A stellar cast and detailed storytelling make “Clarice” addictively enjoyable.

An unusually well-made network procedural. ... “Clarice” is made with curiosity, confidence, and craft, and it comes as a happy surprise to say that it cares more about its protagonist’s mind than anyone else’s insides.

It’s a mix of good news and bad news, but the good news is the bad news gets better.

There might be decent cop show beneath the layers of aggressive stylization. Writers are more willing to address racism than many similar network cop shows. ... But constantly linking it to the Hannibal story is a reach, undermining what makes the series unique. But through the mess of moths and unbearable moodiness, it's hard to see anything else.

There is an interesting drama to be written about the future adventures of Agent Starling. Clarice (Alibi), unfortunately, isn’t it, but rather a by-numbers procedural.

“Clarice” is a tiresome retread of the dramas that were created in its mothership’s image. It’s no better than most of its fellow post-“Silence” crime shows.

Clarice, the character, has been turned into a quivering mess, and Clarice, the show, makes the fatal mistake of thinking that Clarice’s trauma is the most interesting thing about her. ... The real problem with CBS’s version of Clarice stems from the writing. ... While Episodes 2 and 3 show promising signs of Clarice using her investigative skills, that’s all undermined by scenes where supporting characters can get her to unravel with a few mundane questions.

Pointless and cliched. It's connected to Silence of the Lambs because it has no other draw.

Lost me at the promos. Don’t see anything here that entices me to watch.

This is why the TV industry should stop making these adaptions and unnecessary sequels/continuations.

I was hopeful when I saw the teaser for this, but right out of the gate, it's a network show, so it will not only be sanitized, but there will of course be pandering to certain demographics (women). That's a shame, because the character that Jodie Foster introduced us to, is the perfect example of a well written, female lead. Julianne Moore's rendition was pretty darned good too. This will be a "I ain't gonna let no man tell me nothin bout to crime solvin." I already heard it in the trailer. I'll give it a go, but I'm already seeing problems.