There is forgiveness and absolution and compromise. This final episode puts the clincher on the evils of the drug industry. Just about all the principle characters have weaknesses and are candidate for psychological help. We are made privy to a terrible accident, caused by a driver who was part of a study, but tested negative for any drug. Of course, there were shenanigans by those who did the testing, indicating the rich and powerful can have a field day. There's just a bit too much riding into the sunset here, but it's nice to see things wrapping up well for most everybody who is good. I don't know if a second season was ever planned but I don't think there's enough mystery to manage that. I'll wait and see.
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Terrific British Cop Drama
contrarymary-5712125 June 2018
I'll start by saying that the Brits do cop/detective shows better than any others. I've long watched the comedies and the proverbial Sherlock variations, but thanks to Netflix I've been able to see the flip side and have fallen head over heels with them.
When I first saw the title I thought it was a psychological horror show. As a fan of those, too, when I began watching I was completely enthralled from the beginning. I quickly learned that the title was at once descriptive and ironic. The best trick of tricks that the British use so well to their advantage is their sardonic wit. Their neuroses come across as completely within normality. The lady detective is having boyfriend problems and doesn't notice her younger, better educated lieutenant is drooling over every word she utters. She treats him like a puppy, shooing him away, keeping him on track. Another detective is having panic attacks for which he's treated with prescription drugs. But he's not happy about it. A woman first thought to be a suspect has a past and the help she's turned to is a surprise. There's been a suicide...or murder? Each detective has their own problems, all the way trying to solve the case. I'm not going into the case itself as there are so many twists and turns it would lessen the view. Let's just say that the women and men in the show are at times shown like normal people. No full makeup first thing in the morning, hair is often disheveled and no fillers, just lines carved in their faces showing they've lived life! The characters are completely believable and relatable. So...just sit back, grab a bag of popcorn and learn how the masters do it!
When I first saw the title I thought it was a psychological horror show. As a fan of those, too, when I began watching I was completely enthralled from the beginning. I quickly learned that the title was at once descriptive and ironic. The best trick of tricks that the British use so well to their advantage is their sardonic wit. Their neuroses come across as completely within normality. The lady detective is having boyfriend problems and doesn't notice her younger, better educated lieutenant is drooling over every word she utters. She treats him like a puppy, shooing him away, keeping him on track. Another detective is having panic attacks for which he's treated with prescription drugs. But he's not happy about it. A woman first thought to be a suspect has a past and the help she's turned to is a surprise. There's been a suicide...or murder? Each detective has their own problems, all the way trying to solve the case. I'm not going into the case itself as there are so many twists and turns it would lessen the view. Let's just say that the women and men in the show are at times shown like normal people. No full makeup first thing in the morning, hair is often disheveled and no fillers, just lines carved in their faces showing they've lived life! The characters are completely believable and relatable. So...just sit back, grab a bag of popcorn and learn how the masters do it!
I'm Just The Clean Up Guy
wandernn1-81-68327414 August 2021
Well first off let me add to the reviewer that said Brits do cop/detective shows 'better than any others' To that I say, absolute rubbish.
So at the end of this 'mini series', a bus driver crashes. German Cop is angry because she didn't investigate that properly when it happened. She's hoping to tie it to Big Pharma Man.
So they get a warrant, search, and they get around to busting big Pharma Man. It's all just ships and giggles really. Any kind of Pharma company would take years of hacking through their red tape of lawyers to get anything on them. And any small company would have taken the money and closed up shop and run off. That's how business works in the real world. And the law.
So really, this mini series was pretty underwhelming. And the finale, boring.
I can't give this ep better than 4/10.
So at the end of this 'mini series', a bus driver crashes. German Cop is angry because she didn't investigate that properly when it happened. She's hoping to tie it to Big Pharma Man.
So they get a warrant, search, and they get around to busting big Pharma Man. It's all just ships and giggles really. Any kind of Pharma company would take years of hacking through their red tape of lawyers to get anything on them. And any small company would have taken the money and closed up shop and run off. That's how business works in the real world. And the law.
So really, this mini series was pretty underwhelming. And the finale, boring.
I can't give this ep better than 4/10.
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