Mare of Easttown

Eine der besten Schauspielleistungen von Kate Winslet… Ein Drama, das zwei Ermittlungen umrahmt… Pathologie und Depression im grauen Delaware… (18.12.2023)

Ich liebe Krimis und verehre Kate Winslet, also war Mare of Easttown für mich ein "Geschenk des Himmels". Die Serie verbindet geschickt kriminalistische Ermittlungen mit einem dichten Familiendrama und weitet sich dabei thematisch und handlungstechnisch in eine Breite aus, deren Dimensionen und alle möglichen Ecken und Kanten äußerst fesselnd und überraschend sind. Neben der ernsten Linie ist es den Machern gelungen, eine Reihe von lustigen Momenten in die Handlung einzubauen, die den ernsten Ton der gesamten Serie in gewisser Weise auflockern. Kate Winslet war absolut umwerfend, und es war großartig, sie in der ungewöhnlichen Rolle einer Ermittlerin zu sehen, die von Familiendämonen und der Vergangenheit gequält wird. Man könnte sagen, dass der Krimi im Fall von Mare fast ein Nebenschauplatz ist, während die Beziehungsdramen in den Vordergrund treten, die stellenweise wirklich dicht und unvorhersehbar waren. Es handelt sich definitiv nicht um eine erstklassige Serie, aber um einen qualitativ hochwertigen Stoff zum Nachdenken, über den man noch einige Zeit nachgrübeln wird. (31.05.2021)

The real strength of Mare of Easttown isn't just in its small-town American setting, which adds a rich layer of atmosphere, but in how it delivers a genuinely compelling crime story that takes you by surprise. It's like picking up a detective novel and realizing it's something special, something you haven’t come across before. Kate Winslet as Mare Sheehan is phenomenal and elevates the series even further. This is an understated yet utterly brilliant detective series. (16.11.2021)

Based on the description I was expecting a boring redneck small-town drama, but to my delight, Mare of Easttown turned out to be a climactic whodunit that leads in both excellent acting and dialogue as well as story and filmmaking quality. After the first warm-up episode comes episode two, and I can say there hasn't been a better series here for a long time, I haven't been this tense in quite some time, so I've given it a full score straight. The next episodes are already going in the same high quality spirit and I like the fine elevation of the personal development of the characters (Kate Winslet, Evan Peters!) and the detective story. What may be a little disappointing and why I'm not going full score is that it the pace lets off a little towards the end and the last two episodes more or less just "finish" the story to a satisfying conclusion, but I'm still quite happy with the series and the title of 45th best series and 88% is well deserved. Not so much because of the script (which is good, but by no means original), but mainly because of the full-fledged experience, led by a top-notch cast that was convincing to the hilt. (09.07.2021)

Mare of Easttown is not a typical crime series that productions churn out by the dozens every year. It owes its status as one of the most discussed and sought-after titles of our time to its work with characters and its exploration of the nature and functioning of American small-town communities. The excellent script doesn't tiptoe around the painful sores of today's America; for example, viewers have the opportunity to witness the impact of the incredibly rampant opioid abuse epidemic caused by the mass prescribing of pain medications that induce rapid and severe addiction. All of this is supported by a quality cast led by Kate Winslet, who seized the opportunity and delivered, in my opinion, the most mature and distinctive performance of her career. Her sharp, emotionally deprived detective is convincing and intriguing. She is not immediately likable, often making mistakes, but her goal-oriented approach pushes the case forward despite the disapproval from her surroundings, including her loved ones. I have a reservation about the series in that I consider it emotionally overdone. This emotional manipulation, or rather emotional manipulation on the part of the creators, didn't quite reach the level of emotional pornography, as was the case with the series This Is Us, but it still bothered me and affected the pacing of the final episode. Overall impression: 75%. (06.07.2021)