I appreciate the integration of theology, church, via sermons and parish life in the show-even when the vicars changes their mind later about what they said. It makes the episodes more meaningful.
The Leonard storyline as a gay curate was developed with skill and captured a healthy amount of complexity, especially the relations between Leonard and Mrs C. And loved the incorporation of Cathy's work life.
I didn't want to like the new vicar but I love him, except for the continuation of the tortured souls re women and the drinking and smoking. Really, less is more in this case. It would help to have a wise elder character in the parish as Will feels too young.
Many reviewers mentioned the political theme. It's a draw for me to see how these characters would interact with political issues. Some people must have dealt with such matters as they didn't just pop out of the blue. It's nice to have imagined allies (mostly) in the past as it is to imagine a vicar who is a lead detective in the 1950s solving murders in a very little town every week. :)
