In the Dark follows a blind woman with a bad streak as she tries to solve the murder of her best friend. I know, I was hesitant to give this show the time it takes to binge an entire season, but I was pleasantly surprised. Murphy, played by Perry Mattfeld, puts an interesting spin on a character with a disability. Rather than a side character that gains sympathy for their struggles, Murphy is more cut-throat. She has friends, or strangers, tell her if there are any good-looking guys at a bar so that she can take someone home.

Despite her disability, Murphy tries not to get help from anyone to do everyday tasks. For example rather than letting her friends pass her a glass of water on a table, she has them clink the glass so that she can use her sense of sound to find it. She seems to be held back more by her possible alcoholism and lack of caring for others than she is held back by her actual disability. Instead of trying to stay safe, she takes risks and often ends up in difficult situations, similar to a crime show (i.e. getting kidnapped while trying to catch a cab while hanging out with a teenager that is also blind). I’ve never seen a character quote like Murphy and I hope she sticks around for many more seasons.