Night Country: Part 1

Look, nothing's ever going to come close to season 1, perfection is very hard to replicate. But season 4 is shaping up nicely (Only 1 episode is available so not a lot to go on to be fair) Foster is believable as a hardened detective, Reis is looking like she'll be a interesting character and the overall feel of the show is feeling more like season 1 than either of the other 2 follow ups.

Alaska seems like the perfect setting for a dark, creepy and compelling series and I'm loving the mysteries that are starting to unfold already. Really looking forward to seeing how the rest of the series progresses but have to say episode 1 is a great start. 8/10.

A million miles away from the original inspiration of True Detective Magazine of 1924, another good show gets killed off by the wokitics of ticknology. Not even worth rating , as negative ratings don't get counted by the same company that broadcasts it. I won't even hate-watch or cringe-watch it. Don't have time for the same tired lectures from the same old misandrist industrial complex. Ooh, it's so spiritual, though. No, pseudo supernatural codswallop is not only not spiritual, it's insulting to those who truly have those sorts of connections. But as long as it can be millked for a few bucks and churn a bunch of suckers into slack-jawed sycophants, bravo. So brave! So bad my cat threw up and then ran away.

I thought this first episode was pretty good. The acting is mainly very good and I like the way the show blends a detective drama with creepy supernatural suspense. It's maintained my interest and I will keep watching, for now....... Unfortunately, the episode was quite excessive in using the age-old racial stereotype of "I have darker skin than you, therefore I'm gonna act badass and treat you like a privileged geek". It's boring and a bit racist. Another minor gripe was with the terrible CGI animals, I haven't seen CGI that poor in years.

On a more positive note, as we all know Jodie Foster thrives in police roles, and this is no exception. I suspect she will make it a worthwhile watch regardless of the downfalls.

I loved season 1 and 3 with season 2 being okay. After righting the ship with season 3 I was so excited for season 4 as the idea of the characters and setting seemed very intriguing as I love isolated location murder mysteries like trapped and vigil. However I was shocked by what felt like a show not worthy of the hbo or true detective platform. It felt somehow devoid of atmosphere due to it feeling incredibly in authentic in its location. It's like this small town was built by Google. The show gave me the feeling of a lazy netflix show or something from the CW. Even season 2 which I did not like felt like it was near the same level but do you far this is shockingly bad.

I was so looking forward to this series because when I heard Jody Foster's name I thought the legendary series was saved! And no. It's a pretty mediocre start, full of clichés, every move is predictable. And at times it gets boring, and Foster couldn't save it. I watched it again to see if I could find what I was missing, but there was nothing in it, just over-expectations. I don't think resurrecting such an iconic series is easy - what the predecessors have put down is hard to balance. But I'll give it a chance, if the director takes a different style for the second part... the chances are there, though I suppose not that much.