The trailer had me hyped up for this series. However, actually watching it was another matter. I got confused with the continuity at the beginning... It was night, then the body is discovered during the daytime with the blood not congealed, and then the police don't bother to turn up until the evening... What? Also I have yet to find a likeable character in this show. Every show needs at least one otherwise why would you watch it? I confess I probably trailed off at times because I was busy in my head trying to decide which brother I disliked more. Also, the police are going in pretty heavy handed considering that they only have the most weak circumstantial evidence, and I'm sure that they must have learnt at police school that you can't interview a minor without a parent present. The construction of a palatable public persona for the politician's wife is an interesting storyline, but otherwise this is a rather meh tv show with wooden and at times didactic dialogue. Although I'm sure I'll tune into the next episode even if only to find something to complain about.
Review of The Bad Seed
