15/22
American (English) remake of the French series HPI (2021)
Story
It follows Morgan, a single mother of three, and how thanks to her exceptional mind, she is able to help solve crimes while rearranging evidence during her shift as a cleaner at the police station.. Despite its very high IQ, an excellent memory, and an extensive knowledge of arcane matters, Morgan makes a series of basic legal mistakes that anyone who has ever watched a television legal show would know not to do.
In the first episode, for example, she obtains a document from a locked safe at the suspect-victim’s law office that would never be admissible in court – illegally obtained evidence
It also could not be used to obtain other evidence–violating the legal doctrine of "fruit of the poisonous tree" In episode 2 she has to be reminded to wear gloves before handling evidence at a crime scene, and in #3 she removes all the documented evidence from the police station, completely breaking the chain of custody and making whatever she removed no longer exists admissible in court.. Remake HPI (2021).
I loved, loved, loved the original
I don’t expect this to be the same (the original was French, for heaven’s sake, with an amazing cast, and that certainly added flavor and the frantic pace of the series). Still, the concept and high-potential stories are solid (assuming they tell some of the same stories), so I’m giving the US version a chance, certainly more than one episode, and letting this cast make it their own.
This version certainly has great potential
I hope at the end of the season it turns out to be as good as the original or close, even if it’s a little different and Kaitlin isn’t the amazing Audrey Fleurot (but who is?).
