It seemed like the perfect binge-watch for a rest day, on many levels: first off, I wanted something "dark, murderous, and set in the woods." You know, like "Hinterland" or "Trapped" or "The Tunnel" or "Marcella" with a dash of "Twin Peaks" mixed in. Voilà, here comes this French murder-mystery, set in the woods in a small village near Belgium, where some young girls mysteriously disappear (I won't say more here). It fit the bill! Not only that...but yesterday, we happened to listen to a podcast centered around a true story about 18th-century disappearances of young women in the woods near their French village....so I was very excited for this show.
It wasn't to be. This review won't contain spoilers -- but the show does that all by itself! I knew what would happen before it happened. After every big "reveal," I was saying, "Ben, voilà" and eye-rolling at the TV screen while working on other things. It wasn't really entertaining, and contained OH so many tropes of the genre: female detective who gets "just a bit too involved"; head detective from another place, sent to the small town he's not used to; even a nod to Native American/forest mysticism (hence the "Twin Peaks" feel).
Anyway, maybe we've all had too much of a good thing and there aren't any more original, creative police procedurals to be made (but I hope it's not the case!). Watch this if you're folding laundry or sick and bored, and want something to pass the time. Just don't expect a ton from it.
It wasn't to be. This review won't contain spoilers -- but the show does that all by itself! I knew what would happen before it happened. After every big "reveal," I was saying, "Ben, voilà" and eye-rolling at the TV screen while working on other things. It wasn't really entertaining, and contained OH so many tropes of the genre: female detective who gets "just a bit too involved"; head detective from another place, sent to the small town he's not used to; even a nod to Native American/forest mysticism (hence the "Twin Peaks" feel).
Anyway, maybe we've all had too much of a good thing and there aren't any more original, creative police procedurals to be made (but I hope it's not the case!). Watch this if you're folding laundry or sick and bored, and want something to pass the time. Just don't expect a ton from it.