This show is a solid 8/10. The mystery and suspense are pretty good. I don’t think there are any mind boggling twists, but a mystery doesn’t need that to make it good. You’re also semi-rooting for the cops to not figure out what happened, because you like and care about the suspects and don’t like the people who got murdered. It’s nice to watch a show that isn’t trying to trick you or have huge plot twists, but instead relies on the inherent intrigue of figuring out a murder mystery with fleshed-out characters. I think the characters are quite good and their relationships felt real. I really liked Rio and Kase, and their little pseudo-family was super cute. What was kind of disappointing about this show was the romance, which I found pretty underwhelming. The potential for a romance between a cop and his first love who is suspected of murder sounds exciting, but I never felt like they did a good job of establishing their romance in the past or present. You know they care about each other, but they’re too busy being shy in the past to really build a picture of their dynamic, and they don’t really do a good job building their relationship in the present either. They rely on their old relationship to explain why these two are “in love” but since it’s not very well developed I didn’t find it convincing. I buy them as old friends but not as lovers.
Overall, I think the show is quite good and you should watch it. If the romance was better that would have elevated the show to a 9/10, but it’s definitely a good show without an amazing romance.
P.S. why are 50 cops trying to solve these handful of murders? Do they not have other cases? Lol