I am trying to recall the name of an old series. ChatGPT doesnt help much and it is diffficult to Googling, because I only remember only 1 thing about the show. I think there is a subreddit where you can ask, but I am done with that place so dont want to log back in just to ask…

Where is a good place to ask on Lemy?

  • mazzilius_marsti@lemmy.worldOP
    5·
    2 days ago

    So I am rewatching old detective shows like WhiteChapel, early Sherlock, Ripper Street…etc. You know the usual police/detective chasing killers and solving strange cases.

    Anyway, I remember I used to watch a show similar to the ones above around 2010ish. But the only thing I could recall is that the killer (of that specific story arc) likes to cross dress or maybe homosexual? Before I go further, let me say I have nothing against trans people. You guys are cool. It is just coincident that the one thing I remember is this one lol.

    So in this one episode, the killer comes face to face with our main character. It is their only confrontation and it is the final episode of that arc. I think the MC caught him before he kills another one. I also think the killer dies in this episode so we close this story arc. There is a lot of “I think”, I understand but my memories are so hazy lol. Another thing I could recall is that the killer is a male, and he dresses like one of those dominatrixes. This scene was so fucked up that the only thing I remember was this killer. I think our victim was being tortured with BDSM stuff and before he got killed, our MC saved him.

    Very hazy, I know. I also checked the following with no luck:

    • Sherlock: definitely not. Sherlock only comes in like 3 episodes per season, and I dont recall any scene like that. .

    • Whitechapel: I just finished watching the entire show and there was no such scene.

    • The Alienist: I watched these a long time ago. I can try again but from Wikipedia’s description of the episode, there was no such scene.

    • Ripper Street: I am watching it now from Ep 1 and I dont want to read up the episodes because the show is good. I want to enjoy watching it w/o spoilers. Maybe this is the one? I dont know.

    Several thing I am 100% sure:

    • Show is produced post 2000.

    • I definitely watched this in 2010ish, exactly 2011. Reason for this is that I remember showing this show to my HS roommate and even he went “that is fucked up”. Again, no discrimination against trans, it is just the episode.

    • It is definitely a detective style show. In fact, our MC caught the wrong killer and hence the reveal in this episode is so shocking.

    That is all I could remember… Appreciate any help

      • snooggums@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        2 days ago

        OP

        I definitely watched this in 2010ish, exactly 2011. Reason for this is that I remember showing this show to my HS roommate and even he went “that is fucked up”

        Seems 10 years too late for OPs confident time frame.

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