Borderline

Loved this new series. Each double episode has a new plot set on the border between North and mainland Ireland, with two detectives linking them all. The stories are well told and bring in a whole new cast of characters. We found each one gripping and very different in setting and subject. It kept us all glued to the TV (pretty unusual for our family) and wanting more. We particularly liked the woman detective character. Feisty, difficult, and brilliantly played. Deserves to be better known, as it's a million miles better than many of the things we have seen on the main channels. We are all looking forward to the second series.

Folks, 8.2 is a very high rating for a television series, or a program of any kind. I spend quite a lot of time researching shows before I watch them, and I keep a list of those I decide to watch in a little black book, with notes and IMDB ratings. There's so much good stuff, on so many streaming platforms, that I rarely watch anything rated less than 7 or 7.2. I am always excited to look forward to something that's rated above 8. Now, I'm just finishing the second episode of Borderline and I have to say.... It's just not very good. It's not bad; it's just not very good. The writing is weak; the acting is spotty and includes some terrible performances; and some of the plot twists are ridiculous. If you like a good British or European cop show and you can find one rated above 8, well, you should count your good fortune. But this one's not it.

Well, this is the set up. Sorta like " The Bridge" ( Danish version is phenomenal) or " the Tunnel " ( UK), but in this case it is good ole, Ireland. Where, in the first episode a crime is committed on one side of Ireland and kinda involving the other side ( North and South, respectively), bringing together our two cops.

In the first couple of episodes, Reagan, the female cop, can be a little off putting, but, I feel that the 3 stories that we get in the 6 episodes, are unique enough, and each involving these 2 detectives, merits a decent program, all and all. The actors are all pretty decent, and I can say this is quite bingable over a couple of days. I personally liked it...

To declare that the female lead in this series is 'abrasive' would be akin to saying that Mission Impossible has some action sequences.

She is so contrarily stubborn and abrasive that it's impossible to stay attached to the plotline.

Every word or action her protagonist speaks or does is set upon by her with an absolute vengeance.

If this weren't enough to put anyone who normally enjoys police dramas off, the ridiculous improbability of some of the police procedures is seriously laughable. As I don't want this review relegated to the 'spoiler' section of reviews, let me just say I watched, with some tongue in cheek, up to and including episode four. At that point the events become so absurd and silly that I wondered if I had strayed into a cartoon series.

If you like overly- strong-willed women in charge and submissive men, then this is the one for you. For the remainder of humanity, though, it falls seriously short of believable.

Another "not" female lesbian main police detective. You may start feeling there are just a handful hetero-women left in this world. Give her a bar of soap to wash her mouth. I'm just more than tired to watch these rude females. Why can a woman, lesbian or not (doesn't matter to me) act like a normal female being.

The rudeness, her hatefulness and conflicts dominate the whole story. So instead of watching a good crime story, you watch North-Irish/Irish conflicts, spiced with her female/male problems.

I definately have better things to do in my sparetime.

Still waiting for a new crime series with good scripts and actors. Sadly something you find rarely these days.