Chylka

I love European crime shows, but this one was a little too slow and boring. I nearly gave up halfway through and now I kind of wish I did. It was very predictable with the few twists that we got, And the rest wasn't really much of a thriller or whodunnit. A lot of the things the characters did made zero sense and I still have a lot of questions about that.

I found the characters well written, true depictions of differing personality types and realistic. The criminal justice system creates a tough atmosphere where the subjects are tough, trust has to be earned and progress can be slow. I thought the main characters were very well acted. An excellent complex show.

No, it's not a simplistic plot, you have to engage with the plot to appreciate it fully.

It is difficult to watch someone, especially someone who seems they have everything, show self destructive behavior. But often this is part and parcel of dealing with pathological, criminal behavior. I sincerely enjoyed the writing.

I loved the damaged brilliant lawyer role played by Magdalena Cielecka and her dinamic with the male characters.

She's fierce and afraid of nothing and nobody. You have to admire that!

I found some scenes in the crime stories to be too explicit and cruel, but overall it helped built the narrative.

Coming from a former comunist country myself, showing parts of that history with people living in constant fear and corrupt prosecutors and law enforcement stealing from people and destroying lives because was spot on because that's a true story.

I know the story is over and it closed things in a way, but I could have watched a few more seasons for sure.

The female lead lawyer is a most ridiculous and unbelievable character. Speeding unnecessarily in her car. She's also unnecessarily rude and offensive , the character is trying to project her hard nosed ways and it's really over the top. Why would you need a lawyer minutes after the disappearance of your child. I stopped watching after about 15 minutes. A big thumbs down.

The main character is vulgar, frequently drunk and drives too fast. When she's not too wasted to answer her phone, she's getting serial killers off. Not clear how she's supposedly a great lawyer, because it seems like she should be disbarred. The plot is full of holes as another reviewer mentioned and it doesn't make sense that people would retain her when she is a drunk and nasty and racist toward them. I guess I've just run out of things to watch and I was intrigued because this series is Polish.