There are so many hints spread out across the first 5 episodes (as well as one name in the credits), that I knew the show would turn in a completely different direction at one point, and I absolutely love how they did it. It didn"t make sense to make a show so formulaic, as the noir part of the show is, without something up its sleave, and unless you notice all the small (ingenious) hints, I can understand why some feel a rug has been pulled under them, and that the genre they are suddenly watching isn't their cup of tea. To me that is what makes this show stand out. The acting is superb, the characters are interesting, and the mystery about the missing girl, while formulaic and by the book, is interesting, because you soon realise that the real mystery is, who is John Sugar?