I watched every season. Year by year, what started out as a crime investigation series morphed into a moralizing PC extravaganza.
With each new series, the character DCI Cassie Stuart became increasingly morose and angry. Whereas, until season five, DI Sunil 'Sunny' Khan remained calm and centered.
During season four, Unforgotten transformed into a straight-out soap opera, leading up to the death of DCI Cassie Stewart (cue the violins). Interestingly enough, the new character of DCI Jess James played by Sinéad Keenan could have worked to propel the series forward into several more seasons.
But what killed Unforgotten was the excessive moralizing that took place during season 5. IOW: not only was there an exchange of characters, there suddenly was a heavy emphasis on soap opera scenarios. The archetypal secret mother/daughter/son reveal that soap operas are famous for. Season 5 was the first time I had to fast-forward through laborious dialogue scenes.
Add to that the over-the-top stereotypical characterization of all white males being evil and you had a level of PC moralizing that viewers were unwilling to endure.
Which is such a shame because with more creative (less stereotypical) plots focused on crime solving, the new duo of DCI Jess James and DI Sunny Khan might have lasted for years.
With each new series, the character DCI Cassie Stuart became increasingly morose and angry. Whereas, until season five, DI Sunil 'Sunny' Khan remained calm and centered.
During season four, Unforgotten transformed into a straight-out soap opera, leading up to the death of DCI Cassie Stewart (cue the violins). Interestingly enough, the new character of DCI Jess James played by Sinéad Keenan could have worked to propel the series forward into several more seasons.
But what killed Unforgotten was the excessive moralizing that took place during season 5. IOW: not only was there an exchange of characters, there suddenly was a heavy emphasis on soap opera scenarios. The archetypal secret mother/daughter/son reveal that soap operas are famous for. Season 5 was the first time I had to fast-forward through laborious dialogue scenes.
Add to that the over-the-top stereotypical characterization of all white males being evil and you had a level of PC moralizing that viewers were unwilling to endure.
Which is such a shame because with more creative (less stereotypical) plots focused on crime solving, the new duo of DCI Jess James and DI Sunny Khan might have lasted for years.