The original post: /r/television by /u/tucbythecolefield on 2026-03-13 00:46:50+00:00.
I went into Scarpetta on Prime expecting a pretty standard procedural. And honestly, the show itself is kind of mid. It doesn’t reinvent anything about the crime drama format and some of the pacing is uneven.
But Jamie Lee Curtis completely changes the energy whenever she appears.
Her character Dorothy Farinelli brings chaos, humor, and emotional volatility that the rest of the show doesn’t really have. Every scene she enters suddenly becomes interesting. It is one of those performances where you start paying attention just to see what the actor is going to do with the moment.
It actually reminded me how rare that kind of screen presence feels now in the streaming era. So many shows rely on spectacle or plot twists, but a strong performance alone can still command the screen.
Curious if anyone else felt the same way about her performance.