Part 1 (S04E01)

That's a bad joke, right? From Cary Fukunaga's brilliant first series with Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey, it's a descent into the mire (snow), with Jodie Foster, whose sober performance is the only believable element in this mess. Even the silliest Austrian crime dramas that air on TV in the morning make more sense. It's utterly muddled, with scenes that don't build on each other, it introduces a bunch of characters into the story but nothing comes of it and sometimes it slides into self-deprecating parody. And with a terrible soundtrack to boot. I like the mystery, I wouldn't even mind it in this series, which has always held its ground, but there's nothing to latch on to here, even knowing that this is only the first episode. I'm giving it 2 stars out of mercy, or because it looks cinematic, but Issa Lopez will probably slowly go on my blacklist. (21/01/2024)