It may be inspired by the popularity of "Sherlock". Many new BBC dramas can be seen to cater to the trend of Geek style. Even classical dramas like "End of Queue" have arranged a love for "Britannica" Whole Book" picks the wrong protagonist. And the newly launched detective drama "Ripple Street" is simply a copy of the model of "Sherlock".
"Ripple Street" has the shell of an ordinary detective drama, but the heart of Frankenstein, who has brought new brilliance to the soon-to-be-exhausted detective theme. The few cases aired so far are mostly high-tech (relative to the era) crimes, such as the movie technology in the first episode, and the poisoning of the third episode to create the illusion of a plague. The method of solving cases is more related to technological means. Jackson, the forensic doctor in the play, played a decisive role in several cases. He was familiar with medicine, biology, pharmacy, and chemistry. Seeing a special autopsy room was as kind as seeing relatives. Gambling and being supported by women, his genius and anti-social personality have made him even more outrageous than the first protagonist, Inspector Rhett. And Inspector Reid is also unequivocal. He knows how to use existing materials to make improvised explosives; he can use pig corpses to do experiments to trace the origin of the broken corpses; he can also quickly observe the difference between indoor and outdoor lengths, so as to judge Out of the dark room. These details and means are reminiscent of Sherlock Holmes. It can be said that this is a version of Sherlock Holmes in the East End of London - although they will not be able to perform basic deduction.
After watching a lot of high-society London, this film shows you the bottom-level London. The East End of London, especially the Whitechapel area where the story takes place, was a poor neighborhood at the end of the 19th century. The streets were dirty and dark, and prostitutes, beggars, and underworlds abounded. The crimes that took place here were also very different from the cases that Holmes had done in which the clients had servants. The crimes here were more brutal, more extreme, and more tasteful. So it can be said to be a heavy-duty version of Sherlock Holmes - an underground boxing match and knocked out teeth, almost every episode is full of broken corpses and pulled intestines, even the sex part. It's SM flavor. Compared with other British costume dramas that have been aired recently, although it is equally well-shot and faithfully restores the street scenes, clothing, and living habits of the late 19th century, it is obviously not so pleasing to the eye, and is closer to the dark, damp, Britain with rats running on the streets. The cast and make-up of the show also match the Whitechapel area, all of whom have long struggled with life. So even though its plot is very gripping, watching this drama still has a certain challenge.
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