All episodes of Midsomer Murders are good but this one was a little flat. I like that the murders continue the tradition of being inventive. I loved Barnaby kicking Winter's butt in squash. Winter's look after the first shot was so good. The joke about Barnaby throwing out his back reaching for a towel was maybe my favorite part. (Most of us over 35 have been there) I was happy to see Tamzin Outhwaite - I really like her and it seems she doesn't show up in many things we get in the US. Plus I realized I've warmed up to Winter a lot - he has a bit less personality and spark than the other sergeants but I've been liking him for a while.
Now the negatives. This is a minor quibble but so far I've really liked Fleur and her crazy attitude. In this episode she actually seemed a little less spunky yet her jokes about the recent victims deaths seemed a little too cold. Somehow, being flip and having a dark sense of humor is one thing, being disrespectful is another. She crossed the line for me here.
I also didn't love the performance of the coach overall but mainly because of his (non)reaction at the very end. Because that's practically the last scene, it left a bad aftertaste. He has just found out his partner is the one who maimed him, his lover is a double murderer, and now he's about to commit suicide in front of him and his reaction is "No. Stop. Don't." with no expression on his face. It completely pulled me out of the show and made me roll my eyes. Meh.
Now the negatives. This is a minor quibble but so far I've really liked Fleur and her crazy attitude. In this episode she actually seemed a little less spunky yet her jokes about the recent victims deaths seemed a little too cold. Somehow, being flip and having a dark sense of humor is one thing, being disrespectful is another. She crossed the line for me here.
I also didn't love the performance of the coach overall but mainly because of his (non)reaction at the very end. Because that's practically the last scene, it left a bad aftertaste. He has just found out his partner is the one who maimed him, his lover is a double murderer, and now he's about to commit suicide in front of him and his reaction is "No. Stop. Don't." with no expression on his face. It completely pulled me out of the show and made me roll my eyes. Meh.