It's fair to say that the last few outings for Creek and co have been very much hit and miss. Good or bad I'm a huge fan of the series, and glad to have it back, this episode I thought was a pretty good one. In some ways it felt like an echo back to Satan's Chimney, a hugely successful episode. Demons' Roost not the quality of Satan's Chimney, but full of good stuff nonetheless. I don't think it's as deserving of the negative reviews, as a few others are.
On the downside, I found the plot a little muddled at times, it could have been me, or simply the Red wine. The two sub plots seemed to combine in a somewhat odd manner.
The negatives I felt were rather minor, the production values were top notch, and as a story it kept me guessing right the way through. David Renwick's imagination is a wonderful thing, some of the theories and plots here were very well thought out. Lovely light touches and bits of humour, Renwick has a particular brand of humour which I love. That lighter side was well balanced with the darker side too, the death of Patrick (Ryan Oliva) was very grim.
I loved the references back to earlier episodes, the show boasts a rich history, it's nice that it's mentioned. I also thought that Creek and Polly felt a much better combo (at last.)
More please. 7/10
On the downside, I found the plot a little muddled at times, it could have been me, or simply the Red wine. The two sub plots seemed to combine in a somewhat odd manner.
The negatives I felt were rather minor, the production values were top notch, and as a story it kept me guessing right the way through. David Renwick's imagination is a wonderful thing, some of the theories and plots here were very well thought out. Lovely light touches and bits of humour, Renwick has a particular brand of humour which I love. That lighter side was well balanced with the darker side too, the death of Patrick (Ryan Oliva) was very grim.
I loved the references back to earlier episodes, the show boasts a rich history, it's nice that it's mentioned. I also thought that Creek and Polly felt a much better combo (at last.)
More please. 7/10