The One. A (initially) smartly contemporary-ideas thriller that largely keeps a fine balance between the science and the interpersonal relationships except at the very end.

https://youtu.be/yGgbNCkJqSM

Well, in the final analysis, this was not as satisfying as the earlier episodes promised. the thesis - the discovery tat via genetic testing there was one ‘perfect’ love match for everyone, was intriguing but not 100% original and as the series progressed it became more a of a conventional murder mystery, centering around the actions of one of the founders of the company, Rebecca Webb. In the earlier episodes she was a magnificently ruthless villain whose clothes and hair perfect matched the person inside but then, as events unfolded, she became less interesting. There were elements of fictional and real-life super-powered women - Elizabeth Holmes of Theranos and the Renee Zellweger super-investor in What/If - which provided a promising start and templates but it was never really effectively maintained. The attempted cheating of stock of one of the founders also, of course, recalled the antics of the little Facebook goblin founder.

The other interesting aspect of the show was the way that it almost disproved its makers claims as true love between people was possible even if they had not been matched by the company. The power of the idea was that it was something that everyone would want to believe in, even if real-life experiences disproved it.

The various subplots gradually, and rather less effectively took central stage towrads the end with even rebecca getting some hints of a degree of sympathy.

So, not bad then, but not truly fulfilling its potential.

Mindhunter. Series 1. Vivid dramatisation of the start of the art of psychological profiling of serial killers

The Irregulars. From the Sherlock Holmes stable, here focusing on Holmes's London street urchins but with modern sensibilities plus the supernatural