Binge-Watching Netflix: Broadchurch

Wikipedia:

Broadchurch is a British serial crime drama television series broadcast on ITV for three series between 2013 and 2017. It was created by Chris Chibnall, who acted as an executive producer and wrote all 24 episodes, and produced by Kudos Film and Television and Imaginary Friends. The series is set in Broadchurch, a fictional English town in Dorset, and focuses on police detectives DI Alec Hardy (David Tennant) and DS Ellie Miller (Olivia Colman). The series features an ensemble cast that in addition to Tennant and Colman includes Jodie Whittaker, Andrew Buchan, Carolyn Pickles, Arthur Darvill, Charlotte Beaumont, Vicky McClure, Adam Wilson and Matthew Gravelle.

Okay, I’m not going to lie, I started watching this because of David Tennant (I did watch that series of Dr. Who). I also really do like British crime shows, and well the first season was really good, the second season plays directly off the first, in fact I would almost call it the second part of the first season.

The third season is separate, like a sequel. I liked it slightly less. It introduced new characters, a new plot, and well it did round out the plot from the first season. But I liked it less. There was less drama, which made for less tension, so I wasn’t as worried about what was happening. The plot was good, but I disliked the villain, he was too much of a stereotype. The first villain was better. Heck even the second villain was pretty good too.

I think as the seasons go on, I’ll like them slightly less than the first two, but that doesn’t mean I don’t like this series. I have yet to meet a British crime drama I haven’t rewatched.

My Rating: ★★★★★