This episodic started out sloooow, then got better. Mid way through, I actually enjoyed it even as I was occasionally confused by the sheer number of similar looking characters and tangential plots and sub-plots. There are twists and turns with lots of "red herrings" thrown out like so many banana peels to slip on. The plot got interesting and more intense but then crashed through the thin ice it was resting on at the end. Note to screenwriters: sometimes less is more. Good story worth watching but it could have been better.