Piste noire

I really enjoyed this. For once the personal back stories of the main characters had relevance to the plot and were believable rather than seeming grafted on for a bit of human interest. The action takes place in an Alpine ski resort in France next to the Swiss border. A competition is going on to bring the trophy "home" to endorse the building of a new set of slopes with hotels and chalets as well as the development of hotels. The project is endorsed by the local mayoress and notables but opposed by activists and many locals for the environmental damage this would cause. An added complication is that Russian money is involved.

During a shindig to promote the resort a local worker's caravan blows up. From this beginning Lyons cop (called in to assist the gendarmes) Emilie unravels a whole network of dope dealing and corruption. As she is from the area her past resurfaces with ramifications for the investigation and her family.

The series really is a helter-skelter that leaves irresistible cliffhangers at the end of each episode. In the final one family matters and the investigation come together in a gruesome way. I'm hoping for a second season!

Scenery is breathtaking the show well filmed. Looking at the mountains gives a pleasing break from the filming.

Plot is average ok, lots of twists but at points stupid, needlessly complicated and stuff happens with no apparent stimulus.

The main problem is that the main character is unlikeable (rude bossy shallow,I could go on...)and this horrible woman is put into unlikely cringe worthy situations with family and childhood friends that are so irrelevant they hurt my brain....

Also the portrayal of french police as casually violent trigger happy and happy to bully citizens with impunity is hopefully bizarre.