Gripping but stupid.

Good-Will

So I've read the reviews comparing it to Twin Peaks and any other show that popped into the reviewer's mind. No, no and thrice no.

The detective (Peeters) is inept and doesn't have the basic training which would have ruled out a lot of the red herrings which are metaphorically forced down our throat in this overextended series. As usual in these things then the writers take advantage of current technology when it fits the plot but the poor old detective has to ignore everything other than CCTV when it comes to ascertaining the killer's identity.

The final reveal is as stupid as it is unexpected (and also totally unbelievable). So if you're impressed by multi-layered story lines (as I am) then this is interesting, but the fact is that those story lines have to fit together somehow as they did in The Missing, Nobel and other series which are much more worthwhile watching than this. The sudden appearance of character X in place Y is rarely explained, as is the sheer incompetence of the lead detective. This is excusable if the plot takes place in a complete and utter vacuum, but not when it's in the modern day and a reference to Game of Thrones is thrown in.

If Peeters had watched half the number of detective shows that I have then he'd have been able to discover the killer's identity within a few hours using GPS data. So 6/10 from me since it was well acted and kept me hooked, but overall it was disappointing.

score 6/10

Good-Will 9 January 2017

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