I think like most people, I was captured by this shows trailer about a widow spotting her dead husband in the nanny cam. The show starts off in this manner which was good but things fizzled out for me throughout this limited series. I felt it was drawn out and contained unnecessary noise for most of it. When I finally got to the last episode I saw there was a good story and thriller here that was intriguing but it was poorly put together.
Another reviewer captured it well by pointing out the story might have worked better if it was shown from Sami's point of view because you could navigate through him how a washed up, damaged detective deals with his own demons while he solves a case. Maya was a 2 dimensional and uninspired character. Through her I struggled to get into this show. I also thought so many elements could have been stripped away such as Maya's sister's family and the half brother storyline that added little value and filled space. This wasted time meant the actual thriller was badly rushed in the last episode with a weak payoff. Also the military storyline was flimsy writing, this was not fully unwrapped or given more depth except again until the final episode. If the pacing was better and these elements (the Burkett family history, Joe's darker side) was portrayed in more detail we might have had a better payoff and story.
Another reviewer captured it well by pointing out the story might have worked better if it was shown from Sami's point of view because you could navigate through him how a washed up, damaged detective deals with his own demons while he solves a case. Maya was a 2 dimensional and uninspired character. Through her I struggled to get into this show. I also thought so many elements could have been stripped away such as Maya's sister's family and the half brother storyline that added little value and filled space. This wasted time meant the actual thriller was badly rushed in the last episode with a weak payoff. Also the military storyline was flimsy writing, this was not fully unwrapped or given more depth except again until the final episode. If the pacing was better and these elements (the Burkett family history, Joe's darker side) was portrayed in more detail we might have had a better payoff and story.