Unpopular Opinion: I like the new DI

The general audience consensus seems to be that people just don't seem to like the new DI that much. I personally love the new DI and his style is refreshing.

let me preface this by saying I am American.

The new DI reminds me very much of an American. He is rude, crude, disrespectful, privileged. He embodies those characteristics and I do not think that is a bad thing. He has a give "no fucks" and "call it as it is" attitude. For example, the scene where he got up and called out the criminal for lying is exactly that. People seem to have this expectation that DI Merwin Wilson has to be some good person. He is clearly a guy who lacks social etiquette, is highly intelligent, and likes things easy and simple (AC, Technology, etc...).

It is 2025, and the Saint Marie Police Station is literally a fossil. I don't see any issue why the police station should not get AC or new tech to get with the times. Its not some sort entitlement to have access to AC, it is literally the norm in America. Saint Marie having food delivery apps, uber, and etc.. shows that island is not some ancient island, its a community like elsewhere in the world.

The DI is clearly not friendly with his colleagues at the station and that is part of why I think so many people are surprised. He loves solving crimes, everything else like friendship or social interaction can go to hell. He clearly is the type of guy to boss people around rather than work as equals on a team