This episode has a noticeably slower pace than the previous two, before it charges full-speed into a shock ending that left me clamoring to see the finale.
There is now, hilariously enough, little to no "detecting" going on in this so-called detective show. While DCI John Luther (Idris Elba) is away dealing with arch-rival/sometimes ally Alice Morgan (Ruth Wilson) and vengeful gangster George Cornelius (Patrick Malahide), his new partner DS Halliday (Wunmi Mosaku) basically works the case by herself, which leads to a race against time to save a missing woman (played with convincing terror by Katie Brayben). The crime-solving feels almost like an afterthought at this point.
The other stuff is alright. Luther's longtime colleague DS Benny Silver (Michael Smiley) is in dire straights, so it's up to Luther, Alice, and maybe another old friend or two from the past to help him out. Hitman Palmer (Anthony Howell) is enlisted by Cornelius to finish things once and for all. Those Luther loves are, as per usual, placed in mortal danger because of him.
And then there's Hermione Norris as Dr. Lake, a wicked psychiatrist who has a twisted relationship with her even more twisted surgeon husband Jeremy (Enzo Cilenti). Will they be caught before their sick love affair spills even more blood onto the streets of London?
The last 5 minutes make it all worth it.
There is now, hilariously enough, little to no "detecting" going on in this so-called detective show. While DCI John Luther (Idris Elba) is away dealing with arch-rival/sometimes ally Alice Morgan (Ruth Wilson) and vengeful gangster George Cornelius (Patrick Malahide), his new partner DS Halliday (Wunmi Mosaku) basically works the case by herself, which leads to a race against time to save a missing woman (played with convincing terror by Katie Brayben). The crime-solving feels almost like an afterthought at this point.
The other stuff is alright. Luther's longtime colleague DS Benny Silver (Michael Smiley) is in dire straights, so it's up to Luther, Alice, and maybe another old friend or two from the past to help him out. Hitman Palmer (Anthony Howell) is enlisted by Cornelius to finish things once and for all. Those Luther loves are, as per usual, placed in mortal danger because of him.
And then there's Hermione Norris as Dr. Lake, a wicked psychiatrist who has a twisted relationship with her even more twisted surgeon husband Jeremy (Enzo Cilenti). Will they be caught before their sick love affair spills even more blood onto the streets of London?
The last 5 minutes make it all worth it.