Spotless S01 ✯ (Latest)

Visually, Spotless S01 is a triumph of contrast. The show is, ironically, quite beautiful. The cinematography emphasizes the stark, sterile environments Jean inhabits. There is a chilling beauty to the way the show depicts the "before" and "after" of crime scenes.

At its core, follows Jean Bastière (played brilliantly by Marc-André Grondin), a man living a double life. On the surface, Jean runs a respectable industrial cleaning company in London. He is married to the love of his life, Julie (Miranda Raison), and is trying to raise two children in a stable, suburban environment. Spotless S01

We have seen hitmen, drug dealers, and cops. gives us the forensic cleaner. The procedural details are fascinating. The show does not shy away from the biology of death—the pooling of blood, the removal of viscera, the chemical smells. But it never feels gratuitous. The cleaning serves as a metaphor for Jean’s life: He spends all his time wiping away the sins of others while his own home life decays. Visually, Spotless S01 is a triumph of contrast

Jean is the audience’s entry point. Played with nuanced restraint by Marc-André Grondin, Jean is a protagonist who is difficult to root for but easy to understand. He is a man defined by his repression. He cleans because he wants to control his environment. Throughout Season 1, we watch Jean’s armor crack. The very messes he prides himself on removing begin to stain his soul. His journey is one of corruption; we watch a "good" man justify increasingly heinous actions in the name of protecting his family. There is a chilling beauty to the way

(Season Finale) Elliot must choose: frame an innocent man for a murder Martin committed, or watch everyone he loves become the next biohazard.

, Spotless asks: How far would you go to protect the people you hate but love?