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Review of 'We Hunt Together' 1.1

Compelling Pairs

By Paul LevinsonPublished 4 years ago 1 min read
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A different kind of detective show, just on Showtime: We Hunt Together.

How is it different? British -- well, there are lots of those. Somewhat unusual format: About equal time to the build-up to a murder, that happens three days before the detectives begin to investigate. That's interesting, but not enough to make We Hunt Together compelling.

Here's what does: the characters, who come in pairs, a man and a woman, who do the murder, and a man and woman who investigate. In both cases, the men are black. In the case of the killers, he's seeking some sort of refugee status in the UK, from Africa. He has both a gentleness and a violent streak. His partner in crime is a blonde, who works as a telephone sex operator, in at least one of her jobs. As for the detectives, the guy is gentle, too. His partner, the woman, is something of a hard-ass, or at least more seasoned in homicide investigations. He, by the way, is her boss, That, to me, is an interesting set of characters, who have a shot at being compelling.

The ambience is evocative, too -- gritty, smoky, boozy, druggy. Someone who sounds like Amy Winehouse (and for all I know, is) sings "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" as the murderers dance, and the song plays under (or is it over?) the closing credits. One of the best applications I've heard of that Goffin and King masterpiece.

So I'm in - at least to the extent that I'd watch the next episode of We Hunt Together tomorrow, and tell you sooner or later if I love it.

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Paul Levinson

Novels The Silk Code & The Plot To Save Socrates; LPs Twice Upon A Rhyme & Welcome Up; nonfiction The Soft Edge & Digital McLuhan, translated into 15 languages. Best-known short story: The Chronology Protection Case; Prof, Fordham Univ.

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