Mare of Easttown, on the outside appealing detective/police drama, a hbo mini series, so I was pretty into this from the get go. Sadly, that didn't last. And the problem isn't the production value nor acting.

The story and script is where this entire series falls flat for me, I noticed it was harder and harder for me to get myself to watch another hour long episode. This show is slow, reaaaaally slow. And not in a good way. Because I quit at the end of episode 5, the best one.

If you came to this show just to watch WInslet act, sure, you might be alright. But the story has nothing to offer besides some okay family drama, and that really is the big focus of this show, just the townsfolk and drama, mostly talking, Winslet really just waddles around mostly, and action scene is a bit comical. I just couldn't take it seriously.

The main character is so depressed and flat, for a detective show, pretty mainstream, but at least give us a good case that we can solve along with the drama, but that never really works. The case is so mistreated and poorly executed. It's not balanced right. This is where a show like The Sinner preforms so much better.

Maybe that's the thing, if you expected more of a cop/detective show, this will let you down. If you want to see Winslet in a drama, it's fine, well directed for sure and looks the part, acting in general is decent as well.