I really want to like this series. The producers are making that very difficult. Creating ridiculous, unrealistic tension by having no one trust Clarice is lazy narrative. The whole structure of the story felt like the worst of 1970s TV cliches.
This show drains out all of the intelligence that made The Silence of the Lambs great. It's an insult to the characters, to the actors, and to the fans. It's pedestrian, it's boring, and it lacks anything that could possibly make it compelling.
If you liked The Silence of the Lambs or Hannibal, do yourself a favor and skip this. If you think The Bionic Woman was the pinnacle of TV drama, however, you might enjoy this.
This show drains out all of the intelligence that made The Silence of the Lambs great. It's an insult to the characters, to the actors, and to the fans. It's pedestrian, it's boring, and it lacks anything that could possibly make it compelling.
If you liked The Silence of the Lambs or Hannibal, do yourself a favor and skip this. If you think The Bionic Woman was the pinnacle of TV drama, however, you might enjoy this.