It bothers me that the title "Profilage" is translated as "The Paris Murders" instead of "Profiling". A better title would give a hint as to what the show is about. (I understand the title "Profiler" is taken on US TV). To me, The Paris Murders makes it sound lightweight and it is certainly not "a thriller" as described.
I have only watched the first 3 episodes of Season 1. I understand that the character is intended to be quirky, but I don't understand the decision to make her a childlike character.
I support body positivity, yet her body is intentionally sticklike/childlike. She insists on wearing moderate height heels, yet she wobbles in them and walks pigeon toed, like a child would. She only wears 60's style dresses (which I happen to like) to work but they fit closely, emphasizing her childlike body. This "uniform" is supposed to add to her quirkiness. Her huge purse, which is the only one she ever carries, is not childlike. It is also quirky but emphasizes a feminine stereotype.
These types of quirkiness are hard to get past and make it hard to take her ability to do her job seriously, even after she comes up with her "insightful" explanations.
Her profiling technique seems primarily to be staring at people intently, with a strange look on her face. Later, she presents a full, detailed explanation of the crime ala Agatha Christie.
Assuming she is limited by the script, the acting by all characters seems good. Their character development, backstories, hints at past and possible relationships kept me interested too. They are more interesting than the plots.
A previous review put it well regarding Chloe "You either hate her or you love her"
I will not watch any more episodes.
I have only watched the first 3 episodes of Season 1. I understand that the character is intended to be quirky, but I don't understand the decision to make her a childlike character.
I support body positivity, yet her body is intentionally sticklike/childlike. She insists on wearing moderate height heels, yet she wobbles in them and walks pigeon toed, like a child would. She only wears 60's style dresses (which I happen to like) to work but they fit closely, emphasizing her childlike body. This "uniform" is supposed to add to her quirkiness. Her huge purse, which is the only one she ever carries, is not childlike. It is also quirky but emphasizes a feminine stereotype.
These types of quirkiness are hard to get past and make it hard to take her ability to do her job seriously, even after she comes up with her "insightful" explanations.
Her profiling technique seems primarily to be staring at people intently, with a strange look on her face. Later, she presents a full, detailed explanation of the crime ala Agatha Christie.
Assuming she is limited by the script, the acting by all characters seems good. Their character development, backstories, hints at past and possible relationships kept me interested too. They are more interesting than the plots.
A previous review put it well regarding Chloe "You either hate her or you love her"
I will not watch any more episodes.