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As stories about how extrajudicial revenge is the straightest path to building a cohesive friend group, Peacock’s M.I.A. is at least better than Netflix’s Man on Fire .

It’s a bluntly entertaining, thoroughly disposable series nestled partway between prestige antihero drama and enjoyably brainless pulp, not quite providing the pleasures of either but not exactly failing at its mid-level aspirations.

M.I.A.

The Bottom Line Promising start and end, dull in the middle.

Airdate: Thursday, May 7 (Peacock)

Cast: Shannon Gisela, Cary Elwes, Danay Garcia, Brittany Adebumola, Dylan Jackson, Alberto Guerra, Maurice Compte, Gerardo Celasco, Marta Milans

Creator: Bill Dubuque

Naturally, what I want to talk about instead is “Ride Like the Wind.”

The recent yacht rock renaissance has elevated the profile of both the song and of singer-songwriter Christopher Cross, restoring its status as a certifiable bop after years spent wandering in the desert of unintentional camp.…