Second episode opens plenty of development for the characters as the investigation starts, although the pace has been slowed down compared to introductions of first episode. The case itself doesn't move much aside from a few leads, it does give a more structured backdrops for both actual and political landscape.
Each authority organization wants a claim over the Caspar case for their respective agenda, hence they agree to mesh together a special task force. Perhaps, the most invested party is Frank Seymon (Vince Vaughn) whose money is missing, allegedly misplaced by Caspar. The show invests much time to his role, and luckily he's gradually getting better. He looks more towards the kingpin mob persona as the show progresses.
Paul Woodrugh (Taylor Kitsch) is still bizarre, he's almost a third wheel in the investigation. Furthermore, he is displayed on having a couple of dysfunctional relationships with women, which uncomfortably includes his mother. Colin Farrell as Velcoro still shows strong performance, he's nothing but a mess, but still functioning as detective. It's the kind of performance that shouts, "How did I end up like this?"
The chemistry with Rachel McAdams is sufficient, considering the bulk of investigation consists of two of them being unenthusiastic partners. They don't have the spark like Matt and Woody did, this might deter some viewers, but they do serve their purpose, at least decently enough.
The show also gives a couple of narratives for the setting which is a good addition to set more clarity early on. Visually, it gives more diverse colors with some shots of the city from land and air beyond the brown murky tone. If there's any hindrance, it's that the case begins to veer much into political territory than actual crime thriller, but there might be pay off somewhere along the line.
With more concentrated plot, equal distribution of spot light and harrowing twist at the end, second episode maintains a solid continuation.
Each authority organization wants a claim over the Caspar case for their respective agenda, hence they agree to mesh together a special task force. Perhaps, the most invested party is Frank Seymon (Vince Vaughn) whose money is missing, allegedly misplaced by Caspar. The show invests much time to his role, and luckily he's gradually getting better. He looks more towards the kingpin mob persona as the show progresses.
Paul Woodrugh (Taylor Kitsch) is still bizarre, he's almost a third wheel in the investigation. Furthermore, he is displayed on having a couple of dysfunctional relationships with women, which uncomfortably includes his mother. Colin Farrell as Velcoro still shows strong performance, he's nothing but a mess, but still functioning as detective. It's the kind of performance that shouts, "How did I end up like this?"
The chemistry with Rachel McAdams is sufficient, considering the bulk of investigation consists of two of them being unenthusiastic partners. They don't have the spark like Matt and Woody did, this might deter some viewers, but they do serve their purpose, at least decently enough.
The show also gives a couple of narratives for the setting which is a good addition to set more clarity early on. Visually, it gives more diverse colors with some shots of the city from land and air beyond the brown murky tone. If there's any hindrance, it's that the case begins to veer much into political territory than actual crime thriller, but there might be pay off somewhere along the line.
With more concentrated plot, equal distribution of spot light and harrowing twist at the end, second episode maintains a solid continuation.
