It's nice to see this series find itself, and do well. Where the pilot suffered from too much padding, and season one constricted by brevity, season two recognized that 100 minutes is needed to encompass the plotlines of the novels. The first s2 episode struggled to fill the time well, but the second managed to justify all 100 minutes -- and here, with The Curious Curate, it all works: main plot, character, secondary plot, and red herrings -- everything seems to be just as involved and involving as it should be, with no filler or awkward denouements. We get to enjoy wonderful moments from almost every recurring character, and the red herrings work to fulfill the overall complexity rather than being arbitrary distractions. Bravo!
However, I can understand the reviewer who didn't like this -- because the Agatha character is, after all, a bit superficial: her personal problems are just as central to the plot as the murder, and they stem from her own inability to properly sort out her own personal life. That is, however, very much a part of actual life for a lot of people -- and, to be fair, she does come to some resolution by the end. For us, this was adequate reward for plowing through the messy personal issues that filled the first two episodes of this season. And (to further be fair) it was all more amusing here than it was in those episodes. - and resolved more satisfyingly than Downton Abbey (which is referenced in this episode). So there.
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