“The Bridge” premiered last night on FX, and those who watched have positive things to say about it.

The new drama, which focuses on two detectives investigating a series of murders near the Texas/Mexico border, will have a lot of surprises in the first season. Star Diane Kruger talked recently about the show and about her role in it, which is something we haven’t seen on television before: a lead character with Asperger’s.

“We decided early on that we were not going to label Sonya’s condition in the show, which I think is very important and very interesting, because we didn’t want her condition to be her defining character trait,” Kruger said. “I thought that was really brave and it’s pretty ballsy in my eyes, because in the first episode… she’s so odd and you don’t really know what it is that’s off. And I think it will be great to get the opportunity for the next 13 episodes to see her [nuances] and her layers and to understand a lot of her back story that has made her the person that she is today.”

The show has some pretty dark subject matter and is very character driven, focusing on the relationship between Kruger’s character, Sonya, and fellow investigator Marco Ruiz (played by Demian Bichir).

“I think that the two characters, Demian — Marco Ruiz and Sonya Cross, are an unusual combination of detectives. The show’s not your usual cop show. It’s a very character driven show, and you think the show’s about one thing and then it goes in directions that will be quite unexpected,” she said.”The setting between Mexico and America is unique and I don’t think [it] has been done on television before. And I think the backdrop of the unsolved crimes as the missing girls from Juarez, the relationship between America and Mexico, is very interesting to see and shine a light on.”

From what viewers are saying on Twitter today, it seems like the pilot was a bit laid back compared to what we’ll see in later episodes.

‘The Bridge’ premiere react: Lady detectives, Asperger’s syndrome, and the makings of a compelling new drama http://t.co/oDFegsWnYT

— Ayush (@ayush0070) July 11, 2013

FX’s The Bridge gains considerably from an embrace of character and a unique setting http://t.co/BTHt0JJ0g4

— The AV Club (@TheAVClub) July 11, 2013

#TheBridge pilot was a slow burn, but stick with it — by week 3, you'll be hooked (and raving about Matt Lillard). http://t.co/8XrkWyhfCJ

— TVWithoutPity (@TVWithoutPity) July 11, 2013

'The Bridge', FX's new U.S.-Mexican border thriller, is very good http://t.co/5qjRI3Ct2R

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) July 10, 2013