This episode is absurd. At its core, Locked Up Abroad (LUA) is about people who get arrested and imprisoned in foreign countries. Too often, LUA strays into hostage situations that do not fit the mold of the series. But at least hostage takings are arguably related to the series' theme.
But this episode has absolutely nothing to do with the series' theme. It is simply a story about a criminal in this country. It has no foreign connections. What's worse is that this isn't even a good telling of this criminal's story. His story has been told by other television series, and they did a much more interesting job.
This episode is so bad and so unrelated to the series that I cannot understand how it could have possibly been included.
But this episode has absolutely nothing to do with the series' theme. It is simply a story about a criminal in this country. It has no foreign connections. What's worse is that this isn't even a good telling of this criminal's story. His story has been told by other television series, and they did a much more interesting job.
This episode is so bad and so unrelated to the series that I cannot understand how it could have possibly been included.