Especially when it comes to crime dramas, I am quite hard to please. Some have even said impossible. Any seemingly insignificant issue can make it unwatchable (e.g. an unrealistic or obvious solution, poor acting, cinematography that detracts from the show's atmosphere, etc). In 2019, only the Netflix series "Unbelievable" truly managed to satisfy me - as far as crime series go. Life is short. Why should I waste time watching something I don't enjoy?
This series managed to keep me totally enthralled, throughout both episodes of the premiere. I had planned to work on an essay, while I watched; but I hadn't even written a word, and all of a sudden, the credits were rolling. Where the time went, I can't say - what I can say is that I frantically searched for the remote to start the next episode. I couldn't even wait ten seconds for it to start, automatically.
It's similar enough to other crime shows to attract veterans of the genre, but also unique enough to stand out. It begins - as most crime shows do - with a body being found, then they show us the detective, and a possible suspect; if you've seen the genre, you know the formula. Where it differs - as all good crime series do - is the execution.
There is enough evidence to put the suspect into jail, immediately; they found dozens of fingerprints (more than could be planted), clear security footage, a matching blood-type, and three witnesses who not only already knew him, confidently identified him, and saw him covered in blood, but also spoke with him - while he was covered in blood. It seems like an open-and-shut case, even to the lead detective - who has known the suspect for years.
But - like anything that seems too good to be true - it couldn't be. Their suspect was recorded on video, at a conference more than 70 miles away, at the time of the murder. Not only did the shop-owner at the hotel identify him, but his fingerprints were found on a book he examined, and his colleagues who were also in attendance supported his claim. For every piece of evidence found by the police, there was more that proved his innocence.
I was going to say that this review included spoilers, but I suppose nothing I wrote could really be considered a "spoiler". Anyone who has seen the trailer, will know most of this information, and - truth be told - the first episode is essentially an extended version of the trailer. Yet, all the little details that were left out of the trailer are what make the circumstances even more mysterious.
Anyway, I would recommend it.
This series managed to keep me totally enthralled, throughout both episodes of the premiere. I had planned to work on an essay, while I watched; but I hadn't even written a word, and all of a sudden, the credits were rolling. Where the time went, I can't say - what I can say is that I frantically searched for the remote to start the next episode. I couldn't even wait ten seconds for it to start, automatically.
It's similar enough to other crime shows to attract veterans of the genre, but also unique enough to stand out. It begins - as most crime shows do - with a body being found, then they show us the detective, and a possible suspect; if you've seen the genre, you know the formula. Where it differs - as all good crime series do - is the execution.
There is enough evidence to put the suspect into jail, immediately; they found dozens of fingerprints (more than could be planted), clear security footage, a matching blood-type, and three witnesses who not only already knew him, confidently identified him, and saw him covered in blood, but also spoke with him - while he was covered in blood. It seems like an open-and-shut case, even to the lead detective - who has known the suspect for years.
But - like anything that seems too good to be true - it couldn't be. Their suspect was recorded on video, at a conference more than 70 miles away, at the time of the murder. Not only did the shop-owner at the hotel identify him, but his fingerprints were found on a book he examined, and his colleagues who were also in attendance supported his claim. For every piece of evidence found by the police, there was more that proved his innocence.
I was going to say that this review included spoilers, but I suppose nothing I wrote could really be considered a "spoiler". Anyone who has seen the trailer, will know most of this information, and - truth be told - the first episode is essentially an extended version of the trailer. Yet, all the little details that were left out of the trailer are what make the circumstances even more mysterious.
Anyway, I would recommend it.
