At its best, this is a decent escapism murder mystery set on a non-existent island country in the Caribbean with a soundtrack of Jamaican classics mostly from the 60s and 70s. The general vibe is a mix of upbeat and lighthearted and of course, more serious in the scenes relating to the murders and investigations. Most of the main characters are likable throughout the seasons (though the newest detective was a bit irritating with all of his issues, the writers toned that down).
At its worst, the murder mysteries and episode specific characters can be very dull and hard to get through. I've exited out quite a few of them and among the duller ones I did finish, I regret wasting my time. With all of the episodes available now, a person new to watching it can get the best out of it watching the top 1/4 of episodes (numerous rankings out there) and not miss anything important in the rest, besides the main character changing events that happen in the first and last episodes each season, but those also tend to be among the better episodes for the murder mysteries.
In general, the series is incredibly formulaic, even in the best episodes. One of the key scenes that's nearly identical in every episode is when the detective has an epiphany realizing suddenly he knows who did it, though not telling anyone else until all the suspects are gathered. The frustrating part when this happens though is they usually have not offered enough to the viewer to feel anywhere close to confident leaning towards a particular suspect. It feels like you're relying a lot more on hunches.
At its worst, the murder mysteries and episode specific characters can be very dull and hard to get through. I've exited out quite a few of them and among the duller ones I did finish, I regret wasting my time. With all of the episodes available now, a person new to watching it can get the best out of it watching the top 1/4 of episodes (numerous rankings out there) and not miss anything important in the rest, besides the main character changing events that happen in the first and last episodes each season, but those also tend to be among the better episodes for the murder mysteries.
In general, the series is incredibly formulaic, even in the best episodes. One of the key scenes that's nearly identical in every episode is when the detective has an epiphany realizing suddenly he knows who did it, though not telling anyone else until all the suspects are gathered. The frustrating part when this happens though is they usually have not offered enough to the viewer to feel anywhere close to confident leaning towards a particular suspect. It feels like you're relying a lot more on hunches.