Keyser Soze
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I'm in the same boat. Watched the first eight episodes so far but it's not quite clicking yet. Characters are great but I wish there was more going on then simply new cases every episode. The only serialized elements is the detective looking into their work.
When does this show really take off? Is the entire thing just cases of the week or does a larger story begin to unfold?
There is not an exact point where it "takes of," but you will notice things tying together more and more as it goes. It's an escalation, and when you notice it going up it never really goes down from there. Amy Acker (the actress) gets introduced late in season 1, and she is core to the story going forward, but that is not the point there it takes of either. She helps add another layer to the show. It not one soul episode that makes the show however, its layers and layers added to the characters that make them better and better.