Broadchurch Episode 2 Season 3 Editor's Rating 4 stars Photo: Colin Hutton/BBC America After the wild head rush that was Broadchurch 's season-three premiere, we're brought down to Earth in the second episode. While we can definitely expect to catch Trish's attacker in the seven hours of TV stretched ahead of us, we're going to first encounter red herrings and a veritable clown car of creepy men, all of whom are just a bit off. That's the break you get with mystery storytelling, but if the first season taught us anything, it is that Broadchurch is not at all interested in leaving Agatha Christie–style clues around for the extra-attentive sleuth viewers. We learn and move at the same pace as Alec Hardy and Ellie Miller. The latter's husband was kept to the fringes in season one, and while our "oh, shit! " moment probably came a few minutes earlier than it did for Hardy, it was unforeseeable. Expect more of the same here. "Sexual offenses never get the same resources as murder, " Hardy grumbles at the beginning of this episode, like an office employee who's just been asked to move desks for the day.
Sneak Peek: A Difficult Investigation The location of Trish's attack and all the surrounding circumstances make it an incredibly difficult investigation. Don't miss the next 'Broadchurch' on Wednesday at 10/9c on BBC America.