"Boom!"
Grr. I know I've spent half these reviews moanimg about Kierce being referred to as "Detective" rather than "Inspector" and saying that this is not America... but this time we get "DUI", goddammit.
That aside, though, this is bloody good telly. It twists and turns, in the words of the great Lord Melchett, like a twisty-turny thing. I won't recount said twists and turns of the plot... but damn, there are some superb character moments here, triumphs of writing and acting.
Joanna Lumley is wonderful as the evil mother-in-law from Hell, pretty much threatening to put Maya in a psychiatric ward as she claims to have done with her daughter Caroline. And that shot of Caroline in the upstairs window... brr! Then there's the sweet, mutually respectful reconciliation between Maya and Eddie. And then we have Kierce and his underling being open with one another, about blackouts and sexual orientation resprectively.
Perhaps even more interesting, though, is the thoughtful little chat between Maya and her erstwhile nemesis, Corey the Whistle. There's a kind of mutual regard there, too, and it feels plausible.
Halfway through. Lots of twisting and turning to go. It'sa fun ride.
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