What is this about?

I think that's intentional. I've looked at a few reviews of the novel this is based on, and they all basically refuse to give away what's going on--essentially, people are behaving strangely, as if they aren't themselves. And this cop is trying to find out why. And you find out along with him.

Is there a long-running series in this? Maybe not, but I'm going to give it a chance. I'd settle for one good season, but they would have to tell us what's going on at some point.

It appears to be a conspiracy about people who kidnap you in the middle of the night to drag you somewhere and listen to vinyl records on a turntable...

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Mrs. French's cat is missing...

One thing I did notice about two of the promos I've seen was that they seem to be playing up the "horror" factor in this show...I'm referring to the one trailer that has the little girl leaning against the bathtub with a bloody corpse in it, and also the one that shows the decapitated head falling into the water.

The novel, while it does have moments of murder and violence, mostly concerns itself with suspense and establishing a mood that sets up it's theme of paranoia and suspicion that people you thought you knew are really someone else entirely. I suppose the TV series will have to play up the more violent aspects of the tale early in order to hold the attention of viewers who expect their bloodlust to be sated.




"Politicians, ugly buildings, and whores all get respectable if they last long enough."

You might want to check out the BBC America show site.

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After two episodes, I still couldn't tell you because the show reveal nothing either. I was watching the pilot with my girlfriend, who hasn't read any synopsis and she still can't tell what it's about.

For every lie I unlearn I learn something new - Ani Difranco