Bellevue takes place in a northern Ontario mining town ringed by mountains of slag. It's a disturbing environment. It's a dying town, and the characters are all caught up in desperation. Not a happy place, nor populated by happy people. When a local hockey hero goes missing, a hero who evokes mixed emotions in that he is transgender, it galvanizes the town in the way small towns often are. Anna Paquin (The Piano, True Blood), Canadian born but New Zealand raised, plays a local detective with a complex and intriguing past who takes on the case with great enthusiasm, and does so brilliantly. The supporting cast is also uniformly good. This show treads the blurry line between just eerie and supernatural. Think of it as Twin Peaks relocated to the north. Saying much more would be risking spoilers. It's not light entertainment, which might explain earlier poor reviews, yet it really is a work of art. Treat yourself if you are so inclined.
