“On the whole, this show is characterized by poor writing, tangential content, mediocre production and subpar journalism.
There are a few moments in the first couple episodes that do feel genuinely evocative, even poetic. But generally it pales in comparison to something like The Trojan Horse Affair, a story with subjects similarly unwilling to talk on the record but crafted in a way that infuses a lot more intrigue into it.
Maybe Walczak is not as well funded as the team at Serial Productions, or maybe he’s not a journalist of comparable skill. I tend to assume the latter, given that he includes a farcical list of “homework” assignments for the audience—the juiciest scoops he wish he could have gotten—at the end of each episode. In any case, this is a show better skipped.”
phjellming via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/12/22