When a large bag is found abandoned in Times Square, authorities clear the area and send in the bomb disposal experts. What they find inside is not an explosive device, however: it's a naked woman, suffering amnesia and covered from head to foot in hundreds of complex tattoos.
One of the tattoos specifically name FBI Agent Kurt Weller, and he is called in to lead the team who will investigate the case of this "Jane Doe". That's an investigation which rapidly expands in scope when they realise that "Jane's" tattoos are hints and clues to existing cases and unknown crimes. Especially crimes of corruption and malpractice.
Of course, as Weller, Jane and company start to uncover all kinds of secrets under all kinds of rocks, the people who put those secrets under those rocks are going to start taking notice ... and taking action.
And then there's the fact that when you begin a show with a high concept hook like 'amnesiac with mystery-solving tattoos', there are certain things that you really have to nail, if you want to keep your audience happy: Who is Jane? Who put all these tattoos on her? And why did they do it?
Nailing these questions isn't just about having good answers, it's also about revealing those answers in a satisfying way and at a satisfying pace. Oh, and you have to do that while also delivering an engaging mystery of the week.
So how does Blindspot do? Well, it's a mixed bag, to be honest. On the plus side, I think it paces the progress of its core mystery pretty well, and it has a several engaging secondary characters. On the negative? It reveals its secrets at a well-planned rate, they're frankly rather silly answers. Also, far too much of the show relies on the main characters - who are supposed to be trained FBI agents - doing dumb things. These factors, plus what felt to me like a very forced and unconvincing romance arc between Weller and Jane, mean that I am unlikely to check out any further Blindspots.
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