Last year, I ended up being quite fascinated by Spiral (Engrenages), although the first few episodes had left me rather puzzled. And the conclusion to the series was frustrating - there wasn't really a resolution thanks to diplomatic immunity, deaths and so on.
The other week, I bought the second series, and after watching one-and-a-half episodes last weekend, I ended up being too annoyed by the corruption of the character of lawyer Joséphine Karlsson (mainly because the people she was protecting through being corrupt are complete and utter swines) and the accusations against police captain Laure Berthaud. Plus acting chief prosecutor Pierre Clément is being a bit dull.
However, I still love the character of Judge François Roban (he's so eccentric and wonderful) and now the character of Gilou is past the drug thing he was doing in the first series... Mreowr.
Anyway. I watched the other half of the episode from the weekend and then decided to watch the final episode of the series. Yes, yes, that spoils everything. But I got frustrated with the idea of the first series (with no resolution) and didn't want to spend hours watching this, optimistically hoping the characters who are about as pleasant as the way ancient Egyptians removed brains from mummies wouldn't just get away with things.
Even though that's probably most likely what happens in real life.
So I watched the final episode. And now feel content with watching the rest of the series. It's not going to be another series with no resolution. The ones who have done the wrong thing get their comeuppance. Innocence is proved where injustice had threatened to reign. It's how you expect things should end, simply because we've come to expect such things from crime dramas rather than real life.
Anyhoodle, should sleep. It's been a long day.
"Maybe he's on acid or just watched a whole Jeremy Kyle..." - Mark, Peep Show.
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