Today "sick" means great, but I am not describing "Death and Dreams" that way. I mean sick.
Barnaby and Troy are called in to investigate what seems to be a suicide. The autopsy reveals the man was drugged, however. As he was treated at a clinic nearby, Barnaby once again comes into contact with an attractive counselor (Isla Blair), a widow with three children. Troy, in fact, teases him that his interest in her is more than professional, but we all know that Barnaby is devoted to Joyce and doesn't even pick up what Troy is inferring.
More murders follow.
One reviewer here described the denouement as ridiculous. I didn't find it ridiculous; I found it disturbing. There was an aspect I found ridiculous, and that is that the murders involved teamwork. Pathetic. And sick.
As usual, Midsomer Murders is gorgeous to look at and well acted. This isn't one of their best stories. I'm used to aberrant characters and situations being involved in the investigations, but this was a bit too much.
Barnaby and Troy are called in to investigate what seems to be a suicide. The autopsy reveals the man was drugged, however. As he was treated at a clinic nearby, Barnaby once again comes into contact with an attractive counselor (Isla Blair), a widow with three children. Troy, in fact, teases him that his interest in her is more than professional, but we all know that Barnaby is devoted to Joyce and doesn't even pick up what Troy is inferring.
More murders follow.
One reviewer here described the denouement as ridiculous. I didn't find it ridiculous; I found it disturbing. There was an aspect I found ridiculous, and that is that the murders involved teamwork. Pathetic. And sick.
As usual, Midsomer Murders is gorgeous to look at and well acted. This isn't one of their best stories. I'm used to aberrant characters and situations being involved in the investigations, but this was a bit too much.