The original post: /r/television by /u/Leafy_Swarley on 2025-11-22 21:15:47+00:00.
I started Mr. Mercedes thinking it would just be a solid detective thriller. Retired cop, unfinished case, cat and mouse. Halfway through season 1 and what’s actually getting under my skin isn’t the investigation. It’s Brady’s home life.
Every scene with him and his mother makes me uncomfortable in a very different way. It’s not loud or graphic. It’s the control, the weird intimacy, the way she treats him like a child and something else at the same time. It feels like the show is saying the violence didn’t begin with the Mercedes attack. It began in that house.
It also makes Brady a lot more complicated than I expected. I find myself torn between thinking he’s terrifying and feeling a bit of pity for him, and I wasn’t ready for that. It hits harder than a simple “evil killer” story.
The pacing is slower than I thought, but it kind of works with this angle. It lets everything sink in instead of rushing to the next twist.
For those who have seen the season, does it stay this focused on the psychological side, or does it shift later on No spoilers please. I’m curious how it evolves.