Season 1 - 5 episodes (2013 May 28)
Season 2 - 6 episodes (2015 January 16)
Season 3 - 6 episodes (2016 October 29)
Netflix Exclusive Series with BBC
Availability: United States, Latin America
3 seasons, season 4 pending
Plot:
The Fall stars Gillian Anderson as DSI Stella Gibson chasing serial killer Jamie Dornan as Paul Spector.
Reviews:
Season 1 Rating: [Watch it] / It depends / Skip it
- This is an amazing season that defies convention to create a subtle yet
terrifying serial killer. The best way to catch a psychopath is to use a
sociopath. DSI Gibson is clinical and cold, unable to relate to people,
where Spector has a family and is employed as a grief counselor.
The mystery isn't who the killer is. This identifies the killer in the first scene. We don't look for clues to determine who, but to determine how he fits into society. This guy looks completely normal, and yet he's not right, causing you to wonder who you know could be a twisted psychopath. That person could be blending in and you don't even realize.
Season 2 Rating: [Watch it] / It depends / Skip it
- This feels like the second half of the story season one began. This season is the noose closing around Spector's neck. Season one was slow methodical and chilling, establishing the characters of Spector and Gibson. This season is the chase. It's a different tone, but just as engrossing as season one.
Season 3 Rating: [Watch it] / It depends / Skip it
- While not as good as the first two seasons, it is a conclusion to the Paul Spector arc, albeit a bit underwhelming.
This series started off with such a unique way to tell the story of a serial killer, and in season three it relies on an amnesia trope. The story becomes contrived and is far too static most of the season as the detectives uncover Spector's background. The first episode is great and never matched after that. It's not a bad season, but it doesn't live up to the first two.
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