My mother used to watch Morse on PBS because she liked the setting and "that nice man Lewis", but she did not like Morse. After watching the first three episodes of this series on BritBox, I agree with her assessment.
Morse appears to be perpetually annoyed that he has to do his job, is needlessly rude to Lewis and worst of all, when it comes to female witnesses and/or suspects, he behaves like a stalker. His behavior towards the female lead in this episode was highly inappropriate. And that's before he commits perjury on her behalf.
As for the storyline, there are numerous murders but no sense of urgency from Morse. He doesn't even solve the mystery; he just prevents the final murder in the killer's scheme.
And the "clever" filming is amateurish -- too many shots of characters in mirrors, reflections of windows, etc. Looks like the work of a first year film student from the '60s.
Season 1, and especially this episode, were a huge disappointment.
Morse appears to be perpetually annoyed that he has to do his job, is needlessly rude to Lewis and worst of all, when it comes to female witnesses and/or suspects, he behaves like a stalker. His behavior towards the female lead in this episode was highly inappropriate. And that's before he commits perjury on her behalf.
As for the storyline, there are numerous murders but no sense of urgency from Morse. He doesn't even solve the mystery; he just prevents the final murder in the killer's scheme.
And the "clever" filming is amateurish -- too many shots of characters in mirrors, reflections of windows, etc. Looks like the work of a first year film student from the '60s.
Season 1, and especially this episode, were a huge disappointment.