"Painted in Blood" takes place in Midsomer Florey where Joyce takes part in a watercolour society on an open-air-art class. The excitement soon turns to fear, when Ruth Fairfax is found murdered. Ruth Fairfax is later identified as Angela Browning, who used to work in the National Intelligenge Service. The NIS takes Barnaby off the case, and Troy gets in a difficult position with both keeping Barnaby informed, and being loyal to the NIS.
"Painted in Blood" is known for its low body count, with only Ruth Fairfax/Angela Browning being the only victim. I really did like the setting about the watercolour society and that Joyce takes a bigger part of the story, but I do feel that it was strange to see Barnaby not in chance of the investigation. We can also ask ourselves if this is an ordinary Midsomer Murders episodes. To me, it did felt a bit different, like they wanted to try something new, leaving the solid ground that has made Midsomer Murders a favourite amongst many people. The problem with just one murder victim is that the story and not the murder takes a bigger part. It feels a bit sad that the murder seems to be totally forgotten, but still, I believe the reason for that is that the NIS and not Barnaby, was in change of the investigation.
They wanted to try something new with "Painted in Blood" with a low rated body count. That itself can be intriguing, but if you eant to do so, the murder and not anything else around, needs to get more focus. 7/10 Hossy Christie.
"Painted in Blood" is known for its low body count, with only Ruth Fairfax/Angela Browning being the only victim. I really did like the setting about the watercolour society and that Joyce takes a bigger part of the story, but I do feel that it was strange to see Barnaby not in chance of the investigation. We can also ask ourselves if this is an ordinary Midsomer Murders episodes. To me, it did felt a bit different, like they wanted to try something new, leaving the solid ground that has made Midsomer Murders a favourite amongst many people. The problem with just one murder victim is that the story and not the murder takes a bigger part. It feels a bit sad that the murder seems to be totally forgotten, but still, I believe the reason for that is that the NIS and not Barnaby, was in change of the investigation.
They wanted to try something new with "Painted in Blood" with a low rated body count. That itself can be intriguing, but if you eant to do so, the murder and not anything else around, needs to get more focus. 7/10 Hossy Christie.