Messiah, The Harrowing remains one of the best dramas I've seen. The story is compelling, suspenseful and intensely intriguing. The story unfolds so neatly, with the killer always one step ahead of Red and co. The Dante element adds an intriguing darkness throughout, resulting in some particularly grizzly crimes.
Apart from being one of the best scripted crime dramas I can recall, it's also one of the best acted I can think of too. Maxine Peake is excellent as Vickie, I prefer her to Frances Grey's Kate. I always enjoy watching Hugo Speer, and this ranks as one of his best outings, he's emotionally charged and totally sincere. Standout performance comes from the diminutive Helen McCrory, it's no wonder she's so much in demand, I think it's fair to say she is the standout in this, she is sensational, the emotion, anger and intensity she delivers is incredible. To this day I think the rooftop scene with Red and Rachel is one of the best acted scenes I've witnessed.
If I had one criticism, it would be the exclusion of Michelle Forbes, Red's scenes with Susan always added something extra, the character's exclusion was never explained either.
Such a shame we didn't get more episodes, this deserved to run for longer, a first rate drama. 10/10
Apart from being one of the best scripted crime dramas I can recall, it's also one of the best acted I can think of too. Maxine Peake is excellent as Vickie, I prefer her to Frances Grey's Kate. I always enjoy watching Hugo Speer, and this ranks as one of his best outings, he's emotionally charged and totally sincere. Standout performance comes from the diminutive Helen McCrory, it's no wonder she's so much in demand, I think it's fair to say she is the standout in this, she is sensational, the emotion, anger and intensity she delivers is incredible. To this day I think the rooftop scene with Red and Rachel is one of the best acted scenes I've witnessed.
If I had one criticism, it would be the exclusion of Michelle Forbes, Red's scenes with Susan always added something extra, the character's exclusion was never explained either.
Such a shame we didn't get more episodes, this deserved to run for longer, a first rate drama. 10/10