After the seventh season ended with a very good "Ghost of Christmas Past", I was ready for the eighth. "Things That Go Bump in the Night." is sadly not a great episode, but could have been a lot better.
Starting with positives.
. The production values of this episode are usually great with nice direction and wonderful music. Some of the atmosphere is suitably creepy too.
. The acting is very good. Julian Curry, Liza Sadovy and Mary Jo Randle being particularly good.
. Some of the script is thought- provoking and the character are interesting enough to keep one watching.
But..
. The spiritualism plot should have been more developed and does unfortunately go nowhere at the end.
. Agreed, "Things That Go Bump in the Night" could have had a lot more twists. The ones here feel done before.
. The solution wasn't also the best. The murderers here- an old man and a middle-aged woman come close of being uncomfortably weird. The motives too felt mediocre.
Overall, fine not great "Midsomer Murders"
6/10 HK
Starting with positives.
. The production values of this episode are usually great with nice direction and wonderful music. Some of the atmosphere is suitably creepy too.
. The acting is very good. Julian Curry, Liza Sadovy and Mary Jo Randle being particularly good.
. Some of the script is thought- provoking and the character are interesting enough to keep one watching.
But..
. The spiritualism plot should have been more developed and does unfortunately go nowhere at the end.
. Agreed, "Things That Go Bump in the Night" could have had a lot more twists. The ones here feel done before.
. The solution wasn't also the best. The murderers here- an old man and a middle-aged woman come close of being uncomfortably weird. The motives too felt mediocre.
Overall, fine not great "Midsomer Murders"
6/10 HK