The new HBO crime drama Mare of Easttown opens with shots of a small town tableau. Soon after, we see a beleaguered Kate Winslet hitting a vape. Wait a minute now, I thought, are we in a tight-knit community where nobody is quite what they seem … and is this detective trying to solve a crime while she’s wrestling with her personal demons??? The sad TV detective trope is well-worn by now. Sometime in the last 15 years, it was decided that if we’re going to see a character solve a crime on television, they better come with some serious baggage. (I like to imagine that the directive cam...