"The Blacktrees Prophecy" was fine, but not a great season premiere. The episode tried to relevant in today's climate, but ended being a bit too messy. "The Debt of Lies" though is an episode I enjoyed quite a bit. It's not a fantastic entry, but manages to be a pretty good one.
Let' s start with the good aspects, shall we?
. The production values of this episode are great. "The Debt of Lies" is very-well directed and the music fits the scenery. The acting's good all around.
. The story is mostly compelling, the wry humor is present and there are some interesting subplots here and there. The characters are more colorful this time around and I loved that Jamie Winter had more to do than usual.
But....
. I was very let down by the solution. The identity of the killer was not that hard to figure out and the motive for the murders felt very unsatisfying at the end of the day. Any other motive could have better. Also, some of the twists could have more surprising and there are some things in this episode that feel very obvious early on (for instance: Sebastian Cabot stole the money).
Overall, a pretty solid episode.
7/10 HK.
Let' s start with the good aspects, shall we?
. The production values of this episode are great. "The Debt of Lies" is very-well directed and the music fits the scenery. The acting's good all around.
. The story is mostly compelling, the wry humor is present and there are some interesting subplots here and there. The characters are more colorful this time around and I loved that Jamie Winter had more to do than usual.
But....
. I was very let down by the solution. The identity of the killer was not that hard to figure out and the motive for the murders felt very unsatisfying at the end of the day. Any other motive could have better. Also, some of the twists could have more surprising and there are some things in this episode that feel very obvious early on (for instance: Sebastian Cabot stole the money).
Overall, a pretty solid episode.
7/10 HK.