Overall, I think this is worth the watch if you're into more light hearted murder mysteries but a few things prevent me from giving it a higher score.
Most notably, it is visually very well done. The settings, sets, clothes, effective use of color lighting over colored filters, and cinematography.
The actors and characters and all likable. Nothing outstanding but none of the main cast / characters bothers me. The main character is played by 2 different actresses that at first seem nearly identical but you should be able to notice differences if you go back and compare. Neither is clearly better but there is a shift in the character from being a bit too serious in the first season to being less so in the 2nd but not drastically so.
The mysteries are varied so it doesn't feel predictable and they are actually around 90 minutes long, it's just each is broken into 2 episodes. Important to keep in mind if you're short on time but I think in general, 90 minute mysteries tend to be more satisfying to watch than those crammed into 45 minutes.
I'm mixed on the narration. I understand how it is helpful but sometimes it feels excessive and I am not a fan of the narrator's voice or delivery.
The background music can sometimes be annoying, though other times it's fine. In general, it's not really impressive.
Sometimes it gets a bit too goofy and comical. It varies by story and character.
I'm not a fan of the raven theme connecting the series. It's more gothic than the actual show and then they try to fit in some spooky scenes at the end to match with that but it doesn't feel right. The raven croaks get irritating. Every time I see the raven on screen I know it's going to croak and move in slow motion.
Likewise, I hope they finally wrap up the raven mystery spanning the entire series so far. It seems pretty obvious where it's going and I just associate it with the actual raven bird mentioned above. Ideally, they wrap that up early in season 3 and some other new season spanning mystery replaces it and it has nothing to do with a raven!
Most notably, it is visually very well done. The settings, sets, clothes, effective use of color lighting over colored filters, and cinematography.
The actors and characters and all likable. Nothing outstanding but none of the main cast / characters bothers me. The main character is played by 2 different actresses that at first seem nearly identical but you should be able to notice differences if you go back and compare. Neither is clearly better but there is a shift in the character from being a bit too serious in the first season to being less so in the 2nd but not drastically so.
The mysteries are varied so it doesn't feel predictable and they are actually around 90 minutes long, it's just each is broken into 2 episodes. Important to keep in mind if you're short on time but I think in general, 90 minute mysteries tend to be more satisfying to watch than those crammed into 45 minutes.
I'm mixed on the narration. I understand how it is helpful but sometimes it feels excessive and I am not a fan of the narrator's voice or delivery.
The background music can sometimes be annoying, though other times it's fine. In general, it's not really impressive.
Sometimes it gets a bit too goofy and comical. It varies by story and character.
I'm not a fan of the raven theme connecting the series. It's more gothic than the actual show and then they try to fit in some spooky scenes at the end to match with that but it doesn't feel right. The raven croaks get irritating. Every time I see the raven on screen I know it's going to croak and move in slow motion.
Likewise, I hope they finally wrap up the raven mystery spanning the entire series so far. It seems pretty obvious where it's going and I just associate it with the actual raven bird mentioned above. Ideally, they wrap that up early in season 3 and some other new season spanning mystery replaces it and it has nothing to do with a raven!