I've read all of the Inspector Gamache books and am a big fan of Louise Penny's writing style and slow burn development of characters and plotlines. I think the series producers and writers should have consulted the author more in all aspects of the show. Some characters are miscast and the dialogue stilted and parts overacted (Ruth and Myrna).
I'm bummed that Gamache is portrayed as a shuffling schlump with enormous glasses and visible neuroses. I don't get why his flaws and triggers are so simplified as to render him a man near nervous breakdown instead of the pillar of strength he represents to all that know him. In the books his frailties are revealed little by little as are the secrets of each of the other supporting characters.
I feel like I've been plopped in the middle of the books with timelines disregarded and atmosphere ignored and storylines jumbled up.
The set looks like a movie set on a back lot in Hollywood, not a town surrounded by the Canadian wilderness with no internet access.
On the plus side the actors portraying LaCoste, Beauvoir, Clara, Peter, and ReineMarie are spot on.
The relationship between Gamache and ReineMarie is integral to the series. I'm not convinced of the chemistry between the actors.
One item that perplexes me...isn't Gabriel the heavy set one and Olivier the thin one? Am I mistaken, or confused?
Despite my criticism the show I'll not give up on the show because I really want it to succeed.
I'm bummed that Gamache is portrayed as a shuffling schlump with enormous glasses and visible neuroses. I don't get why his flaws and triggers are so simplified as to render him a man near nervous breakdown instead of the pillar of strength he represents to all that know him. In the books his frailties are revealed little by little as are the secrets of each of the other supporting characters.
I feel like I've been plopped in the middle of the books with timelines disregarded and atmosphere ignored and storylines jumbled up.
The set looks like a movie set on a back lot in Hollywood, not a town surrounded by the Canadian wilderness with no internet access.
On the plus side the actors portraying LaCoste, Beauvoir, Clara, Peter, and ReineMarie are spot on.
The relationship between Gamache and ReineMarie is integral to the series. I'm not convinced of the chemistry between the actors.
One item that perplexes me...isn't Gabriel the heavy set one and Olivier the thin one? Am I mistaken, or confused?
Despite my criticism the show I'll not give up on the show because I really want it to succeed.