As mentioned in the original review there honna be SPOILERS.
After a few weeks after my original review I decided to finish the series after all for closure purposes. And what surprised me, a sudden emphasis of the occult part occurred which overshadowed the lack of respect for criminal investigation protocol. Since that is more of my taste it wasn't so difficult to complete the series after all. Due to that fact I changed my opinion for the better, allthough you have to be patient since the change just occurred in episode 6 of 8. So if you got the same interest as I you could finish this as well. Therefor my grade goes up to a descent 6. I leave the original review so you could compare thoughts for yourself.
Original comment: When I read the plot of this serie I thought it was pretty descent. Regular police serie about a combination of killings at a background if mysterious 17th century religious and pagan folklore at a Tasmanian surrounding. And yes, THEIRE WILL BE SPOILERS.
How wrong could I be. One of the main building blocks of a descent police story is that the cops play by the book, at least while there characters are build. After that under very special circumstances they might bent the rules to break a case open and then usually getting caught in the process so they can save the day by doing the right thing after all and solving the case.
Not in this case. After the start of the pilot, unfolding the original crime where everything leads back to, we see a police inspector break in to a mansion, disrupting its interior and stealing some items which shown up on the path of the owner of the mansion which urge the owner to do some investigation himself discovering evidence which ties the inspector to the burglary. This evidence is used much later when it suits the owner and project developer. So al credibility is gone. Then the second policeman needed for the plot, the survivor of the original crime mentioned before, is forced to travel back home from his live in Melbourne law enforcement, just to team up with that inspector with whom he had a relationship with in his childhood. So the daily routines are filled with awkward moments like is expected in a series of this kind. However, he popping diazepam like there M&M's and he carries an illegal gun in the car. On top of it all the daughter if the female cop is involved with one of the suspects. And if that's not enough, she have her team members start unsupported investigations on the project developer which is only driven by her personal vendetta. And then the evidence of her wrongdoing is finally presented to her superior by the project developer to get her of his back. All of this would have her thrown out of the corpse and have her prosecuted for burglary and more. But not in this case. She getting yelled at by her boss but remains the leader of the team until he receives a written complaint. The evidence is apparently not enough. I mean, what about protocol? What a crap. All other intriges aside, I couldn't finish this serie after chapter six and thats a stretch in this case. So, as far as I'm concerned, skip this one and get on with your life.
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