It is funny to me to read reactions to this show based on others' expectations on this site. I've seen people saying it's a little slow, I've seen people saying they were expecting it to be more like a 70s cop show, I've seen people comparing it as something akin to Miami Vice. I don't mean to scrutinize anyone's expectations, although I am very interested in all of them: what about a show like this would make you think that you're getting anything other than something like Zodiac?
But considering that Mindhunter feels to be putting the very microscope up to us as viewers, drawing us in while questioning and making us aware that our obsession with true crime and serial killer narratives has a sense of plodding weirdness to it. It begs the question: how do our perception of promotional materials--prior to starting this series--skew our expectations for what this series would be? Even for myself, just because I feel like my expectation was more or less correct does not really make my prior assumptions any more warranted or valid.
Shout by filmboicoleBlockedParent2020-08-26T14:05:54Z
It is funny to me to read reactions to this show based on others' expectations on this site. I've seen people saying it's a little slow, I've seen people saying they were expecting it to be more like a 70s cop show, I've seen people comparing it as something akin to Miami Vice. I don't mean to scrutinize anyone's expectations, although I am very interested in all of them: what about a show like this would make you think that you're getting anything other than something like Zodiac?
But considering that Mindhunter feels to be putting the very microscope up to us as viewers, drawing us in while questioning and making us aware that our obsession with true crime and serial killer narratives has a sense of plodding weirdness to it. It begs the question: how do our perception of promotional materials--prior to starting this series--skew our expectations for what this series would be? Even for myself, just because I feel like my expectation was more or less correct does not really make my prior assumptions any more warranted or valid.
Oh, also this episode is excellent.