Delving deep into the psychological depths of cat and mouse alike, this police-mystery-thriller, "The Fall" ultimately fails to live up to the path paved by its Netflix co-inhabitant, police procedural dramas. It has many admirable qualities but the episodes seem to meander a bit too long past their welcome.Taking place in Belfast, Ireland, the show follows new arrival to the force Stella Gibson (Gillian Anderson) who finds herself caught up in a serial murder mystery. Before Gibson and her fellow officers discover the identity of the killer, the viewer is made aware from the get-go of his identity: Paul Spector (Jamie Dornan), a local psychologist who you are never quite convinced could be such a cold-blooded monster.
What sets "The Fall" apart from other cop-killer dramas is the degree of psychology involved. You get a deep-seated psycho-analysis of the characters and their motivations, desires, and dark-sides.
The show, however, seems to go overboard in its detail of the murders and its constant cross-cutting between pursuer and pursued become tiresome. The overall effect is a feeling of excess and weariness.
This is a good thriller but it is definitely not the best series that Netflix or television has to offer.
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