Mysteries Decoded

I was a very big fan of the 1970's series, In Search Of hosted by Leonard Nimoy. I don't really think that Leonard Nimoy was involved in any of the investigations but Jennifer Marshall is. For that reason I much prefer Mysteries Decoded. Jennifer Marshall is a superb host and an excellent investigator. Mysteries Decoded is currently the only TV series that I watch faithfully at this time. I am definitely a fan of both her and her show.

I enjoy this show. It fills a void in the numerous shows exploring various paranormal, UFO and cryptid subjects. With the level headed curiosity, skepticism and investigative skills, all of which the host, Jennifer Marshall, posesses. Each episode is well executed.

My only problem with the show is the limited number of episodes, considering the many individual subjects that fall within its parameters. There should be several shows dedicated to a single subject. The limitations inherent in each show make the subject seem crammed into a single show.

All in all, I gave this show a 10. Enjoy it.

I'm often frustrated with these types of shows as they dramatically enhance events to make good TV, but this host is a bit different and she wants to understand the science behind things and is somewhat sceptical which I like. She tries to give a view from both sides.

Jennifer Marshall seems very objective. She asks good questions and doesn't just accept everything. Some of the past series like this seem to abhor skepticism over enthusiastic acceptance of anything with shock value. Her measured approach is refreshing.

Not only jumped it, rocketed over the cattle-mutilated mystery shark-shaped apparition in a top secret military paranormal ghost time-traveling alien spacecraft.

Season one was an intelligent revisit to the kinds of "mysteries" that have kept Ancient Aliens on the air for eighteen seasons. The host would visit these "mysteries" and debunk them through a combination of common sense and logical reasoning. It was intelligent.

Intelligence is in short supply these days and this show used up its allotment, so late in Season one and now in Season two the show started treating the audience with contempt by presenting as fact the standard "mystery" tripe: baseless claims, wishful thinking, honest mistakes, and the usual gang of say-anything-for-a-buck pseudo-experts with made up qualifications the producers of these kinds of shows have on speed dial.

Eight stars for season one up until the final few episodes where they started pairing the once credible Jennifer with a deluded believer in whatever they were investigating. No stars for season two, which is an embarrassingly forced cartoony rehash of Ancient Alien Skinwalker Ranch Ghost Adventure Scooby Doo. The average is four stars, so, four stars.