madpigmadpig So poorly written, I only made it through 1 episode - and I had to really try just to do that. The production value is fine (despite the student film looking color grade) and the acting is okay, but the characters are so mind blowingly stupid. I get they're trying to show how little psychological training people had so they can show story and character arcs, but being ignorant doesn't also lower your intelligence, make you full of yourself, and give you unsound judgment in every single aspect of life and work. Especially the protagonist, who is commented on by other characters as being insightful despite reacting to situations and ideas like a bag of rocks with hair that can somehow talk. Every crime-related situation he comes upon, he acts as though it's his first interaction with another human being and amazingly does not engage in any kind of meaningful inquiry or problem solving to try and figure out what's happening - and yet he acts as though he knows more than anyone else in the room. And, no, all of those theories were not invented in the 1970s. Couldn't one of the writers take just a single semester of Intro to Administration of Justice at a community college before writing this so they'd at least get something right? And for a show that's all about psychology, couldn't they have tried a little bit harder to write characters that are believable and internally consistent? Even The X-Files does a MUCH better job of portraying criminal psychology theories than this show does - and character writing too despite the fact that the protagonists on that show aren't always the sharpest tools in the shed either. If you want a really well made deep dive into these ideas, admittedly without the historical aspect, watch the 1986 film Manhunter instead of this show.

Joe Mcknzy Couldn't even get through S1E1 . Bored to the core. Shocked about the high ratings. Definitely not worth watching.

johnnyutah-97723 Great premise and cinematography, but... I mean this was addicting and with Fincher a must watch but seemed to be carried by his name and visual excellence, as opposed to great dialogue and more entertainment. I felt like there were 2 episodes where I had to keep watching, 1 was after they got all the money for funding. So I go to the next episode and it WASN'T even mentioned and started off on a totally different pointless tangent. I could tell from episode 1 not much was going to happen and it was going to cliff hang hard for a second season which it accomplished but I mean... come on, not necessary. Very weak in actual knowledge and insights. We get that no one really knew what they were talking about, but we should understand 45 years later. One minute they are ground breaking new terminology the next they are doing road school the next they are interrogating witnesses. The plot was weak and the fact this received a 96% on RT and True Detective season 1 got an 86% means that the world is officially upside down. So what is the second season of Mindhunter going to get? 126%? Doesn't make sense to me. I would personally give this first season a 69%. Debbie sucked Bill is the man Holden goes from being a young know it all, to a smug know it all.

Paynebyname So I was stumbling around, wondering what new series to get on board with and I decided to jump on the Mindhunter train.At first I found it enthralling. I loved the intelligence of the shows and it's main characters, showing their groundbreaking work in how they looked and studied crime. But then mid way through, they took on board the female psychologist who then took on this leader role, which jarred with me, given how I'd come onboard with the two trendsetters at the beginning.From offering the enticing premise of these guys moving around the country understanding the minds of these criminal deviants, I felt this undercurrent that the makers suddenly realised they needed more females in the show, along with a need to 'pad things out' to keep the party going.From being fascinated with the two main guys, we seemed to get to a situation where the woman was the head of the team, having to exert her dominance and lecturing the main guy about the best way to interact with unpleasant characters - shock horror, he used a nasty word to elicit information. Give me a break you cossetted wallflower.Maybe it's foolish to say that I was put off by one single character but she just felt totally unnecessary and evoked a feeling that made me not want to watch the show because I didn't enjoy her presiding over the underlings with barely concealed contempt.Great premise and initially well executed but I don't think I'll return for the second season.