The 11th season of "Midsomer Murders" has never been one of my favorites with "Shot at Dawn" being in my top 3 least favorite "Midsomer Murders". "Midsomer Life" though is not a bad episode , it's just fine (at least for me).
Let's start with the good aspects first.
. The production values are great as usual. The episode looks and sounds wonderful. The acting is solid enough. Selina Caddell is pretty good, so is David Crowe and Pooky Quesnel.
. The story is mostly intriguing. It is well-paced and there are some clever red herrings here. The murder of Eleanor Crouch is one of the better killings of the 11th season. Really liked Joyce's subplot and the humor too.
But...
. There are characters in this story, who could have been more fleshed out. Charlie Finleyson and Brad being the first ones that come to mind. At the end of the day I know almost nothing about them.
. In terms of other "Midsomer Murders" episodes, "Midsomer Life" does not feel special. If I'm honest, it is easily the most forgetable episode of the 11th season.
. Also, the solution with Julia turning out to be the killer, left me cold. It's not an awful solution ("Left for Dead" is way worse), but the murder of Fredrick Tomlin needed a lot more explaination and Barnaby did not seem to have any strong evidence against the culprit, which made the ending too circumstantial.
Overall, a decent one.
6/10 HK.
Let's start with the good aspects first.
. The production values are great as usual. The episode looks and sounds wonderful. The acting is solid enough. Selina Caddell is pretty good, so is David Crowe and Pooky Quesnel.
. The story is mostly intriguing. It is well-paced and there are some clever red herrings here. The murder of Eleanor Crouch is one of the better killings of the 11th season. Really liked Joyce's subplot and the humor too.
But...
. There are characters in this story, who could have been more fleshed out. Charlie Finleyson and Brad being the first ones that come to mind. At the end of the day I know almost nothing about them.
. In terms of other "Midsomer Murders" episodes, "Midsomer Life" does not feel special. If I'm honest, it is easily the most forgetable episode of the 11th season.
. Also, the solution with Julia turning out to be the killer, left me cold. It's not an awful solution ("Left for Dead" is way worse), but the murder of Fredrick Tomlin needed a lot more explaination and Barnaby did not seem to have any strong evidence against the culprit, which made the ending too circumstantial.
Overall, a decent one.
6/10 HK.