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Not perfect, but spectacular plot development, dialog and staging. Often moves too fast so when something said doesn't make sense, there's no time to figure it out before you are bombarded with more. The ending was definitely a surprise. Can't wait for S3

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]

Aspirational, with glorious photography, it failed me due to what seemed to be multiple goofs and idealizations and poor execution. More a cartoon than a drama, it was pretty dramatic at times, but like a Wagner opera, the tension was continuous and never resolved, leading to adrenal overstimulation and ultimately less impact. Elsa was really cute, but her dress never got dirty. Really? Also, the first case I've seen of vomiting towards the camera.

Well, this Reacher is certainly more true to the book but that's faint praise. It's kind of stilted and cartoonish.. maybe that was intended, but not what I was looking for.

With so many cop shows around, it's hard to not be boring, but Prime Suspect is engrossing, clever and unique. Maria Bello is believably both hard and soft as the situation calls for. Her progress in winning over the "boys" in the homicide squad is one of the few parallels to the British show of the same name. But, this show is on the bubble and has been put on "hiatus" which probably means it's going to be reconfigured into something more PC but certainly less unique. Now, I like NCIS and Castle and CSI too, but this is the real deal and, if you weren't turned on on your first watch, watch it again and give it a chance. It deserves to be watched.