More than a police drama, this is a show about the people living in a small town. Therefore the actors really shine here. Kate Winslet is just wonderful, you can feel the pain of the character and the her motivations. All the other characters are complex, but their motivations are fully explained.

If you look into it as a crime drama, then you might get disappointed. The problem is that on that part it follows the generic script, on which the plot twists are there as baits. The script could easily survive without them, and eventually that would make the series even better.

Still, I really recomend this. Even with the script shortcommings, the direction is superb, making a good balance of drama, tension and even comic reliefs! The dialogs are extremelly good, with just makes even better the actors performances. The emmys were deserved, and Kate Winslet should be extremelly proud of this.