Do not be misguided by the oxymoron in my review title, in this case it is certainly not an anathema to enjoying this production. In my humble opinion, the most difficult thing to do while making a suspense mystery is to make a 'Simple Mystery'. Something that we all can engage in, be engrossed in and enjoy with an ending that makes sense. This almost fetishist need of most productions to 'be different' more often than not end in forgettable productions with bad aftertaste. 'The Chalet' like innumerable productions before it is a mutation of that great masterpiece 'And then there were none'. The director and the writers have added there own spices and garnishes to differentiate but essentially it is formed from the same ingredients. Yes, it contains several loopholes and yes, you would have solved the mystery long before the director gets around to the bid reveal. But still, it is an entertaining little production. It is atmospheric, the production values are top - notch and the actors are more than competent. I enjoyed it, particularly the ending. It was a bit off, but what the heck it was alright by then.

It was pretty good - for me, not being able to keep track of all the characters made the 'mystery' a little better. If I'd re-watched the first two episodes and made notes about who was who, the signs would have been very obvious and I would have known everything from episode 3 onward. As it was, I figured out about half of it anyway without really trying too hard. I'm still not sure who got pulled behind the jeep early on, and they never explained what scared the one character enough to make them back up in horror (with random results.) I did skim through the beginning scenes again after finishing the show and figured out who was under the bridge, but not how he got there or how the explosion was triggered at exactly the right time. Several times some people did some really stupid things, but I can believe they were just so shocked they were in denial I guess. But really, who decides to take a long walk alone at night when there is a psycho killer around? A larger percentage of the population than I would have guessed apparently. The plan for killing all those people seemed rather haphazard, very much depending on the right person to be in the right place at the right time. If the wrong people had grouped together at any point it would have spoiled the whole plan. The only characters I ended up liking were some of the innocent side characters. In the end I felt sorry for most of them, they just happened to get in the way of a bunch of messed up people. But I managed to switch off my brain most of the time, the acting was good and the scenery was nice, so it was entertaining enough.

Confusing mess populated with a cast of nitwits. Many disconnected scenes. No humor. Nobody ever smiles. Depressing mess. Many unrealistic situations. Typical French production.

I gotta say, Netflix french shows are very good and i am captivated by them. i saw this one twice in a row in one week! it is THAT good. plus, after you find out the identity of the killers, you HAVE to watch it again and then notice all the clues. it is a really good show. the actors are great as well. very convincing and the whole vibe around it is just so good. i love it that the story has an ending. not like all the tv shows that go on and on even though i got addicted to this show very fast and wish it had more episodes. i do hope netflix will keep making shows as good as this one.