16th season of "Midsomer Murders" is the strongest of John Barnaby era with great "The Christmas haunting", enjoyable- though disappointing "Let Us Prey". "Wild Harvest" continues the series with a delightful episode.
Let's good through the good stuff, shall we?
. The setting to this murder mystery- cozy Wyvern House- is a nice breath after two previous episodes taking place in darker environments.
. The production values are usually wonderful with a great direction by Renny Rye and beautiful scenery.
. The murder of Martin Strickland felt very clever and it's one of the most brutal death scenes in the series.
. The story is compelling with lots of twists, turns and charismatic characters. The identity of the killer was suprising- neat.
But.....
. Motives for the murders are not THAT hard to figure out and if you have paid enough attention to the story, you'll guess them easily.
. There are also some commonly used tropes in this episode that have been used in other shows with more neatness.
Overall: very good, but not amazing episode.
8/10 HK
Let's good through the good stuff, shall we?
. The setting to this murder mystery- cozy Wyvern House- is a nice breath after two previous episodes taking place in darker environments.
. The production values are usually wonderful with a great direction by Renny Rye and beautiful scenery.
. The murder of Martin Strickland felt very clever and it's one of the most brutal death scenes in the series.
. The story is compelling with lots of twists, turns and charismatic characters. The identity of the killer was suprising- neat.
But.....
. Motives for the murders are not THAT hard to figure out and if you have paid enough attention to the story, you'll guess them easily.
. There are also some commonly used tropes in this episode that have been used in other shows with more neatness.
Overall: very good, but not amazing episode.
8/10 HK