I watched this as it had good reviews on a few news websites I like but having finished the series I just cant see why anyone is recommending it? The story was pretty terrible from the start, everyone in it looked like a model so seemed completely unrealistic, the detective would turn up and ask 1 question then go again wasting countless hours in travelling, I believe the house got searched twice by supposedly professional police forensic teams and they failed to find a load of money stashed in a loft and blood soaked trainers in a vent underneath the house even though the vent was half out! The last and most ridiculous part is Ben's sacrifice saying he was the murderer as having told at least 3 other people and the Detective knowing he was making it up there is now way in this world that the Prosecutor would have taken it to court as he would have been sued for millions if the truth then came out. I wont bother with series 2 thanks, I was so disappointed as hoped this would be another quality crime drama like True Detective, Southland, The Wire or Homicide - Life on the Street.

Between seasons one and two, it is night and day. The first season, although there were flaws, the story-line and the work of all the actors carried it through. Right from the start, season two was weak, pretty people alone do not make good programming. All through season one the script held up, into the final couple episodes, then a reality check caused a crimp. It would have made sense had they decided to continue on into the next series, but coming into a completely different story-line just left wasted all the good work that had gone before. I think they're going to loose a huge amount of viewers with this blunder. The new series is typical and bland.. maybe it gets better, but so what, most will be gone by then.

Ben Crawford (Ryan Phillippe) finds a dead kid during his run in the neighborhood. He seems to have the picture perfect family with wife (KaDee Strickland) and two beautiful daughters. His best friend neighbor Dave Lindsey (Dan Fogler) is somewhat an idiot. However, he's hiding secrets including an old affair with Jess Murphy (Natalie Martinez). Police detective Andrea Cornell (Juliette Lewis) investigates. In the second season, Kate Warner (Jordana Brewster) falls to her death from the rooftop during a party. Eric (Michael Ealy) is her loving husband but secrets are uncovered. Once again, Andrea Cornell is investigating.It's a very odd way to play the anthology game. The connective tissue from season to season seems to be Juliette Lewis but she's my least favorite thing on the show. She's trying too hard to be the hard-nosed detective. It's almost a caricature with her pulled back hair and strict attire with just enough buttons unbuttoned. She interviews everybody like a suspect and they know it. It immediately puts everybody's back up and anybody with a brain would shut the hell up.One of the annoying thing about the first season is that Ben Crawford would not shut up. The good thing about him is the back and forth between guilt and innocent. Ryan Phillippe can play both sides and sometimes at the same time. The secrets and lies are good. It feels like emotional blackmail at times but the twists are compelling. The second season follows Michael Ealy but he's playing it much more like he's innocent. It doesn't have quite the back and forth although anyone around him could be guilty. Again, Juliette Lewis is my least favorite thing about this show.

Just simply outstanding! Ryan Phillippe giving a fantastic performance .Bravo!The whole cast is great but Ryan Phillippe is absolutely convincing in all that he does. The story itself gripping thriller with twists and turns behind every corner .Just when you think you know where its going, you find yourself on a totally new avenue of suspense ,drama trying to figure out who could have done what and WHY!!!This drama will keep you thinking about yourself in a similar situation.How would you react if your neighbor/ friend would be a murder suspect ? Or from the other side: how would you feel/behave if you would be a murder suspect but not yet officially accused for it? Season Finale update: Just when you think it can't get any better...it just does! Season 2 review: Season two started with high hopes but very quickly turned, in my mind , to mush of one story getting in to the second then the third getting in to the first whilst the fourth waiting for the fifth to get in to the third. Too many unknowns, too many plots, too many of everything. Just lost the interest as there is no main thread to follow. Yes there is a possible victim and a bunch of possible suspects, but as this season is created even the Pope can be a suspect. (No disrespect! ).So after 4 chapters I have given up on it!