cement ▁ling o . ▁Though ▁Boston ' s ▁Fin est ▁hints ▁at ▁the ▁dark est ▁corners ▁of ▁American ▁street ▁life , ▁its ▁real ▁aim ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁show case ▁of ▁local ▁hero ism ." ▁ ▁The ▁Boston ▁Glo be ''' s ▁Matthew ▁Gilbert ▁critic ized ▁the ▁show ▁for ▁its ▁lack ▁of ▁action , ▁stating ▁" B oston ' s ▁Fin est ▁may ▁be ▁too ▁aim less ▁and ▁point less ▁to ▁insp ire ▁loyal ▁view ing . ▁It ▁can ▁be ▁a ▁little ▁d ull ▁over ▁the ▁long ▁ha ul , ▁perhaps ▁because ▁the ▁action ▁we ▁see ▁isn ’ t ▁particularly ▁interesting ▁and ▁the ▁family ▁lives ▁of ▁the ▁c ops ▁are ▁relatively ▁incident - free ." ▁Gilbert ▁also ▁pra ised ▁the ▁show ▁for ▁its ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁personal ▁lives ▁of ▁the ▁officers ▁themselves , ▁" The ▁one ▁sub plot ▁in ▁Boston ' s ▁Fin est '' ▁that ▁reson ates ▁most ▁of ▁all ▁belongs ▁to ▁Officer ▁Pent on , ▁who ▁has ▁a ▁personal ▁reason ▁for ▁her ▁interest ▁in ▁drug ▁arr ests ... ▁We ▁get ▁a ▁clear ▁and ▁touch ing ▁sense ▁of ▁how ▁Pent on ' s ▁family ▁situation ▁fu els ▁her ▁professional ▁life , ▁and ▁how ▁insp iration ▁and ▁great ness ▁can ▁be ▁born ▁of ▁pain ." ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 1 0 s ▁American ▁reality ▁television ▁series ▁Category : 2 0 1 3 ▁American ▁television ▁series ▁deb uts ▁Category : English - language ▁television ▁programs ▁Category : T ele vision ▁shows ▁set ▁in ▁Boston ▁Category : T NT