The Beast in Me

Story's interesting, but sadly it's poisoned with propaganda. I would give it more ratings if not that...

The truly outstanding aspect of this show was its cinematography. Hands down a beautifully shot series. It is intrinsic to the psychological game it plays, as the viewer's perspectives move, expand and retract with the position of the characters and their own perspectives reflected in the camera lens and it almost makes of cold blooded murder something cozy. Other than that, it unfortunately falls by its own weight. There's nothing crazy, much less innovative about the story's development, it's a cliché murder mystery that depicts the consequence of taunting with humanity's darkest desires. Some characters go underutilized, while others supply nothing. I have to specially commend the female characters that, aside from Danes, we see so little of despite being instrumental to the characterization (like Shelley), or to the storyline (like Nina). I wish we could've seen far more interaction between them than I cared to see for all the men. Aggie and Shell's relationship, what remained of it... whew, their emotional scenes were devastating. The rest of social/class commentaries feel almost satirical with how on the nose they are, and make a caricature out of the male characters, though it is an added layer of complexity for their female counterparts. All in all, would recommend if you're just in the mood for a simple murder mystery with an arrogant lesbian author as protagonist. I guess.