After watching more than 2 seasons: In the long run, this is not a comedy, but it has many comic elements making some of the dark aspects more bearable. The three main characters - a constable, a sergeant and an inspector - are all female. Their boss is female and some of the other supporting characters are also female. If you can live with this unrealistic setup, you can enjoy a quick paced, often very witty show, usually telling one larger story during the whole season and a shorter story during one episode. The actors are impressing, even if they, especially the inspector, have sometimes to fight against a script which is at times more interested to show off how unconventional its characters are. The stories are an uneven mix: some of the episode plots and smaller elements are very well done, while the the season plots and some of the episode plots are crime story clichés up to the point where important plot twists are repeated (male characters betray female characters with which they have a relationship).
The dialogues are the fuel of this show and, especially in the first season, extraordinary and make it worthwhile to watch the show. Comic highlights are brash Tegan and manic Miller.
So the fresh take on female main characters and the in parts brilliantly comic dialogue is marred by some stereotypical forms of the unconventional and a misandric undercurrent.
The dialogues are the fuel of this show and, especially in the first season, extraordinary and make it worthwhile to watch the show. Comic highlights are brash Tegan and manic Miller.
So the fresh take on female main characters and the in parts brilliantly comic dialogue is marred by some stereotypical forms of the unconventional and a misandric undercurrent.