Spinning its wheels. That's what I think about this episode of "The Outsider" on reflection. I'm going to need things to speed up a bit if it's going to maintain my interest.
Holly Gibney's (Cynthia Erivo) investigation tracks back further and further, as she discovers contact between Hofstader (Martin Bradford) and another convicted child killer, Maria Caneles (Diany Rodriguez). She denies much contact between herself and Hofstander and continues to protests her innocence but refuses to name who, or what, she believes was behind the murders. Meanwhile, Jack Hoskins (Marc Menchaca) continues to behave erratically.
So, I still feel like this is well performed, nicely shot stuff, I like the characters and I enjoy a slow burn mystery but it's becoming increasingly frustrating to watch the show with us, as the audience, so far ahead of the investigation team. "It's some sort of supernatural entity that can look like people", (Yes, we've guessed that from the start). "Its power is transmitted by scratching the other person" (Yes, we've known that from the 2nd episode). I'm ready for something else to happen now. I need something unexpected to happen, maybe something with Paddy Considine and his character will be the inspiration I'm looking for. (Congratulations to the set dressers, by the way, for creating a more depressing strip club than the one in Ozark).
I'm not ready to give up yet, but the source novel's Wikipedia summary is starting to look more appealing.