📺 I’ve been streaming the Franco-Belgian detective series “Astrid et Raphaëlle” (aka “Astrid” and “Bright Minds”) on PBS, and I’m really enjoying it. The autistic Astrid is a compelling character, and Sara Mortensen plays her with love and respect. Granted, I know too little about autism, but I find the show’s effort to integrate other members of Astrid’s evening autistic discussion group helps to round out her character. Then we get to see people with diverse jobs, not to mention varying experiences and abilities vis-à-vis interactions with the neurotypical. Occasional flashbacks to her childhood and youth help too. In the end, though, the series is still a detective show. The police archivist Astrid, solves crimes with a detective who is unafraid to follow leads uncovered by Astrid that her male colleagues would prefer to ignore: Raphaëlle (Comandante Coste), played by Lola Dewaere.