I didn't know anything about the facts of this case before watching. Could have been a really interesting, tense and engaging adaptation of those facts, but it wasn't.
This dragged on and was boring. I think even half the duration would still have been too long. One of the big problems was the editing and soundtrack. There was scene after scene (one episode seemed entirely dedicated to such scenes) which was just people looking at each other, or looking at nothing in particular, and emotive music going on. Playing music while people look at each other is not very engaging or entertaining. It just seemed lazy and disjointed with the story, like they couldn't make up their minds if this was a thriller or a romance or a docudrama and thought they'd play music so viewers wouldn't notice?
I don't know why this wasn't a two or three episode series, and I think I'd have rather they had used the detective and her investigation as a storytelling focus rather than the confusing ensemble they went with instead. It needed more clarity and focus to pull the different narratives togther.
This dragged on and was boring. I think even half the duration would still have been too long. One of the big problems was the editing and soundtrack. There was scene after scene (one episode seemed entirely dedicated to such scenes) which was just people looking at each other, or looking at nothing in particular, and emotive music going on. Playing music while people look at each other is not very engaging or entertaining. It just seemed lazy and disjointed with the story, like they couldn't make up their minds if this was a thriller or a romance or a docudrama and thought they'd play music so viewers wouldn't notice?
I don't know why this wasn't a two or three episode series, and I think I'd have rather they had used the detective and her investigation as a storytelling focus rather than the confusing ensemble they went with instead. It needed more clarity and focus to pull the different narratives togther.