The Murders

The Murders was never going to be exceptional but it does have a decent cast and its crime drama credentials "could" have amounted to something.

I say "could" because its cloyingly pretentious, preachy, overstated political correctness rob it of much of its entertainment value.

The result is an often tiresome, tepid affair, that's a marginal watch at best. 5/10 from me.

Some of the story lines are dumb - killing a man who has been obviously hurt badly enough not to comprehend anyone speaking to him....oh so shoot and kill him - WTF.

The show is fine, not great, not so bad that I run screaming.

As someone mentioned you don't have to start off with a boom but seriously you have to start with conceivable real situations. Actually while I thought someone would be fired for leaving their weapon in the car, I did find the 1st episode plausible. I just think this isn't the best show for the lead detective actor. I think her performance is OK as there is something missing, she's not quite hitting it. She could be better in a different role.

Good plot twists, solid performances especially from Jessica and Luvia. Love the sound track and Vancouver looks amazing in this show. I'm hooked

This is a great cop drama. While it seems all of you want it to start with a boom, the best TV shows start with a slow burn. The first 8 episodes are creating characters we come to know. As we begin to understand what drives all of them, we have a chance to see where it can go. I watch more TV than is healthy, and this is a great new drama. I guess it seems only the critics have time to post here. This show is great, the characters are multi-layered giving them room to grow, have hardships, and relationships. This reminds me of the Walking Dead which started as a totally low budget show that it appeared only I knew about.

Kate Jameson (Jessica Lucas) is a rookie homicide detective following her respected late father's footsteps. Her mother is running for mayor. On her first day, she loses her gun which is used in a murder. Her corrupt partner directs her in a cover up as they track down the killer. She is conflicted morally about setting up the drug addict killer which ends up with the shoot-out deaths of both her partner and the killer. She gets away scot free but she is forever haunted by the ethically compromised start to her career.

Starting with the title, there is a blandness to this show. The Canadian production is somewhat bland. Lucas is a bit light to do a serious cop procedural. It does start with an intriguing first day for her but it's a slow downhill slide from there. There just isn't anything outstanding in this bland police procedural.