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I don't often give a 10/10, but this is an exception. I highly recommend watching this engaging and superbly-done series. Especially if you're a fan of the X-Files or M. Night Shyamalan, of whose work it reminded me.

You can't get better acting, either. The chemistry between Sissy Spacek and J. K Simmons, both of whom are in their acting prime, is perfect. The dialogue between them, particularly when it concentrated on depression, aging and the origins of their relationship, was especially moving.

Too bad Netflix bailed on it and didn't renew it for another season. Viewership possibly wasn't high enough to warrant the bigger budget maybe? The good news is the writers successfully wrapped it up at the end. So no worries about being left hanging.

I'm a stickler for good research and continuity. I got off to a bad start with the scenes in Ireland being in early fall and the ones in Montreal (supposedly happening at the same time) being in freezing cold February. When production errors like that happen, it's distracting and I find I simply can't get fully absorbed into the plot.

And could they not find a francophone actor to play the Montreal police Detective Dusquene? Instead, they chose Alberta-born Geordie Johnson, who I'm sure, could at least have uttered a few words of French now and then to give him some credibility.

At best, the acting is OK, but maybe I was spoiled from just finishing the amazing Night Sky, with Sissy Spacek and J. K. Simmons.

I made it to the end, which is something. But without the above glaring issues, I would have rated it much higher.