Mysteries Decoded

Ugh, nothing new to see here, folks. Two thirds of the show is re-stating history and stories and one third is the detective with some rando sensitive person that rarely does anything to further the investigation and usually just slows it down. She is good about not jumping onto seeming connections and conspiracy theories, but it is just not enough with a sea of these shows out there. There are youtube series that are more informative than this and offer some sort of new information most of the time.

Started watching with Roswell and was pretty intrigued. Most of the episodes have been really good and I like that the host looks at different angles. Shes tough with some of the guests but I guess thats what detectives do so it makes sense.

PLEASE look into Rendlesham and do an episode on this because I dont think anyone else could be honest about what happened there.PLEASE.

I'm often frustrated with these types of shows as they dramatically enhance events to make good TV, but this host is a bit different and she wants to understand the science behind things and is somewhat sceptical which I like. She tries to give a view from both sides.

I was hoping this series would provide new information, with facts and science behind each episode, otherwise, there really is no point to dredging up the same stories we've seen and read about for years. I don't really expect them to "solve" each mystery, or that would be a headline. However, the episode on the Salem witches had me disappointed. There was some history that was never dealt with, namely Cotton Mather. He was a prominent figure and had great influence on the Salem trials and yet, there was no mention of him at all. This now leads me to bring every episode into question as to how carefully or in depth is the provided information.

Jennifer Marshall seems very objective. She asks good questions and doesn't just accept everything. Some of the past series like this seem to abhor skepticism over enthusiastic acceptance of anything with shock value. Her measured approach is refreshing.