Black Bird (TV Mini Series) The Place I Lie (2022) User Reviews

Chilling experience with one of the best acting

[praju-72256 · 10/10 · 29 July 2022]

This is turning out to be such a great show.

The snitch scene, the Larry breakdown scene and the Jimmy scene in the end.

Wow, this is pure masterclass.

So chilling and scary, a psychological rollercoaster.

To agree with something so scary to just get the conversation going, damn, Taron and Paul are in a whole new dimension here.

Intense and Intense !

Will miss this show, such great skill, these actors.

Something I Can Never Have

[slak96u · 9/10 · 29 July 2022]

Absolute chilling episode, just dark, bleak and emotionally draining. When Jimmy and Larry are conversing in the machine room, the tone goes from a sort of casual back and forth, to incredibly dark and twisted, the rain starts coming down. Just fantastically done.... The narration by the female victim was heartbreaking and also so well done, reminiscent of Lovely Bones. The payoff of finding the bike was needed, the episode was so dark, some kind of positive was absolutely crucial. NIN at the end was profound, I feel like the series had been working up to it and it really hit home.

Spectacular episode.

Paul Walter Hauser My Lord

[voicesdoseemtogrowdimmer · 10/10 · 29 July 2022]

That was a one of the best episode I've ever watched in TV.

Paul Walter Hauser and Taron Egerton were fantastic. Just give to the Emmy nomination for 2023 them already.

Superb

[jayde1983-1 · 10/10 · 29 July 2022]

Fantastic episode. Very emotional storytelling with acting masterclasses from Taron Egerton and Paul Walter Hauser. Will be gutted when this is over and it deserves a bigger audience than Apple TV can give it. Surely awards will come beckoning for the 2 leads.

Brilliant television - first class and one of the best episodes of any series I've seen.

Three stories wonderfully interwind

[itztimeforbed · 10/10 · 29 July 2022]

Regardless of murderer, victim, or bystander, all three protagonists are displayed in a very lucid and touching way. Their vulnerable site, their self-deception, and their feelings for each other's lives are heartbreaking to watch. The whole episode was wonderfully paced with Taron and Paul Walter's incredible acting in the focus.

Gut wrenching, heart breaking, but absolutely brilliantly directed. Bravoepisode

[prestonmick-975-597748 · 10/10 · 30 July 2022]

This has to be one of the best single episodes i've ever seen of any show.

Compelling and incredibly intense.

If you're not gut punched watching this episode then you need to check your pulse....cos you might not have one!

So Many People Were Complaining...

[Mehki_Girl · 10/10 · 30 July 2022]

And they missed out on a top notch show...I read the reviews after the first episode and there was a lot of whining about the lead's acting and how unrealistic the show was and the female detective couldn't act and the lead couldn't act, blah, blah, blah.

Well the two leads are doing a great job. So is the director and production team.

This episode was a ten. The facial expression trying to hold back disgust was awesome. The victims narrative. The way perpetuators justify their crimes. The rain. The tension. Fantastic.

For all the whiners, you missed a gem.

"Sleep well."

[MozartGod · 9/10 · 30 July 2022]

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A great episode.. James try to hide his feelings while Larry talking.. He wants to punch him so bad.. but Instead he just sit there and listening to a horrible story to help himself. The soundtrack, and the rain made the story more terrifying.

Paul Walter hauser. We're not worthy.

[mpboylanjr-54038 · 10/10 · 1 August 2022]

First off I'd like to say the acting in this series is obviously phenomenal and Edgartan is a rising star but PWH takes this character and role of a dark twisted child murderer to another level. This episode he mesmerizes while speaking of a murder so well that you are hanging onto every horrific word he says. Just must see television. This series is as good as any that I've seen. I'll put it up there with the first season ofTrue Detective.!!! YES, it's THAT Good. Unbelievably believable character and one of the best serial killer depictions I've ever seen.. phenomenal episode !!!

Incredible Acting

[jlg-34194 · 10/10 · 30 July 2022]

First of all, the show does their best to try and explain jimmy's cognitive ability in this episode. I was a little confused until I realized how smart Jimmy is when he is meeting with the psychologist. Then the series got even better. This episode is surely hard to watch emotionally.

It is one of his best performances as a young upcoming actor.

Peak television

[aboalhyjaa · 9/10 · 8 September 2022]

The way i, u, Taron Egerton and the whole cast of this series lived through these emotions, just like the man himself James Keene and yet Larry Hall didn't feel a thing and not just that he was happy and smiling makes you thank god a thousand times you were born healthy in the head.

Paul Hauser did an excellent job and he deserves an Emmy nomination, the way i hated every second of him on the big screen tells what a great actor he is in such a hard difficult role to play.

Its true that Ray Liotta and Sepideh Moafi doesn't appear as much on the screen but hell they take the whole thing to themselves, especially Sepideh she's an amazing actress!

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[ziad-07689 · 7/10 · 29 July 2022]

James is starting to feel the difficulty of his task because Larry confesses to a heinous crime, the rest knows what he came for , I can't wait until next Friday.

Easily one of the best episodes ever in the history of cinema

[sourabhkurhekar · 10/10 · 14 August 2022]

This episode broke me. The character of Jessica will remain with you for a long time even after you complete the series.. Nothing like you can anticipate at the beginning.. writing is just top notch!!

Spine chilling

[ashishhsunny · 10/10 · 2 August 2022]

This episode was as chilling as "Memories of Murder". It was extremely sad and touching. Only a few crime mysteries have had this effect when it came to 'seriel-killer' storytelling. Acting is top notch. It's more sad and depressing when we watch it as entertainment but something like this had really happened. Ha, atleast it's educational to be cautious on the strangers you may meet. Impactful episode..

The Shots!

[MadKDog · 10/10 · 30 July 2022]

This episode apitmised the quality work form the crew and writers. Forget the actors, this is a work of ART. The attention to detail, which the actors might know about when filming, is astounding. Gotta give it 10, can't wait! For the next episode.

No Regret

[dannylee-78082 · 8/10 · 31 August 2022]

This episode was great - especially Hauser. His performance was exceptionally haunting... Really liked the touch of adding Jimmy's breakdown at the end because it's not entirely clear what its meaning is and opens up interpretation to a myriad of his emotions. He is facing pressure from both inwards with Larry and also outwards from the rest of the prison system. The detectives are struggling to find things that conclusively locks down Larry and their storyline is pretty decent too. Both actors have great screen presence. I didn't love the flashback scenes from the victim's perspective. I am not entirely sure it was necessary but I understand its purpose. Excited for the finale!

Episode 5

[bobcobb301 · 6/10 · 1 August 2022]

Another well-done episode. Not fully action-packed, and the stuff outisde the prison wasn't particularly enthralling, but this has been one of Apple's best mini-series. They made the revelation feel like a big deal and we'll now see how it all wraps up.