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Critic Reviews
Jan 13, 2021
Season 1 Review:
A robust selection of archived news clips which feature concerned citizens discussing their fears for themselves and their communities clearly demonstrates the way this serial killer dominated the collective consciousness. When, in the fourth and final episode, Carillo and Salerno finally identify the killer and bring him into custody (aided by a band of community members), it feels like justice has been served — both narratively and, more importantly, for the victims.
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Jan 13, 2021
Season 1 Review:
The “nature of evil” questions that Ramirez inspires often wander into navel-gazing banality, but the human cost of reining in such evil—and the moral accounting—elevates “Night Stalker” from mere police procedural into something far more sophisticated and complicated.
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Jan 13, 2021
Season 1 Review:
Ramirez lurks in the shadows throughout Night Stalker, his presence unseen but chillingly felt. Instead, the main characters of the piece are Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department detectives Frank Salerno and Gil Carrillo, the lead investigators in the hunt for the murderer. ... The takeaway here is a fable about how the love of his family saved one detective from being overwhelmed by the darkness that ripped so many other families apart.
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Jan 11, 2021
Season 1 Review:
While Night Stalker does many things well, namely its insistence on presenting the victims with compassion, the docuseries fails to answer the question, "Why?" What was Ramirez’s motive and how can we use this knowledge to prevent future crimes? What lessons can we take from community involvement in policing from this story and use it to make our neighborhoods safer? What is the purpose of telling this horrendous story if not to make a statement about it that can be used going forward?
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RogerEbert.comJan 13, 2021
Season 1 Review:
Recentering an awful story from the perpetrator to the victims and heroes is undeniably valuable, but the production here misses a bit more often than true crime fans would hope. Often feeling tabloid-esque in its craft and failing to dig into some of the bigger issues here like how law enforcement communicates (or doesn't).
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