Miles is positioned as a family man looking for a way
out of his chosen profession, which softens the role enough to perhaps better fit both O'Dowd and the series» format — though «Make him more sympathetic by giving him a wife and kid» seems like the kind
of network note someone would have given in the days
of the movie, not after its co-star James Gandolfini
moved to TV for The Sopranos — but knocks the tone
of the series off -
kilter.