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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Which wouldn't prevent the detective from actually investigating.

Yet it does.  The author shouldn't set a mystery in modern times if she's just going to gloss over technology and procedures that exist.[/quote]

There are crime procedurals to be found if that’s your thing. Most viewers of this series probably aren’t looking for a longer series just to cover all of  the minutiae of forensic investigation and analysis. It was shown that the detective who came in from Kansas City or wherever was inspecting the body in the morgue, poring over crime scene photos, dental and medical records, taking soil samples from tires, interviewing people, asking questions of experts, etc. The sheriff was shown resisting a lot of that, which was kind of a theme to the story. There was actual investigating going on, but little of it was coming from residents of Wind Gap.

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I don't necessarily like procedurals.  I like complex characters and plots.  This was just an extremely laid out story with massive plot holes and using weird titillating sex to get away with it.  Chris Messina's character did nothing but drink in bars and try to sleep with Amy Adams who when isn't dressed up looks kind of dumpy.  She seemed like she was on ambien during every scene.  The doe eyed amma looked like she stepped out of roller boogie or pretty little liars.

It had a great cast except for amma.  not sure why people get so agitated when people express dislike of it.  It was boring and nonsensical.

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I found some of the characters of Sharp Objects to be pretty complex and disagree that it was nonsensical. I definitely felt Messina’s character’s frustration at methodically investigating the crimes only to be stymied by the sheriff and others. There was a lot more there than bars and sex.

I haven’t really seen agitation in this thread. Just robust discussion.[/quote]

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