I am watching the 3rd episode and so far it is a more than decent series with very good acting, good directing and a well-reproduced image of the Rust Belt. However, one of the difficulties I have when I see stories involving detectives is that you see them performing things in the series that would have been unacceptable in real life procedures and would have disqualified them from pursuing with their search. This is also true for Mare of Easttown for Winslet's character. This weakens the scenario, together with the fact that the parallel personal story concerning her son that intercedes to the dialogue at regular intervals, seems at times forced and not well integrated.