MAJOR SPOILER
For me, serial killer plots are, by far, my least favorite murder mystery episodes.
The "alleged motive" is usually some form of sexual frustration as in this episode. This means that the serial killer is almost always male, and the victims are almost always female, usually young women or girls.
Not only does this make things tiresomely predictable, but presumably to make things more suspenseful, the producers often make the murders especially grisly--as if preying on the most vulnerable of society is not disturbing enough.
While I don't have much use for people who constantly complain about "political correctness", I have to agree that Midsomer Murders producers can't seem to find a noble or honorable Christian, "to save their soul". Here the practicing Christian actually turns out to be the serial killer.
Finally, as with most shows with a serial killer theme, this episode is virtually devoid of all humor. As we watch an episode where there is no motive to figure out, all we can do is to wait for the next body to drop.
For me, serial killer plots are, by far, my least favorite murder mystery episodes.
The "alleged motive" is usually some form of sexual frustration as in this episode. This means that the serial killer is almost always male, and the victims are almost always female, usually young women or girls.
Not only does this make things tiresomely predictable, but presumably to make things more suspenseful, the producers often make the murders especially grisly--as if preying on the most vulnerable of society is not disturbing enough.
While I don't have much use for people who constantly complain about "political correctness", I have to agree that Midsomer Murders producers can't seem to find a noble or honorable Christian, "to save their soul". Here the practicing Christian actually turns out to be the serial killer.
Finally, as with most shows with a serial killer theme, this episode is virtually devoid of all humor. As we watch an episode where there is no motive to figure out, all we can do is to wait for the next body to drop.