katieintoronto's reviews

I hope people give this show a chance. I originally was afraid it was going to be fluff, but it's a really good detective show. As the story line develops, so do the characters, and the two leads in particular are excellent - I love the dynamic between them. I just recently picked it up and have been binge watching it. Can't wait for more!

I love this show. It's perfect when you've had a long, hard day. Complete story arc: murder, cops called, solving process, mystery solved and everyone's happy. The stories are light and the characters are either Likable or The Bad Guy - with the occasional red herring thrown in to confuse you. Think "Murder She Wrote", but in England. And if you're a fan of Brit TV, you'll recognize a lot of the actors - they turn up in practically everything that's made for British television. It's one of the few shows that have gone on for years and years and had main character changes, but never jumped the shark. If you like this type of thing - and I recommend it! - do give it a look. Start from the beginning, because then you'll get the full story line. It doesn't matter too much to the plot of later episodes, but there's a comfy feeling to knowing who is what to whom right through. Is it a rainy evening and you don't feel like going out and you'd like a pleasant way to pass the evening? Perfect!

When CBC first began promoting Schitt's Creek, I thought it sounded, well, kind of stupid. And it did take an episode or two for the ensemble to get into a groove. But it was a great cast and I wanted to give it a chance, so I kept watching. It was worth it! As the first season progressed, it got better and better. The cast really work together: Adam Levy is a scream, Catherine O'Hara is cleverly batty, the dynamics between Adam Levy and Annie Murphy as brother and sister are perfect, and the peripheral characters have developed more dimension, especially Emily Hampshire's. I love this show!

Now they're back for another season and I've watched the first three episodes. They've really got a good dynamic going. It's quite a dry humour, that can seem simplistic if you don't get it, but I really enjoy it. I just watched the latest episode and I found myself really laughing out loud. The characters play off each other and balance each other at the same time, never missing a beat. Brilliant casting! It's not complicated or demanding, but it's a lot more clever than might seem from a superficial glance, and well worth taking the time to get into it. I'm quite picky about comedies, find many of them irritating or just plain unfunny, but this one I gave a 9/10, I like it that much!

As soon as I saw who had created this new series, Chris Haddock of Da Vinci's Inquest and Intelligence, I was pretty sure I would like it. Having watched the first episode, I wasn't disappointed. His signature is complex characters and plots with interwoven stories. Nothing is ever immediately obvious.

Though occasionally raw, this show isn't action packed, depending more on psychology and intrigue. Haddock creates the thinking person's mysteries. The Romeo Section is about spies with a special talent: Romeo Section of the title is a covert intelligence operation that uses seduction as its tool for spying. The Romeos and Juliets are recruited for their ability to get information by getting romantically/sexually involved with their intelligence targets. (Yes, there are some fairly explicit sex scenes. Just so you know.)

I will definitely keep watching this show. From my experience with Haddock's other productions, I expect it to get more and more complex as the various stories ravel and unravel and the tension climbs.