Someone in the boardroom was thinking hard, "People love those fake CSI shows, but we've tried everything, magical bone recreation, fashionable CSI models, Navy crime stuff, medium.. but WAIT, what we haven't tried is a period piece, with ancient CSI and.. wait what? Somebody did that as well? Ah screw it.. throw in dead tranny children."
And this is how this show came into being. Except it's based on a novel, but still, nothing mind blowing.
TBH, only reason I saw the first three episodes was for Luke Evans, and he isn't even a main character. Hell, even the main character doesn't feel like a main character since everything he can do, just a random "STRONG WOMYN" with no degree can do.
Speaking of STRONG WOMYN. Dakota Fanning still can't act. To make it worse, the idea of a "strong woman" for the feminist directors of this show means, "I don't like to dress girly, I smoke, I drink and try to be as butch as possible, WOHOO FEMINISM." Only three episodes in and I am already hating her character. Worst part is, they are turning her into a main character who can magically do everything (it'll happen, you know it) the men can. Her character doesn't even match the character in the book.
Not saying other characters are any better. This whole show so far is a cliche-fest with terrible edgy writing with CGI eye-holes in children. Hell, after the first episode, they don't even bother showing the bodies of the victims properly (I guess CGI for that is way too expensive). They just casually mention "children are being killed all over the place".. well, where? When? We only see two, are there more and how exactly is this killer going around butchering so many in so little time when the show itself, shows him taking his time (as in, weeks) with ONE CHILD.
Meh. I'll probably try to watch all 10 episodes. But if this show gets renewed, then it sure as hell isn't because it's good. Probably will be renewed cause of star power.
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