I'm quite surprised to see how high the grade for this is. This episode provided peak grumbling here in the UK if memory serves correct.

I don't particularly want to be negative every week about this programme, but it was at this point during the UK run that I realised I was only still watching for two reasons:

You may be right. To be honest, I can't really remember. By this stage I was banging my head against the wall due to the Barristers and Sandbrooke mob!

SPOILERS FROM THE OFF
That's not what was picked up on if memory serves correct. It was more the defence getting the confession thrown out early doors in proceedings and then constantly referring to it in their final line of questioning. Also, the legality of the acquisition of the bank statement rankled a bit amongst…

British viewer here who's already watched it all. Your concerns over a lot of the court scenes are valid, there was a litany of opinion pieces all over the shop about the accuracy of the legal proceedings, and if memory serves correct, you'll have to suspend your disbelief a bit more for the next couple of eps.

Without wanting to get too spoilery, I'd recommend watching the episodes after this one with a large pinch of salt as narratively it's a bit up and down.
However, in isolation it's still a pretty decent series and the visuals continue to be spectacular. This episode sets everything up for the rest of series well, and…