My wife and I binged All Her Fault on Peacock the past two nights. It's a riveting, powerful, different kind of kidnap drama, with all kinds surprises and twists and turns in family relationships.
Herewith some of the highlights, with no spoilers:
- The lead detective -- Detective Alcaras (very well played by Michael Peña) -- has real heart. My wife said he reminded her of Brandis in Task, and she's right. You know, it's hard to come up with a fresh take on a genre as well worn as the detective, which goes at least as far back as the 1840s with Poe, but All Her Fault (and Task) does that, and does that very well. I hope we see more of this character (his partner, Det. Greco, played by Johnny Carr, is good, too).
- Most kidnap stories focus on the angst of getting the child back home, which All Her Fault does, too. But it also delves deeply into who did the kidnapping, and how and why this came to happen.
- The immediate family of the kidnap victim of course is always a central part of a kidnap drama. In All Her Fault, that family is a little more than immediate, and they each have significant stories as well.
- Friends and business associates also have important stories, which intersect with the kidnapping story.
- Back to the kidnapper's story: there's quite a narrative there, too. Indeed, All Her Fault is as much the kidnapper's story as the family whose child was kidnapped.
- Marshall McLuhan liked to talk about synesthesia, the rare blending of senses, that a few people have, in which hearing a sound can immediately generate an image, and more. This plays a crucial role in All Her Fault.
- I guessed who the real villain was pretty early on in the eight-episode series, but it was exciting seeing that play out.
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