Paranoid

Watched this recently and was a bit disappointed. The writer or perhaps the director seemed to be in a muddle. There were some good sections, Germany some of the police investigations but then it diverted into soap opera world. This must be one of the worse police sections in the world. Nina intentionally annoying, I hope, would not last a day on a real police force and as for Bobby he should have been on sick leave a year ago. Germany was good but when Nina came on I was almost throwing the remote at the tv. Worth a watch but be prepared to be frustrated.

Dreadful script, some really clunky lines, especially for poor Nina. The excellent actors did their best with it. Chris Crowley was superbly creepy and I loved the German duo but the wonderful Indira Varma's character was unnecessarily annoying. Denis looked like a superb character but never got the chance to get his teeth into anything.

It didn't quite know whether it was a thriller or a comedy or a romance - bit of a hodgepodge of everything.

While the story had me hooked until the end, it didn't feel satisfyingly tied up. Unexplained bits and unnecessary bits and just plain annoying bits.

So it was pretty awful, but enjoyably so.

Chasing a "ghost detective" after a murder is clunky and forced. The worst part is reducing a potentially strong female lead into a man obsessed nag. From the start she's crying over a man and almost every conversation she has outside of work is about her love life. Even when on the job. It's just a shame they made her a jealous nagging woman and not just a good detective.

This felt more like a suspenseful but cozy Inspector Lynley mystery than the newer generation of atmospheric Netflix thrillers.

Reason being there's several really interesting and well-fleshed out characters, whose decisions and actions (many of which are relationship driven) all make sense given their characterization and circumstances. Everything felt on a human level, except the ultimate source of the series' crime - which remains unresolved at the end of the season.

In the newer Netflux Crime thrillers like the Fall, the characters can be so opaque as to make both the crime and the resolution feel a bit hollow. Not so here.

I thought the Bobby Day character was brilliantly acted. Will have to look up the actors name. .

Having now watched 3 episodes I can't understand some of the reviews for this show. While not Emmy winning, the performances certainly don't deserve some of the awful criticisms - especially Indira. Don't be deceived by those who only watched 20 minutes. I thought the episodes moved the story along well and that the German detective team were first rate. Like most British detective shows, it will hold your interest throughout.Thanks to Netflix for introducing me to this genre. If it's not renewed for a 2nd season, it is at least worth your time as a stand alone mystery story. Can't wait to watch the 5 remaining episodes.