This is not a 10* show by any stretch of the imagination, so don't believe the stooges.
The story is based on facts and this show depicts most of them accurately. I do recommend a watch as it is superbly filmed with great locations and a brilliant effort to recreate the 1970s, but there are some problems I had with the overall production.
Firstly, this show did not portray Charles Sobhraj, the serial killer, accurately. In real life he was a charismatic, charming, and captivating, but in this, the odd blank stare into the distance wasn't enough to convince me he had any magnetism. I found his portrayal dull and boring. That, for a serial killer, is poor writing. It was just the facts of what he did and not much on how and why.
Secondly, as others have mentioned, the constant jumping back and forth on the time line was annoying. It was meant to be a device to create excitement/dynamism, but it didn't work. It would have been much better in a linear format with time spent on CS establishing the relationships with his victims.
That leads to my next problem with the show - a lack of dramatic tension. Only in episode 5 did I get excited about what might happen. No time was taken for the viewer to have any empathy with any of the characters/victims. Again, poor writing as a good drama should make you care.
Watch this show for the brilliant production values, great cinematography, Jenna Coleman's performance, and to find out what really happened. It's definitely better than most of the rubbish on TV.
The story is based on facts and this show depicts most of them accurately. I do recommend a watch as it is superbly filmed with great locations and a brilliant effort to recreate the 1970s, but there are some problems I had with the overall production.
Firstly, this show did not portray Charles Sobhraj, the serial killer, accurately. In real life he was a charismatic, charming, and captivating, but in this, the odd blank stare into the distance wasn't enough to convince me he had any magnetism. I found his portrayal dull and boring. That, for a serial killer, is poor writing. It was just the facts of what he did and not much on how and why.
Secondly, as others have mentioned, the constant jumping back and forth on the time line was annoying. It was meant to be a device to create excitement/dynamism, but it didn't work. It would have been much better in a linear format with time spent on CS establishing the relationships with his victims.
That leads to my next problem with the show - a lack of dramatic tension. Only in episode 5 did I get excited about what might happen. No time was taken for the viewer to have any empathy with any of the characters/victims. Again, poor writing as a good drama should make you care.
Watch this show for the brilliant production values, great cinematography, Jenna Coleman's performance, and to find out what really happened. It's definitely better than most of the rubbish on TV.