User Reviews

After the previous entry to the series, I was really looking forward to the next episode "Death in the Morning". In my opinion, this episode was a let-down after the very good episode about the DJ, but it's still a solid entry to the series.

Let's start with the good aspects, shall we?

. The production values are great as usual for the show. The music fits the scenery, which is indeed gorgeous. The acting's pretty good too. Julian Looman and Elen Rhys work wonders together. Really liked the setting to the story as well.

. The story has its moments. There are some nice red herrings here and there. Also, loved the dancing scene between the main characters. The humor was spot on in this episode. The identity of the murderer (Cati) was clever and the ending felt pretty satisfying too.

That being said...

. I wish to have been a lot more compelled by the narrative. At first I was quite bored with "Death in the Morning", but fortunately the story started to pick up about 15 minutes in.

Overall, good, but not great.

7/10 HK.

Here in Death in the Morning, from the first season of The Mallorca Files, the opening death was gruesome and operatic at the same time, and it's not something I expected. Anyway, here the dynamic duo of Miranda Blake (played by British-English actress Elen Rhys) and Max Winter (played by Austrian-German actor Julian Looman) set out to investigate, and here they venture out to Cazador in the wild interior of Mallorca, so it's a bit different to the hustle and bustle of Mallorca, so we get to admire the country scenery and ponder the ethics of bullfighting with the matadors and all, so much to ponder init.