A society can confine criminals but it cannot confine an idea. The criminally insane idea in this show is one held by ex-literature professor Joe Carroll (James Purefoy) that murder can be the most beautiful form of art and the ultimate form of tribute to his idol Edgar Alan Poe.
Jailed for his crimes he becomes the most grisly form of cause celebre - a serial killer with an enraptured cult of determined wackos at his beck and call. Some of them do his bidding. Others simply try to emulate his style viewing as he does murder as a form of artistic expression and imitation as sincere flattery.
Most of the points I give this show derive from the sheer boldness of its premise. They aimed high and so far they haven't missed. But the concept of this pack of people who see sense in senseless acts of violence remains shocking because it remains so puzzling.
Brilliant work by solid people! I can't wait to see where this will go next!
Jailed for his crimes he becomes the most grisly form of cause celebre - a serial killer with an enraptured cult of determined wackos at his beck and call. Some of them do his bidding. Others simply try to emulate his style viewing as he does murder as a form of artistic expression and imitation as sincere flattery.
Most of the points I give this show derive from the sheer boldness of its premise. They aimed high and so far they haven't missed. But the concept of this pack of people who see sense in senseless acts of violence remains shocking because it remains so puzzling.
Brilliant work by solid people! I can't wait to see where this will go next!