TV series review: Astrid
Properly portraying conditions of the mind is very difficult. And as we've seen recently, autism spectrum disorder is definitely one of them. It is real and as varied and affects so many people around the world. A world that is not very kind to those who are different and see that world in a different way than others do. I think this might be the first production (that I've seen) that actually does portray people with autism properly, not just autistic people. Not only that, it's a seriously good detective series set in Paris with a twisting and turning plot for each episode with the overarching friendship between the title character, Astrid and Commander Coste that starts a little shakily in the pilot and keeps on growing from there. There are moments of difficulty for both characters, each battling the world and trying to understand the other's needs and differences, not just solving a crime, which often takes a back step to their very real drama. But each persist, r