My expectations were high, after all the positive reactions, almost a hype that arose around the series. But unfortunately, this series absolutely could not ignite with me and it does not even come close to the hype. I tried to like it and almost struggled through the episodes. It was supposed to be fun, funny and engaging but unfortunately everything seems so forced.

To make it extraordinary creative ways are taken, the suspects are put on a stage, or there is an episode that takes place completely without speech, only background noise and sign language, with subtitles. But all this doesn't help make it more entertaining. Because the overall pace is so slow that it was just insanely boring.

The three characters, Charles, Oliver and Mabel, already seem to harmonize with each other, but honestly it seems like a last desperate gasp for relevance for Martin Short and Steve Martin. Sadly, it ends up being ridiculous and cheap. Selena's one dimensional acting, adds nothing to the series. She has a single facial expression and I could not detect any acting talent in her in this series. She delivers her lines so monotonously that she lacks any comedic timing.

The plot is nonsensical and swings awkwardly between boring drama and flat comedy, the action is slow and the dialogues are stilted. An arc of suspense isn't built up, as everything is talked over and over again, the focus is too much on the three characters with their backgrounds and the podcast project. The resolution at the end seems very far-fetched and not comprehensible.

The series commits one of the biggest writing mistakes possible, it explains too much, it even explains the comedy instead of being funny. It all comes together, jokes that could still make it into the 80's, poor casting, tired, terrible script that tries to fit a joke everywhere, even with the cliffhangers at the end of each episode it's still boring and dialogue that could be from a school play. In addition, music that goes in the direction of musical, with which I can not do so much.

The story progresses unbearably slowly, becoming uninteresting over time.

The last episode of the first season ends with a cliffhanger that you have to watch the second season if you want to know the resolution. I have only watched half of the second season so far and will not continue unless I have to. In addition, fans of the first season are disappointed by the second and third and the reviews are getting worse. Thus, it will probably not get better for me.

-------------- Conclusion: Annoying - Not funny, not exciting, it's not even particularly interesting, but was a disappointment.