun of those who would actually be dumb enough to believe in making fun of Jews in the personification of Cartman. The same goes for characters in Archer and Pacific Heat. An example in Archer is when Malorie Archer shoots a member of the Yakuza and says "That's for Pearl Harbor!" The humor lies with the fact that Malorie Archer is bigoted enough to make that type of remark, and not that there's anything correlating Asians (specifically Japanese) to the actions taken at Pearl Harbor. The same goes for Pacific Heat in it's representations of Asian or Middle Eastern criminals or bad guys; many jokes in pacific heat again poke fun of the main character's ignorance rather than the racial backgrounds of people who are actually Asian or Middle Eastern, although it's more subtle than Archer and in some forms juxtaposes those cultures against mainstream western culture. It should also be noted that Pacific Heat only has one season, so the depictions of "bad guys" are much more limited than the many seasons of Archer. If anything, Pacific Heat portrays "bad guys" in a multitude of diverse backgrounds for only having one season.Steering away from bad reviews and Archer comparisons, Pacific Heat offers viewers a great experience and hysterical jokes that are original and well delivered.I would suggest giving this show a chance and watching it with an open mind. If the viewer can't get past the visual resemblance of Archer then it won't be worth it, but I highly suggest giving this show a chance.

Terrence Johnson ***WARNING: CONTAINS MILD SPOILERS***I understand that there are some complaints about this show, which mainly fall under two categories, which I shall address in-turn: 1) It's too racist 2) It's a rip-off of ArcherMost people who make the first claim have only really watched the pilot episode, and have openly admitted it in their reviews. I agree: the PILOT episode has a lot of excessive faux- racism. It is meant to make-fun of the casual racism in action/police/noir movies by portraying it hyperbolically, but it goes a little too far. For this reason, I would recommend skipping the pilot episode. It's not that great, not really important to the rest of the series, and gives a bad first-impression of an otherwise-good show. And I believe that the producers realized their errors as well, as the next episode that features Mr. Bang-Choi (S1 E14: A Return To Evil) is a lot less "haha Asians sound funny" and a lot more parody of Phoenix Wright (the sword on the cushion is a reference to the sword in Edgeworth's Office, and the pause before the jury delivers their verdict of Not Guilty is reminiscent of the Judge at the end of each case in PW:AA) and Bladerunner (the clap- controlled office lights/blinds/lamp are a reference to the office of Dr. Tyrell in the Harrison Ford movie).The second claim isn't really valid or fair. I've watched both Archer and Pacific Heat, but where Archer was basically the mindless drivel of South Park with spies, Pacific Heat was actually funny, and didn't rely solely on sexual references or profanity for humor.The humor is very blink-and-you'll-miss-it, and reaches a diverse array of sources: art, lawyers, the law, environmentalism, environmental denial-ism, partisan politics, science, paid leave, cops, criminals, nukes, the military, and egotism are just some of the topics mocked by this frankly hilarious satire. Would recommend to a friend, minus the pilot.

marktobitt Everyone's immediate reaction to this is "Oh Archer rip off", as it was mine when I saw it pop up.BUT give it a chance, watch a couple of episodes, and it's actually well worth sticking with.The plot is episodic, doesn't tend to carry over, and can be a little thin, but it makes up for this with fast paced humour and dialogue. What some see as messy, actually adds to the humour and creates a constant pace; I never feel that it's been 22 minutes by the end of each episode.Some of the accents/stereotypical representations of other ethnicities are a little questionable in fairness, but it's satire!Overall, well worth a watch, and I hope Netflix recommission for a 2nd series and don't duck out due to people not giving it a chance.