honest opinion.
Is this show worth watching?
shareI thought it was worth it - you could do much worse watching 10 hours of the junk that is currently on the networks, cable channels, or at the theaters. With Netflix Streaming, you can also watch 2-3 episodes at a clip, relatively uninterrupted, so the story and character development has a more natural fast flow than watching one episode once a week.
Although others have pointed out some of the "out-there" suspensions of disbelief you have to stomach every once in a while ("Really, is the Detroit Police Dept anywhere possibly THIS corrupt??!"), and a weak episode or side story kind of in the middle, I thought overall it told a good story with some almost-Greek like tragic consequences of the various individuals' actions.
Stick with the story and you will be rewarded with the very intense, roller-coaster ride of unexpected twists and turns, and bravado acting of Mark Strong that hits the extremes in the next-to-last episode. What an episode!! [especially the final fade-to-black scene] Great episode!
As you watch each episode of the series, little hints of backstories are dropped here and there, which later meander and circle and interconnect the characters and their stories in a (mostly) pretty satisfying way of how all these characters are interwoven in their own multi-layered historical tapestry.
And oh yeah, some of the stark location shots of the run-down, ruined, and desolate shots of Detroit filling in for background can be visually compelling - while at the same time somewhat sadly reminding how far that once-proud (maybe too proud?) city has fallen.
I was going to ask the same ? As the poster but you brought all ?s answered lol. I think I'll give it a try because I like Mark Strong as an actor . Here goes nothing!!
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