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9/10
To catch a killer.
Sleepin_Dragon18 January 2021
Did The Island's culture Minister Jacob Doran shoot himself, or was he killed by someone close to him?

I thought the previous episode was excellent, this was even better, an excellent hour of drama. I am watching these episodes for the very first time, and I can see why Kris Marshall's run is classed by many as the best.

The story is really good, it focuses heavily on the mystery, there is no nonsense here, no funny walks or silly trips, just a good solid mystery. Marshall gets better and better.

A wonderful episode for Camille, one of the show's best characters, and it's because of episodes like this, lots of depth to her character, wonderfully acted. She's a complex character, we learn here a little as to why she is the way she is.

Lovely scenes between Humphrey and Camille, the duo do actually have a bit of chemistry.

No faults at all, 9/10.
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7/10
Back to solid episodes!
harrykivi31 May 2020
Warning: Spoilers
After "Ye of Little Faith" was only fine, I begged: " The next episode has to be very good." Even though "Political Suicide" is not a great entry to this series, it is easily the best episode since "Death of a Detective".

Let's start with good, shall we?

. The production values are great as always. The episode looks wonderful and sounds good. The acting's very good all around. Haydn Gwynne fares the best of the cast.

. The murder mystery was quite interesting here with nice red herrings, characters and has a solution, which was satisfying (like in most mysteries the wife did it). Also, really liked the subplot about Camille and her long lost father.

But...

. The humor still falls on its nose here. The quirkiness of jokes seems to be gone and replaced with tame laughs about the detective eating a chilly.

. Also, I would have liked if the mystery could have had a bit more twists and turns. Lena and Marlon are interesting characters, but they have too little to do in the murder mystery.

Overall, good, but not great.

7/10 HK
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10/10
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bevo-1367815 March 2021
I went to get some cheese then I got sidetracked so I missed most of it. What I saw was riveting
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