User Reviews

The final scene of this episode was one THE most magnificent things I've ever watched. The acting was so great. I will never forget both winslet and Peters in that scene whenever it comes to tense situations. I also loved how early in the episode they concentrated a bit on peters' character and revealed he is not that great of a cop and besides that still has childish behaviors (the kiss scene). Which all made sense of his death.

Kate and Evan's acting at that scene where the girls start bumping into the pipes, was beyond great. Also, when she falls at the ground at the end and starts gasping, I immediately felt her emotion. Amazing actors.

Zabel was a naive and noob cop. That scene is not poorly done, he was just a cop with zero field skills. He even says that he didn't solve the other case, that dialogue is there to reinforce how that character is not the best cop, and the way he kisses Mare like a school boy. He died because he was still a puppy in the field against a prepared and hostile villain. The girls not screaming was a little bit weird tho but i think if they had done so we would have the same outcome and possibly Mare as part of the casualties too. So maybe the girls didn't scream to give whoever was there a chance, they were subtly warning instead of blatantly giving it away thus risking all of the people who were there to help. So yeah, to the other reviewers who thought it was nonsensical, it makes perfect sense.

What an episode. Just terrific.

Honestly the first 20-25 mins were not great. I had a sinking feeling that this show has passed its peak. And the current and next two episodes are going to be pretty average. It starts usual. Theres more focus on each individual's personal stories during first half. However almost around 30 mins into the episode, plot thickens as Deacon confesses his meeting with Erin on the night of her murder. Also as Jesse finds something startling in Erin's journals.

Zabel and Mare do eventually seem to warm up to each other after the disastrous date.

Finally when you thought Zabel and Mare may have something going on, romantically. BAM.

Very well written. Performances were terrific.

Completely shocking but beautifully done. The potential for a truly healthy relationship between Colin and Mare was gracefully developed throughout the first 4 episodes, making the twist even more heartbreaking. The final scene was especially grim as we see Mare forming the parallel between footage of her son and yet another loss.

This was so brutal! When they saw a packet of Winston's they they immediately knew it was him the strangler. Another prostitute helped them find him thanks to his old van. His dilapidated house with the bar next to it was as creepy as it gets. Mare didn't have a gun and Zabel got shot. Mare hid in the attic. It was so tense. She used Zabel's gun just before he got to shoot her. Zabel was lying in a pool of his own blood and I think he's dead. He had kissed Mare by that huge bridge which made everything more sad.

From the top...

So that old woman died in a car crash so we could have scene at a wake where the husband confesses to having an affair with Mare's mom, and Mare gets a good laugh. That's it, no plot relevance, just another bizarre detour visited and dropped.

The relationship between Zabel and Mare makes zero sense, there is less than zero chemistry and he (the actor, and let's assume the character too) is 12 years younger than Mare. The only reason this 'relationship' exists is so that when Zabel gets shot we care more.

And finally...why didn't the two girls upstairs SCREAM?! We know they would be heard since the kidnapper gagged them when visitors were over. But you see if they screamed the whole story comes to a dead stop and they arrest the guy. The pipe shaking was a contrivance to slooowly reveal what was on.

I'm still giving the overall series a 7/10, but that's mainly based on Kate Winslet's performance, which is excellent, and not the writing, which is poor.

Agree with earlier review .... starts slow but more information is divulged in lead up to the explosive end. If Kate doesn't win an Emmy for this ... she will have been robbed.

SPOILER ... SOMEWHAT ..... Character Det Colin Zabel is listed on this site as being in 6 episodes. He was not in Ep 1 so he is in the remaining 6 episodes of this 7 part series. This doesn't necessarily mean he is alive though ... but I am thinking positive.

Man..for this reason I don't like this type of shows.why you killed zabel😭😭😭means episode 5 is one of the best episode of the show..I gave it 10 star..but feeling bad for zabel.

Shock value. They killed the kindest character of the show, Zabel. So bold, yeiii ...