A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

On top of the excellent writing and performances, A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder is given a backdrop with a well-rounded, potentially timeless aesthetic that relies on being soft instead of flashy.

An involving ride — not so much for the plot as for the characters (which is how all detective stories live or die) and a great performance by Emma Myers (“Wednesday”) as its central sleuth, Pippa Fitz-Amobi.

In a darker, more dangerous second season, the sublime Emma Myers leads us deeper into the shadows of crime as her girl sleuth chases serial rapists and killers and finds her true self.

Myers makes for an appealing heroine, particularly when Pip and Ravi begin working together and arguing about which of them is Holmes and which has the “Martin Freeman energy” to be better suited as Watson. It’s not reinventing the wheel, nor is it the best possible version of the genre. (If you’re curious, Veronica Mars Season One is over on Hulu.) But as Pip keeps getting in way over her head, it’s not hard to understand why books, TV, and film keep returning to the archetype.

In terms of gripping the viewer and getting them invested in the mystery, the initial setup is rather lackluster, so much so that it's difficult to say whether there’s even a setup at all. .... That said, when the series finally gets into the mystery, it really gets into it, and A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder knows how to pull off its plot twists.

Although some of these component parts might feel familiar, the story is pacily told and filled with enough twists to make A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder moreish viewing. Think The Famous Five meets Pretty Little Liars, as told by Agatha Christie: it’s a combination that shouldn’t really work on paper, but will have you hooked all the same.

The writing, directing, and acting struggle to find a balance, resulting in not a single notable performance (except the suspect uncovered in Episode 5, around the exact time that the show becomes marginally watchable).

The series He adapted the first book very well, and like him, left clues and inviting clues for possible upcoming seasons. Emma Myers It's amazing as Pip, watching her performance is like taking the character out of the book, it was definitely the best choice.

A young adult mystery story based on a book. It was entertaining and got us engaged from the first episode. The main actress, Emma Myers, was well-suited to the role.

La série A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder propose une enquête dans une petite ville avec une ambiance mystérieuse qui fonctionne plutôt bien. La première saison est clairement la plus réussie : elle parvient à entraîner le spectateur dans son intrigue et donne envie de découvrir la vérité aux côtés des personnages. Les principaux défauts de la série viennent du doublage français, qui manque parfois de naturel, ainsi que du jeu d’acteur, souvent peu convaincant à quelques exceptions près. Certains personnages s’en sortent bien, mais l’ensemble reste assez inégal.

This was a bad show. All the clues are pretty much handed to the main character. Additionally, Emma Myers was just sort of stiff and didn't fit the role well whereas in Wednesday she kicked ass. There's a lot of predictability going on. But the worst part of it all? The Ending. It just drags and drags and drags and you don't even care about any of the characters at that point.

The looked promising, but it didn't take long to realize the premise and the writing was so ridiculous it wasn't worth watching.