Backstrom
Backstrom Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | ||
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| S1 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 8.3 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 8.1 |
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About
"A miserable genius detective you can't quite root against"
Backstrom follows a brilliant but deeply unlikeable police detective in Portland, a man who drinks too much, insults everyone, and somehow still solves the cases nobody else can crack. He leads a small unit of mismatched cops through a mix of case-of-the-week investigations and dark comic bickering. The tone leans hard into antihero-as-entertainment: cynical jokes, morally messy behavior, and a lead performance that carries scenes even when the plotting is thin. It's breezy, occasionally biting, and never asks you to take it too seriously.
the lead performance, which turns a deeply unpleasant character into oddly compelling television.
you need your detectives likeable or your crime procedurals played straight.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Dragon Slayer | 7.2 | 529 | 44 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Bella | 7.4 | 379 | 43 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Takes One to Know One | 7.1 | 336 | 44 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | I Am a Bird Now | 7.1 | 316 | 44 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | Bogeyman | 8.3 | 426 | 46 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | Ancient, Chinese, Secret | 7.0 | 271 | 46 min | |
| ▶ | 7 | Enemy of My Enemies | 7.2 | 273 | 46 min | |
| ▶ | 8 | Give 'Til It Hurts | 7.3 | 236 | 46 min | |
| ▶ | 9 | Inescapable Truth | 7.8 | 226 | 46 min | |
| ▶ | 10 | Love Is a Rose and You Better Not Pick It | 7.8 | 216 | 46 min | |
| ▶ | 11 | I Like to Watch | 7.8 | 201 | 46 min | |
| ▶ | 12 | Corkscrewed | 7.6 | 187 | 46 min | |
| ▶ | 13 | Rock Bottom | 8.1 | 224 | 47 min |