While visiting family friends at the seaside, Phryne stumbles on a dead body under a pier. Quite naturally, Phryne investigates. Complicating matters are missing servants, bootleg rum, and a stolen gold doubloon. How are they all related?
There's really nothing wrong with Dead Man's Chest, but I haven't rated it as highly as some of the other episodes simply because it didn't appeal to me as others have. I realize it's a personal thing and may not hold true with other viewers. Phryne is in fine form. Her relationship with Jack continues to get more interesting. The seaside settings are filmed quite nicely. And, as usual, the costuming is a real highlight. But the mystery didn't work as well with me as other episodes. I didn't find myself being drawn in. It might have had something to do with the unsympathetic friends Phryne and Co are visiting. Neither character, Hilly nor Gerald, worked for me. Gerald, in particular, was incredibly hard to care for. And, as I've said countless times, if you don't care about a character, it's difficult to care what happens to that character.
Overall, Dead Man's Chest is a good episode, it's just not among the best of the series. A 6/10 from me.
There's really nothing wrong with Dead Man's Chest, but I haven't rated it as highly as some of the other episodes simply because it didn't appeal to me as others have. I realize it's a personal thing and may not hold true with other viewers. Phryne is in fine form. Her relationship with Jack continues to get more interesting. The seaside settings are filmed quite nicely. And, as usual, the costuming is a real highlight. But the mystery didn't work as well with me as other episodes. I didn't find myself being drawn in. It might have had something to do with the unsympathetic friends Phryne and Co are visiting. Neither character, Hilly nor Gerald, worked for me. Gerald, in particular, was incredibly hard to care for. And, as I've said countless times, if you don't care about a character, it's difficult to care what happens to that character.
Overall, Dead Man's Chest is a good episode, it's just not among the best of the series. A 6/10 from me.
