This Flashback-Driven 2000s Procedural Series May Have Been the Grittiest of Them All

A double homicide remained unsolved for years.

Season 6’s episode, “The Long Blue Line,” featured an entire playlist ofPearl Jamsongs.

These darker episodes, like Season 2’s “Mind Hunters,” carriedaBrad Andersonvibe (The Sinner).

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The way the varying periods are captured through carefully enacted flashbacks enthralls, and attention to detail is appreciable.

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