February 22, 2024: The Crime Binge continues with some pretty good shows!

Poker Face (2023 – ) Season 1

Charlie has an extraordinary ability to determine when someone is lying. She hits the road with her Plymouth Barracuda and with every stop encounters a new cast of characters and strange crimes she can’t help but investigate and solve.

My thoughts: Absolutely love the tone of the show, the murders, and Natasha Lyonne’s Columbo-esque performance.  I just wish the mysteries and their solutions were better constructed.

4/5

Bloodlands (2021 – 2022) Season 1

Northern Irish police officer DCI Tom Brannick investigates crimes while trying to hide a dark secret from his past.

My thoughts: Confusing, somewhat cliched, and ultimately sunk by plot holes.

2.5/5

Gangs of London (2020 – ) Season 1

Tells the story of London being torn apart by the turbulent power struggles of its international gangs and the sudden power vacuum that’s created when the head of London’s most powerful crime family is assassinated.

My thoughts: Shifting alliances, colorful characters, crosses and double-crosses and some of the wildest action sequences on television make this one a fast favorite.

4.5/5

Gangs of London (2020 – ) Season 2

Tells the story of London being torn apart by the turbulent power struggles of its international gangs and the sudden power vacuum that’s created when the head of London’s most powerful crime family is assassinated.

My thoughts: Good, but doesn’t reach the heights of the first season. Too many implausible moments and miraculous survivors.  Also, this season’s big bad is a little goofy.

Trapped (2015 – ) Season 1

In a remote town in Iceland, police desperately try to solve a crime as a powerful storm descends upon the town.

My thoughts: The quintessential Nordic thriller.  This one fires on all cylinders.

3.5/5

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