Not a lot of reviews for this decent 4-part Whodunit that takes place in Queensbury, Nova Scotia. Marianne, a single-mom with a sullen teenage son, moves 'home' to N. S. to salvage her career as an Investigator, after a tragic mishap in Ottawa ended with a young girl being shot. Almost upon arrival, a young native girl is found murdered by a riverside and the story unfolds.
On the positive side, the acting (mostly no-names) is decent. The story has a few minor 'weigh-me-downs' but it moves briskly enough & wraps up in 4 chapters-more of these series would be wise to 'follow suit'. The plot sheds light on the conflict between Aboriginal and 'plain-white' inhabitants of that area of N. S., at least, according to the script. We see the mercurial nature of these semi-Aboriginal teens who seem to have no roots or loyal relationships, which is, perhaps a reflection of reality.
On the down side, Marianne's son is one of those insipid self-isolating youths who frequently complains about his lot in life, and, then, walks away from the listener. He only develops one friendship: with a young female (half-native) who was a friend of the deceased. There is frequent but 'non-essential' profanity (as if). We hear about a murky crime group who are trafficking drugs, but never see evidence of their activity.
Still, the story is compelling, if a bit flawed, and the clues come generously throughout the process, rather than in the last scene. Despite those clues, I have a sneaky feeling the killer could be one of Marianne's colleagues, for some reason and NOT the shadowy, well-connected (but crooked) suspects. We will have to watch the last episode to see. Does THAT count as a spoiler? Because I dunno yet.
8/10.
On the positive side, the acting (mostly no-names) is decent. The story has a few minor 'weigh-me-downs' but it moves briskly enough & wraps up in 4 chapters-more of these series would be wise to 'follow suit'. The plot sheds light on the conflict between Aboriginal and 'plain-white' inhabitants of that area of N. S., at least, according to the script. We see the mercurial nature of these semi-Aboriginal teens who seem to have no roots or loyal relationships, which is, perhaps a reflection of reality.
On the down side, Marianne's son is one of those insipid self-isolating youths who frequently complains about his lot in life, and, then, walks away from the listener. He only develops one friendship: with a young female (half-native) who was a friend of the deceased. There is frequent but 'non-essential' profanity (as if). We hear about a murky crime group who are trafficking drugs, but never see evidence of their activity.
Still, the story is compelling, if a bit flawed, and the clues come generously throughout the process, rather than in the last scene. Despite those clues, I have a sneaky feeling the killer could be one of Marianne's colleagues, for some reason and NOT the shadowy, well-connected (but crooked) suspects. We will have to watch the last episode to see. Does THAT count as a spoiler? Because I dunno yet.
8/10.