Ireland's Blackshore provides decent entertainment. This season follows the typical storyline that has been used so often in crime series. Police detective with a dark past is forced to return to her hometown to be confronted with her past. In this case it concerns Fia Lucey (Lisa Dwan, Top Boy (2019)). Fia is the rough bolster white pit type. Hit first and think later. That sometimes works to her advantage, but usually to her disadvantage. It is the main reason she is sent back to her hometown of Blackwater.
Blackshore has few surprises.
There she is immediately saddled with a missing persons case. The owner of the local hotel has disappeared. It soon becomes apparent that she does not take relationships with men very seriously. Married or not doesn't matter to her. The result is that the list of suspects is large. Yet something else is brewing in this case. Fia's traumatic past is of course linked to the disappearance. The result is that Fia does not have to solve a case alone. Her short fuse doesn't help her. Certainly not when it comes to the relationships she enters into. The combination of private life and solving a complex crime is almost too much for Fia.
Blackwater is full of people who prefer to solve everything themselves. Fia's unexpected return opens old wounds. Fia's family history is closely linked to that of Blackwater. Fia is therefore viewed with suspicion. She encounters a lot of resistance. People would rather keep their mouths shut. The few people who do approach Fia are not always warmly welcomed by her. Especially when they dare to get close. Her past has caused her to be very defensive and even aggressive.
The beautiful landscape and the dark weather fit perfectly into the Nordic noir atmosphere that has become known through Scandinavian series.
Blackshore has few surprises. Still, it scores quite well. Ireland of course has a fantastic appearance. The beautiful landscape and the dark weather fit perfectly into the Nordic noir atmosphere that has become known through Scandinavian series. Fia's character also fits one hundred percent. Traumatic past and the type of rough husk, white pit. Fia goes through life dressed in a leather jacket and with a tough appearance. As the series progresses it becomes clear why Fia is who she is. Furthermore, the small charming town with its own secrets also fits seamlessly with other crime series.
The biggest problem is that Blackshore is not unique in anything. Still, the series has enough to offer to be interesting and exciting. Moreover, it all comes across as pure and sincere. It is not a copy of a series. However, it is full of the same features. Blackshore gets away with this largely because the series, the actors and the entire setting are as sympathetic as the Irish themselves.
About the writer, Karzal
Mike (1995) has been a member of MySeries since 2016 and is mainly active on the English version of the site. Since 2018, he has been actively translating news articles, columns, reviews and basically everything that ends up on the Dutch site. The original articles, columns and reviews were actually written by others. During the week Mike can be found at IKEA, where he is a national systems specialist and occasionally also in the classroom to teach an English lesson. In addition, Mike logically enjoys watching series and has actually been spoon-fed this from an early age. The genre doesn't matter, there is a place for everything in the otherwise busy life.
