Worth watching. Though be warned that the first episode is easily the highlight of the entire show. I found the rest of the show to be a disappointment in comparison to the first episode (despite all of it being good). The first episode gave me high hopes, as it seemed like the show was doing something a little bit different. But I found that as the show continued, it ended up being just like other shows in this genre. That's not necessarily a bad thing, and it was still better than a lot of other similar shows, but I was disappointed in what I thought was wasted potential after the fantastic first episode.
There's also an argument to be made that the show dragged on too long and was a bit slow at times. I never found myself bored watching it, but I do agree there were probably parts that could have been trimmed down. This show is basically just a remake of a BBC show called 'Criminal Justice'. The BBC show is only 5 episodes long, whereas this show is 8 episodes. I think that tells you that this show could easily have been a couple of episodes shorter. All in all, 'The Night Of' is still a really good season of television, and I'd say it's worth watching.
Review by ragreynoldsVIP 7BlockedParentSpoilers2021-07-05T13:58:21Z
Worth watching. Though be warned that the first episode is easily the highlight of the entire show. I found the rest of the show to be a disappointment in comparison to the first episode (despite all of it being good). The first episode gave me high hopes, as it seemed like the show was doing something a little bit different. But I found that as the show continued, it ended up being just like other shows in this genre. That's not necessarily a bad thing, and it was still better than a lot of other similar shows, but I was disappointed in what I thought was wasted potential after the fantastic first episode.
There's also an argument to be made that the show dragged on too long and was a bit slow at times. I never found myself bored watching it, but I do agree there were probably parts that could have been trimmed down. This show is basically just a remake of a BBC show called 'Criminal Justice'. The BBC show is only 5 episodes long, whereas this show is 8 episodes. I think that tells you that this show could easily have been a couple of episodes shorter. All in all, 'The Night Of' is still a really good season of television, and I'd say it's worth watching.