I was scrolling through my TV guide last night, trying to find something new to watch, and stumbled upon this show called Master Crimes. The title sounded interesting, and the little description blurb mentioned something about a criminology professor and students solving crimes, so I thought, “Why not?”
First off, I set up my recording device. I wanted to make sure I could rewatch any particularly interesting parts. The first episode started with this really weird scene – a guy’s body, all tied up in a chair, but he was wearing a bunny costume. Yeah, a grown man in a bunny suit, strangled to death. Creepy, right?
- So I paused the show and jotted down some notes:
- Victim: Strangled, tied to a chair
- Scene: Bunny costume – bizarre detail
Then, the show introduced this professor, Louise Arbus, played by an actress named Muriel Robin. She’s a criminal psychology professor, which is pretty cool. She’s got this team of four students, and they all dive into investigating these crimes. I made a mental note to look up Muriel Robin later – she seemed really good in this role.
Another episode caught my attention, where the victim was the creator of some dating app called “Animal Love.” This guy was found dead in a pet cemetery, of all places, and get this – he was wearing a wolf mask. The show really has a thing for these animal motifs, huh?
I started a new list for this episode:
- Victim: Dating app creator
- Scene: Pet cemetery
- Detail: Wolf mask
Diving Deeper
Intrigued, I did a quick search on my phone while the show was playing. Turns out, Master Crimes is a French series, and it’s rated TV-14. There’s English subtitles, thank goodness, because my French is, well, non-existent. I found out that the show was created by Elsa Marpeau, and there’s a director named Marwen Abdallah involved too.
I also learned that season 1 premiered on October 19th (a bit behind, I know). It seems like there’s a season 2, but I couldn’t find much about when new episodes air. I did find something about watching it on The Roku Channel, but the Roku is not popular in my country, I prefer my old school TV guide and recording device.
Anyway, after watching a few episodes, I’m kind of hooked. The cases are really out there, and the dynamic between the professor and her students is interesting to watch. I spent the rest of the evening taking notes and pausing to look up little details about the show. It’s not every day you find a show that’s both entertaining and makes you want to play detective yourself. I’m thinking of watching more episode to see how these student solve the crimes, and I’ll keep you all updated if I find anything else interesting!
