\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n I\u2019m going to be honest here, I went into this show with very low expectations. I\u2019ve been disappointed by the hype of new shows lately only to be let down. Thankfully, this show isn\u2019t that.\u00a0<\/p>\n Right from the start the adventure begins: North Shore of O\u2019ahu, though beautiful, is known for its dangerous surf and one unlucky tourist learned that very quickly. This is where the show started to grab my attention. We\u2019ve seen how some of these shows try to portray realistic rescues yet you could almost always tell that these people have no clue what they\u2019re doing. This crew though? You couldn\u2019t tell me these actors weren\u2019t lifeguards in another life. I found myself holding my breath as I watched Emily swim out, in rough waters, to grab the distressed surfer and pull him up towards safety. With the rest of her crew not too far behind to assist with the rescue, I forgot for a moment this was scripted television.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cPilot\u201d – RESCUE: HI-SURF. Pictured: Arielle Kebbel as Emily \u201cEm\u201d Wright, Kekoa Kekumano as Laka Hanohano, and Adam Demos as Will Ready Photo: Zach Dougan\/FOX \u00a92024 Fox Media LLC. All Rights Reserved. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Now let\u2019s get into these stories. The recruitment process for lifeguards is intense, but this test? I got exhausted just listening to what these new recruits had to do to become certified. The exam is now over and Hina, the only female recruit, comes in first, followed by Kainalu and the others. Whoever came in first was able to get their requested district to work in and Hina chose District 7 (where the badass lifeguards are<\/i>). Fair enough right? Well, Kainalu\u2019s father, who is the councilman running for mayor, came in to pull some strings promising some improvements for District 7, if they let Kainalu join them. I can\u2019t believe that\u2019s all it took (and I didn\u2019t know that meant Hina was now out<\/i>).\u00a0<\/p>\n Captain Jennings, Sonny to most of them, seems to be struggling a bit. He\u2019s focused where it counts, but something\u2019s weighing on him. We learn that a month prior, his nephew, Zion, died in an accident. We don\u2019t have much detail about the accident, but Sonny isn\u2019t handling it well at all. I see this being a problem down the line.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cPilot\u201d – RESCUE: HI-SURF. Pictured: Zoe Cipres as Hina and Alex Aiono as Kainalu. Photo: Zach Dougan\/FOX \u00a92024 Fox Media LLC. All Rights Reserved.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Kainalu is placed to work with Emily, Will, and Laka on tower duty where he experiences his first call and well\u2026mistakes were made. Oh, Kainalu, what have you done? He was in charge of making the call to EMS and he sent them 100 yards away from the team\u2019s location, making rescue efforts more difficult than necessary. Now what if this was a time sensitive rescue? Emily shows Sonny a clip of the epic fail (I can\u2019t believe it went viral on social media) but he doesn\u2019t seem to care too much but rather makes an excuse for Kainalu.\u00a0<\/p>\n Sonny goes to visit a memorial for Zion and gives him a bit of an update on what\u2019s happening, but man was this a tough to see. My heart broke when he said \u201cI\u2019m sorry I wasn\u2019t there for you\u201d. Coupled with the fact that he doesn\u2019t speak to Zion\u2019s mother anymore, I can only imagine the pain he\u2019s holding on to.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiuFX7OG2vIwVkT2f88xUYVFyDAGywchodUBPKKr011Jyvn35vggeGZ1kwsMPDJ9BV71PU8Nh5BTQdR8uaEmQAFdDJgzYVIf3dkc8L2j5ZfxDPpK1f70IW6ynr4eZ4bi8O8XDffwVeH1v2d-L26c4jqLJHdlWbPCjOTq2ZO4Fe2uYQFLcDGnkrMAQ\/s3000\/RHS-S1_101-5-ZD_2756_f.jpg\")
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