The series tells of more drama and powerful events, where Marcela is horrified when Grace's body is found and tries to hide the fact that she was one of the last people to see her alive. Sylvie was shocked by the death of her daughter and was shocked to learn about her relationship with Jason. On the other hand, an attack on an elderly man gives police a new boost in the Park Grove case. Fearing he might have seen her on the night of the murder, Marcella looks for the taxi driver who was outside Grace's house.
It's a performance that teeters permanently on the brink of ridiculousness, but one that never quite topples over. I'm looking forward to seeing more of it over the next eight weeks.
Marcella is portrayed as both an excellent detective and a basket case in a way that doesn't add up (despite the past traumas that are introduced as explanations), and her blackouts feel like plot devices, there just to keep things mysterious.
Best of all is Mar-chella. We think we should empathise with the vulnerable, abandoned wife, and her slight frame and tearful, saucer eyes implore us to, but don't be too taken in.
When the protagonist is female, as she is in Netflix's binge-worthy crime noir Marcella, the drama at home can be nearly as intense as the murder mystery.