Defending Jacob

Gripping tv series, you keep questioning every episode. My recommendation is - give it chance with only one episode, and you will love that!

A lot of people are saying that the ending was unsatisfactory. I quite disagree. It would have been had this show been meant to be a whodunnit. But it never was that. If it were, it would have been called 'the murder of Ben Rifkin' and nit 'defending jacob'. This show is all about Jacob and his family. This is a show about how the balance of a perfectly normal family can go haywire when faced with an adversity such as a murder charge on a 14 year old. How doubt and suspicion can eat away at seemingly perfect bonds and suddenly make everything fall apart. It's about how we end up externalizing our troubles when the root actually lies deep within ourselves.

I liked every bit of it. As a mother of a 14 year old boy nyself, I would say the "defending jacob" affected me deeply. Couldnt find myself taking sides. Yes, this kind of an untoward incident, if it happens to anyone, will impact their family exactly the way it inpacted the Barber family. Very realistic characterization, awesome acting by everyone. Michelle Dockery disappoints a bit - its as if she forgot at times that she's playing the hapless mum of stoic teenager and not the wooden faced over-bred aristocrat from Downton Abbey.

It's good, but there is just so. much. filler. Especially the last four episodes could have been 10 minutes each and nothing of importance would have been missed. Also, the character of Lori is completely useless and watching her do nothing for minutes on end is agonizing at times.

The theme music in this beautifully produced series reminds me of Dexter and so does the asinine ending! Short of one of the principal characters becoming a lumberjack, it's one of the worst endings I've ever seen. Stop watching this series about 15 minutes into the last episode and you'll be glad that you did! Superb acting all around, but Cherry steals the show!

I like the start of this show, have watchee a few episodes but its catchy, great storyline, great acting and the characters are just fit for the story. Dont hesitate to give it a try