So focusing primarily on women is "not great writing"? Otherwise, I legitimately don't understand the issue here. Across the literally thousands of shows and movies over the past, say, hundred years or so, in which the vast majority have been written the opposite - where the men are the focus and the women around them aren't given a ton of screen time or depth - were you complaining about "not great writing" then? What on earth is wrong with Mare being "in control" of that conversation with Guy Pierce? All in all, she comes across as a deep, complex, blunt, and flawed character, in ways unlike most female leads we seen on screen, which I found unique and refreshing. That, and there was an entire scene devoted to the victim talking about a weak moment she had - a non-virtuous "mistake" - in which she hit up her ex, a slip that ultimately lead to her death.
I don't know, these are some weird observations that I know you say aren't complaints, but come across in a very complainy manner. Had this been a show about a male detective who's ex-wife hadn't (yet) been given a ton of screen time, who was chasing down the crackhead sister of a male friend, whose high school basketball team was honored that same night, who was "in control" of a conversation with a woman at a bar after, all while dealing with a father who gave him a hard time, it would simply be par for the course and I'm betting you wouldn't have said a word about the writing. Same goes if the victim was some dude who got a girl pregnant and was beat up by his ex's new boyfriend. But because a *male* showrunner chose to shift focus more on the women instead, it's "bad writing"?
Also, have you already seen the next couple of episodes? Because I'm legit curious how you know what happens with Evan Peters' character, who will soon be introduced and looks to be the second lead of the show from here on out.
