London Kills: Control Freak (2022)
Season 3, Episode 4
5/10
Paused Partway Through
14 June 2023
Warning: Spoilers
About 15 minutes in we paused to throw out our predictions where the episode was going. Since it would be way too obvious for the educated/successful wife to be the perpetrator, and for Jack to suddenly wise up and assist in digging out of the hole he's dug for himself, we went another route:

Since the guy found in his own luggage changed his name when he got married, and his wife sounded Irish (apologies if I got the accent wrong) we where thinking maybe he was trying to create a new identity to hide from something related to the IRA. I am well aware that the IRA isn't nearly as active or aggressive as they once were, but they can still make for some decent storytelling IMHO. Well, I suppose I can say that the ending came as a shock, but not in a good way.

The underlying plot with DCS Mulgrew just fizzled out here as well. If he didn't spend so much time whining about Vivienne leaving he could've made things right long ago without disregarding his life being saved (which is a suspicious story given who tells it). Then he gets out of his own protection detail, knowing how unstable the person is? I don't know which episode is more unsatisfying, this one or the season finale. Also, Billie finds out everyone has been keeping her in the dark and has absolutely no reaction to any of it. I won't be around for season/series 4 unless they get a better AI to write it.
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