User Reviews

2 episodes in and I'm hooked! Great story - phenomenal actors - brilliant acting. Before viewing, my expectations were fairly neutral. The synopsis and trailers got me curious but I figured I would watch and think it deserved 5 stars at most - a very "middle of the road" sort of show. Thankfully, I was wrong. I sure hope the remaining 4 episodes are as addictive as the first 2.

Paul Walter Hauser is fantastically believable in his role, he brings Larry Hall to life in a disturbingly convincing way. Just creepy and unsettling...

The Jimmy/Lauren storyline is hit and miss, often there's a weird sexual tension or some odd borderline femdom territory. Both actors are fine, it just seems a bit over the top at times. Detective Miller vs. The three worst detectives on earth, hopefully the incompetence is more cover for some kind of corruption. Otherwise it's hard to believe, or I would hate to.

Good episode, the pacing and editing is great, writing is on point. This series isn't going to blow away viewers, but it is still incredibly solid so far. Apple continues to put out great content.

This show continues to have me hooked in and I am curious to see where things go in the end. It definitely fills that True Detective itch if you are looking for a good American mystery.

Episode 2 of Black Bird starts with us in the past, following Tricia Reitler as she heads home. However, she's stalked by a guy in a van. This is on March 29th 1993 and it would appear Larry is the snatcher. We also cut back to the timeline involving Brian questioning Larry. He claims that his dreams about women is more of an out of body experience than him actually doing these deeds. When Brian shows Larry a picture of Jessica though, he gets riled up and wants to go home. Brian's questioning is a dud, so as a result he's encouraged to head home and build a case so he can bring that against Larry. Brian does no such thing. The second episode of Black Bird starts to deepen the ties between the characters and also fleshes out more of Larry's history. Whether Larry is actually responsible for these murders or not remains to be seen but it wouldn't surprise me if it's a misdirection and his brother Gary is the real culprit. That's just a theory at this point though but it'll be interesting to see what happens next. There are hints of Mindhunter, Prison Break and K-drama Insider at work here, which is nicely wrapped up in this singular case, which hints that there's lots more drama to come in the weeks ahead. Apple usually has a bit of a mixed bag when it comes to its TV offerings but Black Bird does look like it could be a winner. Brian sticks around as Larry is questioned by police. The latter refuses to take a polygraph test too, believing he wouldn't pass it. When he's shown a picture of Jessica, Larry asks to touch it. He claims she's a nice girl but she got sad when she was in his van. Larry continues on, claiming there is someone else "taking the credit" for what he's done. He also brings up a very specific act in this case - folding the clothes. Now, none of this is public knowledge and the clothes were all folded at the crime scene - it would appear they've got their man. Brian heads out to Larry's abode with the other FBI agents and pores over the details. Lauren takes Brian outside where they check out the vans. One is full of gear while the other is completely bare. According to the ERT guy, it smells like three things: Chemical cleanser, Armor All and denatured alcohol. The one thing that the usually messy Larry Hall (given the state of his van and house) keeps clean.

Not much to add. This show has 6 episodes and waists 1/3 on the first act. Ever heard about decent story telling? This is a very straight forward story, nothing too complicated about it to start it off and yet the writers can't seem to give it a bore-free start.