As a lover of mystery novels, the ending of this episode of Midsomer Murders reminds me of some solutions in the "locked room" mysteries I loved to read.
The detective would announce how the impossible crime was committed, and at first I would subconsciously nod. But then the more I thought about the resolution, the more questions I had.
The ending to this episode did not quite play out like that. But the resolution, upon reflection, seemed more implausible, the more I thought about it. The amount of long range planning that must have been required to pull off the initial subterfuge seems overwhelming.
Add to that, the practical question of how the killer knew that the man in a coma had just woken up?
There were things to like about this episode. The suspects were interesting, although I would agree that they could have gone with a couple fewer. I am also enjoying how the producers are using Sarah Barnaby in these episodes. Her involvement is much more believable than many of the ways the producers "shoe-horned" in Joyce Barnaby.
But for me, solutions to a mystery needs to follow some logic in terms of believability of being carried out successfully.
The detective would announce how the impossible crime was committed, and at first I would subconsciously nod. But then the more I thought about the resolution, the more questions I had.
The ending to this episode did not quite play out like that. But the resolution, upon reflection, seemed more implausible, the more I thought about it. The amount of long range planning that must have been required to pull off the initial subterfuge seems overwhelming.
Add to that, the practical question of how the killer knew that the man in a coma had just woken up?
There were things to like about this episode. The suspects were interesting, although I would agree that they could have gone with a couple fewer. I am also enjoying how the producers are using Sarah Barnaby in these episodes. Her involvement is much more believable than many of the ways the producers "shoe-horned" in Joyce Barnaby.
But for me, solutions to a mystery needs to follow some logic in terms of believability of being carried out successfully.