This is a very depressing show, there's nothing to draw you in and the characters are all so unlikeable - Mare included.

After just watching the excellent Sopranos series for the first time, I thought I'd give more HBO shows a go. Mare is a pale comparison. I hope there are some other quality HBO shows worth watching, but this aint one.

This is your typical lazy Hollywood crime plot, based on an endless stream of red herrings. Dysfunctional cop loses badge and gun, goes it alone to solve yet another serial offender, locking girls up in basements (yawn).