Everything positive reviews are saying rings very true. Despite all island living being a slower pace in general, once you adjust to it & the opening characters trauma, this is a mystery series on par with the best of the BBC & in particular the original "Prime Suspect". Where this series is especially unique is in dealing more with the real life comparisons that its more often people who know & claim to love us who betray us so fatally, and rarely is it a stranger. Without going overboard on weighty backstory, this begins in the middle of an intense mystery & simply never lets up. Somehow " The Gulf" solves the pressing mystery so you never just feel that the writers are toying with your emotions. For a change, our perceived red herrings make actual sense because we see through the detectives eyes so clearly that we understand the job makes you suspicious in every direction. Especially original is the way the writing eliminates bias while drawing attention to our own tendencies to assume. She sees only the facts - seeing details with fairness, in an award-winning performance by the always outstanding Kate Elliott. This show reminds us of the truth, facts are impartial tools - & assumptions too easily ruin lives. Here both sides of the crime are seen with crystalline understanding, rather than jumping to rathfull conclusions. That means the story arc makes you grow rather than just forcing bystanding. Very, very unique indeed! This attention to exceptional writing detail means it's easy to believe the character was born to do this one thing better than most. Please bring us SERIES 3 soon. Thank you!
Review of The Gulf
