THE NIGHT OF, Episode 6, SAMSON AND DELILAH (2016) we learn that Naz has lied again. He's not such a good kid. The post 9/11 world has been so kind to Naz, who was bullied in school. In high school, in what seems to have been unprovoked, Naz pushes a classmate down the stairs. Shortly after the incident, he transfers to another school. In the process of trying to retrace Naz's steps, Chandra learns that Andrea and Naz had a short encounter with a hearse driver, Mr Day, whose demeanor spooks her. Naz parents, in an effort to make some money, take retail jobs, as he trial begins.
I'm really not sure where to begin on this one. The character interactions really do make the show. The editing, cinematography, score and acting remain top notch, but the plot, well, not so much. It doesn't strike me as being different than LAW & ORDER, SVU, or BROADCHURCH, and that's fine. It's not an original show, and certain aspects aren't realistic. I've read that the criminal proceedings are almost all wrong, and that an accused murder would be in a jail cell.
In this episode, these aspects aren't abrasive. Both Naz's lawyers, Stone and Chandra are very realistic, and both, especially, Stone remain the stand out characters. Also, we're finally seeing possible motives and even some creepy behavior from other characters.
The hearse driver, Mr. Day, creeps Chandra out, and is now on her radar as another suspect, and Stone learns that now that Andrea is dead, her step father, Don Taylor, would be the sole claimant of Andrea's mother's hefty inheritance.
I have feeling I know how it'll end, given how things have unfolded thus far. All in all, the episode was better, with more suspects to focus on. It's hard to edge the passage of time between the first episode and the sixth, but I wish they would have given us some more suspects a little earlier on. Maybe the series would have benefited from ten or twelve episodes instead of just eight.
It's not a terrible show, please don't get me wrong, it's a good show. I just don't feel like it's a great show, but that's just my opinion.
I'm really not sure where to begin on this one. The character interactions really do make the show. The editing, cinematography, score and acting remain top notch, but the plot, well, not so much. It doesn't strike me as being different than LAW & ORDER, SVU, or BROADCHURCH, and that's fine. It's not an original show, and certain aspects aren't realistic. I've read that the criminal proceedings are almost all wrong, and that an accused murder would be in a jail cell.
In this episode, these aspects aren't abrasive. Both Naz's lawyers, Stone and Chandra are very realistic, and both, especially, Stone remain the stand out characters. Also, we're finally seeing possible motives and even some creepy behavior from other characters.
The hearse driver, Mr. Day, creeps Chandra out, and is now on her radar as another suspect, and Stone learns that now that Andrea is dead, her step father, Don Taylor, would be the sole claimant of Andrea's mother's hefty inheritance.
I have feeling I know how it'll end, given how things have unfolded thus far. All in all, the episode was better, with more suspects to focus on. It's hard to edge the passage of time between the first episode and the sixth, but I wish they would have given us some more suspects a little earlier on. Maybe the series would have benefited from ten or twelve episodes instead of just eight.
It's not a terrible show, please don't get me wrong, it's a good show. I just don't feel like it's a great show, but that's just my opinion.