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One case lasts the whole season, which spans decades. Don't expect fast pacing here.

What you should expect are literary references and uncomfortable interpersonal dynamics. Unreliable narrators. Institutionalized sexism and racism (but there's a lot of irony there). Lots and lots of uncomfortable themes which just skirt the surface, and only the alpha plotline and the bromance are ever really resolved.

Watch it, it's good, but be warned that it will make your skin crawl on several levels.

I started tracking this show because someone on a Castle forum commented on the premise being similar. It certainly has a very similar structure. Beautiful, driven female detective 'stuck' with a good looking but annoying civilian semi-partner in crime comedy drama fashion. It's definitely about the chemistry between the two of them.

Another reviewer complained about the characters being stereotypes. I think they're more like 'archetypes', since they start off simple but a LOT of back story for both of them gets jammed into the first few episodes. It's clear that the showrunner has a very good idea of who these people are and where they're going, but isn't sure we'll get a chance to see it before the show is pulled.

Definitely worth a watch, if only to enjoy the scenery (LOTS of pretty people). It's not Castle, but then again, Castle itself took a season or two to get going.

Silly fun.

My husband claims it's a great learning tool for critical thinking, but I think it's better to just put your brain in neutral and wait for the big 'did they really just say that?!" moments. Pay attention to which experts say what, and who is cut off in mid sentence.

I'm not sayin' it's aliens, but... it's aliens!

After the second episode I'm very much on the edge of 'is this worth watching or not'. The concept is intriguing (how would the CDC react to a plague of vampires), but I'm not so pleased with the implementation so far.

Part of the reason I'm unhappy is, admittedly, not due to the show itself - the descriptions all say the CDC treats it as a virus, which has nothing to do with the show at all (parasitic worms seem to be the causative agent).

More serious issues have to do with world building and plot choices. Apparently plague vampires infested Nazi Germany, and are only now spreading to the US, and no one has noticed. Now that they're in the states people are totally confused as to what is happening.

So, yeah, the plot is very thin. There seems to be some thought to how the same mechanism can give rise to a number of different presentations of vampirism. There are fun some in jokes and tributes (Peter Bishop was one of the first victims).

The main character is fairly unsympathetic. The only characters who seemed at all interesting were killed in the first episode, which means they'll come back as some form of vampire.

If "Pushing Daisies" and "Midsomer Murders" had a love child, it would be this show. Small town in England which is the site of a surprising numbers of 'suspicious deaths', large cast of wacky characters, omniscient and quirky narrator who occasionally pops in with ridiculously precise times and distances, and a detective with a tragic and unusual childhood...

Absolutely fun. I just wish the season was longer!

It's another 'Harry Potter for adults' show. Once again, taking the idea of a magicians school and going darker-and-edgier with it. This one is a little simpler and less textured than the Magicians, but it's still eminently watchable, even though the plot is sometimes rather thin, and has a few big gaping holes, the scenery is consistently good. None of the characters are really likeable, but they all have their moments, and it has a lot of really fun actors who genre fans will appreciate.

Absolutely adore this one.

First and foremost, it's a great urban fantasy. The characters are deeply flawed, and deeply human (although they occasionally lose their humanity both literally and metaphysically). It's also chock full of metaphors. The link between depression and magic and creativity is fascinating. The constant themes of love and family (biological and voluntary, destructive and constructive) are compelling. There is even a motif about fandom and how it relates to media which is endearing.

I love this show, but it does get very, very dark.

I have very mixed feelings about this one. It's a combination of genres I love (time travel science fiction) and one I abhor (slapstick comedy). It's not badly written or acted, and it's obviously made by people who love the material, but the 'not my humor' is painfully strong in this one after two episodes.

I'll keep watching for at least one more before cutting, just because there is potential there.

First episode review. It's possible this will get better, and it starts off solidly 'watchable'.

Definitely cute. There's some embarrassment humor (which is not my favorite style) but there's enough other chuckles happening to keep it from getting too much. There's room for both plot advancement and character development, even within the half hour format.