After "Hidden Depths" was my favorite of this season, I was pumped to see what the eighth season has to offer. "Sauce for the Goose" is a solid, but not a great entry in this wonderful series for me.
Let's start with good, shall we?
. The production values are great as always. The direction is gorgeous, really nice work is done with the factory setting. Music's also fantastic. The cast's mostly good too. Annette Crosbie is wonderful, easy to feel empathy for and Geraldine Alexander's captivating.
. The story does mostly engage in "Sauce for the Goose". There are some clever twists and turns here. Humor works like a charm and the characters are colorful enough. The solution's fine too. The motive for the murder is believable and so is the identity of the killer. The subplots are fun. Especially enjoyed the bird watching theme. My uncle's very keen on that subject.
But...
. Because there is only one murder in this mystery, sometimes the pacing does unfortunately suffer and the story is not always as interesting as it should be.
. I also feel the idea of how our sleuths don't know the victim's identity was thrown away way too quickly and the episode becomes yet another typical "Midsomer Murders".
Overall, a good one, but not great.
7/10 HK
Let's start with good, shall we?
. The production values are great as always. The direction is gorgeous, really nice work is done with the factory setting. Music's also fantastic. The cast's mostly good too. Annette Crosbie is wonderful, easy to feel empathy for and Geraldine Alexander's captivating.
. The story does mostly engage in "Sauce for the Goose". There are some clever twists and turns here. Humor works like a charm and the characters are colorful enough. The solution's fine too. The motive for the murder is believable and so is the identity of the killer. The subplots are fun. Especially enjoyed the bird watching theme. My uncle's very keen on that subject.
But...
. Because there is only one murder in this mystery, sometimes the pacing does unfortunately suffer and the story is not always as interesting as it should be.
. I also feel the idea of how our sleuths don't know the victim's identity was thrown away way too quickly and the episode becomes yet another typical "Midsomer Murders".
Overall, a good one, but not great.
7/10 HK