Series started out pretty good. But the last three episodes began to really bog down. Perhaps the filmmakers were trying to have the audience experience the strain of what the investigators went through.
But there were repetitious dream sequences that had no bearing on the plot and no relevance to the investigation. I found myself fast-forwarding through the last two episodes.
What was REALLY disappointing was, the two major breakthroughs in the case occurred completely by happenstance rather than by the logical deductions of the investigators. Essentially, the only quality the detectives brought to bear was dogged persistence.
The primary killer captured himself by having an auto accident. And the corpse was found when a tile broke beneath Thomas Bethge's feet.
Furthermore, it was never fully explained why the Weesenburg police department tried so hard to prevent Bethge from succeeding. I was expecting the revelation of a secret long-standing feud between Bethge and someone in Weesenburg. But that never happened.
As it has been pointed out, "Dark Woods" is a poor choice for the title of this series. The forest is tangential to the location of the main action.
This story could have been thoroughly told in five episodes. Starting at episode 3 you can sense the filmmakers straining to stretch this series out to 6 episodes.
But there were repetitious dream sequences that had no bearing on the plot and no relevance to the investigation. I found myself fast-forwarding through the last two episodes.
What was REALLY disappointing was, the two major breakthroughs in the case occurred completely by happenstance rather than by the logical deductions of the investigators. Essentially, the only quality the detectives brought to bear was dogged persistence.
The primary killer captured himself by having an auto accident. And the corpse was found when a tile broke beneath Thomas Bethge's feet.
Furthermore, it was never fully explained why the Weesenburg police department tried so hard to prevent Bethge from succeeding. I was expecting the revelation of a secret long-standing feud between Bethge and someone in Weesenburg. But that never happened.
As it has been pointed out, "Dark Woods" is a poor choice for the title of this series. The forest is tangential to the location of the main action.
This story could have been thoroughly told in five episodes. Starting at episode 3 you can sense the filmmakers straining to stretch this series out to 6 episodes.