Big Sky

The first 3/4 of the show seemed to be silly soapy drama in the mountains... the teenage girls inviting trouble like fools...the girlfight ...silly.

But then, in what seemed like a casual exchange, the entire dynamic and direction of the show changed...now the way evil lurks in the seemingly benign corners of a given community, the additional layer of mystery we didn't expect and the terrifying danger of those victimized makes this a show to watch. I think it will only get better from here.

If you get into it expecting a great series then you'll probably get disappointed. It's one of those shows I started watching as a pastime and just kept on, plus I had only seen Katheryn Winnick in Vikings and loved her character so I wanted to see what she's like in something else. The idea of the show's decent, starts as a drama involving minor league sex traffickers and a pair of private investigators looking for them. It's not the most captivating but it's a decent show. There are some unconvincing scenes that just seemed disingenuous and effortless from the writers; and some of the actors performances are over the top at times. Some dialogue's also painfully predictable and the plot and/or characters often get riddled with silly decisions. There are of course several side plots added to the main one, I am impressed with how brave they are with adding or changing stories instead of just dragging one mystery all season. I was surprised how quickly the story developed, solved the mysteries halfway through the season so I was curious to what the remaining 8 episodes were going to be about since most shows often go for 10 episode only seasons; I was amazed that the story kept building, there aren't any filler episodes. I hate daytime cop shows because they don't take time to develop the plot, they find the villain, chase him down and have him arrested all in one episode; Big sky actually takes the time.

That's Big Sky's best feature in my opinion. I also liked that some episodes ending on cliff hangers or twists to get you enticed for the next. It's one of those shows you might enjoy better if you get invested and have no high expectations getting into it. Despite it not being that great, I still think it's an okay show, something to watch when you have nothing else to.

I primarily watch this show because I liked Lagertha (Vikings), Dean (SN), Luke/Lincoln (Blindspot/M. A.o. S.) and Marcus (The 100). However, Big Sky - especially Season 3 - is very lazily scripted, has many continuation errors - just check out the wonder-healing skin of Jenny ... she slams her forehead, blood everywhere, spends a night at the hospital and her skin is perfect the next morning when she walks into the police station on her cowboy boots ... showing neither patch nor scab. And where are the children of Jenny and Cassie? Could have been nice for them to connect with Beau's daughter Emily. A pity.

As far as the overall production goes, the pilot was well directed, has a nice country setting, and great cinematography. Casting and performances are excellent, and it's good to see John Carroll Lynch and Ragnar Lothbrok's wife in Vikings, Katheryn Winnick. I'm hoping this series doesn't have too many melodramatics mixed in with soap-opera romances, and sticks to the story at hand. The ending was certainly a surprise and leaves an entirely new dynamic from the initially perceived plot-line. I'll adjust my review and rating if need be as the season progresses. So for the pilot, it's an 8/10 from me.

This show believes the audience has no indication of any intelligence, but for some reason it's still watchable. Good show to create a drinking game... everytime something idiotic happens you have a drink, alcohol poisoning by the end of the show.