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Reviews
Dark (2017)
Squandered potential
Dark has a great premise and the first season sets up the story in a way that really drew me in, but gradually the show becomes mired in uninspired plot twists, and less than interesting characters. By the middle of the second season I was (slightly) beginning to lose interest due to the slow pace and amount of screen time given to bland predictable characters (Ulrich and Noah particularly). On the positive side, the score is great, the videography is beautiful and there ARE many fascinating and thought provoking predicaments/scenarios. I recommend the show, but wish that it took greater advantage of the unique and inspired premise.
Guilty Minds (2022)
A bit lightweight but enjoyable
This is a fun show that tackles serious issues (a some not-so-serious) in a way that is shallow but fast paced and well filmed. Mostly wrapping up plots in each 45 minute episode there isn't a great deal of nuance or detail. The courtroom scenes are very different than American legal shows and capture a more informal and chaotic courtroom process which is interesting but kind of lacking in tension and drama. The acting is good but the show would benefit by having the characters more fleshed out. Some scenes (especially flashbacks) occasional seem a bit half -baked and banged out like cheap docudramas.