Troubled Waters

Troubled Waters (Eaux Turbulentes) is an interesting series, because in the three years since it first aired, it is has barely caused a ripple of interest. Indeed as I write this, there are no other posted reviews. Despite this, the 4-ep miniseries is well worth watching. In my view, it's a solid 7.5.

The premise is a good one: Due to struggles in her own life, a female detective returns to the police force in her home town of Queensbury, New Brunswick, a French-speaking area with significant tensions between whites and the indigenous population. Almost immediately, she is confronted with the murder of an indigenous girl. Her struggles with the case, her ex-husband, and her alienated teenage son create interesting cross-currents that pull the viewer in.

The dialogue is mostly French, sometimes English, and consistently well-acted. My biggest disappointment was that this is a one and done miniseries, despite the fact that there was enough dramatic potential for another season or two. Worth a look.

Correction: After writing this review, I discovered that this is actually season 2 of this series. PBS Masterpiece platform misleadingly calls it "Season1," probably because they don't have the true season 1 available. There have in fact been 8 episodes in total, not 4.