I'm in the middle of the third season and I'm not sure this show has a lot more staying power.
It started off much more interesting when the lead character had a personal life, a husband, something to give her more dimension. But that part of the story was done away with. Now she's just a nosy podcaster playing honorary cop. That might be okay if the actress had more charisma but for whatever reason, Octavia Spencer is playing the character very dry. Not much of a sense of humor or colorfulness. And while the supporting cast is adequate, it's not given much to work with in terms of script.
The writing feels somewhat lackluster. The stories drag. The show started off promising in that you didn't really know what to expect so you kept waiting for a big payoff. Instead you got a medium payoff the first season, a smaller the second one, and who knows about the third.
The show is watchable but not must-watch tv. It's a show that can provide solid background noise. It won't win any awards and won't be remembered in the annals of history. It will be one of those shows you vaguely remember when someone mentions random trivia one day. That's about it.
It started off much more interesting when the lead character had a personal life, a husband, something to give her more dimension. But that part of the story was done away with. Now she's just a nosy podcaster playing honorary cop. That might be okay if the actress had more charisma but for whatever reason, Octavia Spencer is playing the character very dry. Not much of a sense of humor or colorfulness. And while the supporting cast is adequate, it's not given much to work with in terms of script.
The writing feels somewhat lackluster. The stories drag. The show started off promising in that you didn't really know what to expect so you kept waiting for a big payoff. Instead you got a medium payoff the first season, a smaller the second one, and who knows about the third.
The show is watchable but not must-watch tv. It's a show that can provide solid background noise. It won't win any awards and won't be remembered in the annals of history. It will be one of those shows you vaguely remember when someone mentions random trivia one day. That's about it.