User Reviews

Having read every one of Louise Penny's Inspector Gamache novels, I watched this first episode with some trepidation. While things were a little ragged and I saw some portrayals a little off, I dd enjoy Gamache finding himself punished and sent to Three Pines, to solve the disappearance of an indigenous girl. The native population has been protesting their treatment and the indifference of the police. But the inciting incident is the electrocution death of a very harsh woman, the author of a new book about peacefulness. She has a daughter and husband, whom she loathes, and has bee shacking up for some time with a handsome photographer. The odd thing was, she was sitting in a chair alongside a curling rink. Gamache begins to gather evidence, doing his best to be fair and to listen. He is met with scorn by the family of the missing girl. Good start.

The plot and sub-plot were very relevant to today's emotional set-backs in Canada. The historical treatment of the indigenous people and the sadness of broken dreams of mistreated children are brought to the front in the first two episodes. Alfred Molina, playing the part of Inspector Gamache, uses his very deep kindness and respect of mankind in all aspects of finding "the bad guy". His character has been portrayed in the series exactly as he was portrayed in the Louise Penny books. Although the plot is not quite the same as the books, it made for a very interesting series debut. I can't wait to see the rest of the series!