First he good, this was well cast, the acting exquisit in places, superb in others. Samantha Morton is mesmerising I. He lead role, a master class in action. Paul Bradly delivers a subtle but delicious performance. Most of the actors were wonderful and it was he performance that drew you in. Sadly the story itself lets the series down.
The bad, six episodes felt far too long, this could have been made over three or maximum four episodes, the story drags at times and feels as if it's stretched to fill all six. I almost fell asleep during the middle episodes. Three and four being the most boring. The burning girls themselves are a 'MacGuffin' they are there to move the plot along, serve no purpose, have no resolution and are ultimately pointless. The promise then of some kind of supernatural plot or conclusion is hollow and false, which is a shame as this drew me in and I felt a little cheated. This suffers a similar problem to a lot of recent female led drama in that whilst the female characters are all three dimensional and victims, all the male characters are two dimensional and monsters or mentally unstable. Whilst all the male perpetrator's get their just deserts, getting killed, dying in shame etc the female perpetrator's are obviously victims manipulated by men and either get away scott free or it is hinted at that they have connections and will only suffer a light punishment. The conclusion felt ultimately unsatisfying. It felt to me like the author had a great idea but struggled with concluding it. 5 stars awarded for the actors and film crew, 5 taken away for a poor storyline.
The bad, six episodes felt far too long, this could have been made over three or maximum four episodes, the story drags at times and feels as if it's stretched to fill all six. I almost fell asleep during the middle episodes. Three and four being the most boring. The burning girls themselves are a 'MacGuffin' they are there to move the plot along, serve no purpose, have no resolution and are ultimately pointless. The promise then of some kind of supernatural plot or conclusion is hollow and false, which is a shame as this drew me in and I felt a little cheated. This suffers a similar problem to a lot of recent female led drama in that whilst the female characters are all three dimensional and victims, all the male characters are two dimensional and monsters or mentally unstable. Whilst all the male perpetrator's get their just deserts, getting killed, dying in shame etc the female perpetrator's are obviously victims manipulated by men and either get away scott free or it is hinted at that they have connections and will only suffer a light punishment. The conclusion felt ultimately unsatisfying. It felt to me like the author had a great idea but struggled with concluding it. 5 stars awarded for the actors and film crew, 5 taken away for a poor storyline.