Not anything of a ground breaking show, but if you like cop shows where they track down a serial killer, than this show fits that mold perfectly. It's not doing anything new like the HBO show True Detective, but this show knows what it is and doesn't try to reinvent the wheel.
This show follows the detecting abilities of two cops. One from America, in El Paso, played by Diane Kruger who does some of her best acting as she's given a character with a lot baggage. Kruger makes the most what she's given as she creates a very complex person. The other cop is from Mexico, Juarez in perticular, and is played by Demian Bichir. I thought he did a great job considering his character doesn't have a much baggage as the Kruger's character but is more the normal of the two. Bichir really made his character come alive despite not have as much to work with as Kurger did. Of the two Kruger definitely has the sexier role. Ted Levine does what he always does and plays a perfect character as he proves he's one of the best character actors in the business.
The over all mystery of the serial killer has a Seven kind of feel to it with enough mysterious elements to keep the show moving along through all 13 episodes with ease. There are three are other stories that play along side the serial killer story. One of them was as engaging because it wove into the the serial killer story but the other two weren't near as engaging as the serial killer story. As the season started to wind down one of the stories finally converged with the two cops, this ultimately helped to strengthen that story in leaps and bounds. I did like how the creators of this show also started to set up their arc and story for season two because as I was watching season one I did wonder how they were going to follow up the serial killer story with a story as strong as it was. I didn't need to worry because they planted enough clues and seeds that as the season winded down I wanted to watch the next season. I don't see enough shows that seem to know what they are doing with stories, so needless to say when I do a show that isn't just running blind, I like that and will throw praise.
Here's looking forward to Season Two.
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