At one time I complained that Nikki annoyed me because of her emotional sidetracks. Now it is Leo. He can't seem to relax and let his strengths come out. He also can't get over the death of wife and daughter. So he acts in an emotional and careless way. In this episode he rejects happiness. This is a messed up, convoluted plot that involves a someone using his powers to kill others to protect a loved one which allows the worst of the worst to go about their business. At times this episode is really hard to follow. It also lacks a punishment for the peripheral characters.
4 Reviews
Satisfying conclusion.
Sleepin_Dragon4 November 2015
The story has pushed the bounds of reality, two questionable points, firstly how the hell did Kesler and Ellis manage to get the drugs into the prison, and secondly would a team of Pathologists truly go on these investigations?
Those gripes apart I did enjoy the conclusion, the whole episode hangs on the performance of Leo Gregory, once again he is exceptional, I can't explain why, but he makes you dislike him. Excellent, but relatively small performance from the beautiful Juliet Aubrey.
Take a leap of faith and you'll enjoy it, 8/10
Those gripes apart I did enjoy the conclusion, the whole episode hangs on the performance of Leo Gregory, once again he is exceptional, I can't explain why, but he makes you dislike him. Excellent, but relatively small performance from the beautiful Juliet Aubrey.
Take a leap of faith and you'll enjoy it, 8/10
Enjoyable if far-fetched mystery
Tweekums24 April 2012
Warning: Spoilers
When a child killer dies in his cell in Redhill prison it is quickly written off as a heart attack however when the woman who was leading an investigation into activities in the prison is killed the possibility that he was murdered is raised by the man's sister. The situation is somewhat complicated because the woman died in Leo's arms and the police officer in charge of investigating her killing had previously been involved with one of the Redhill prison guards and evidence suggests that one of them may have been involved in the murder. It is made clear early on that at least one of the guards is involved with smuggling drugs into the prison.
While I did enjoy this the opening seemed highly unlikely; first we have Leo finding the dying woman while out for a late night drive; then he and Nikki do a bit of investigating on their own and go to the woman's house where they find another dead man surely that was police work and they risked contaminating the scene. It also seems unlikely that the DI would have kept herself on the case when she realised killer could be a guard at the prison a former colleague worked at especially given their prior relationship and the fact that she had witnessed him committing a serious crime and helped cover it up! Still sometimes flaws lead to an interesting story... and as things got more unlikely in the second episode the show became even more exciting! There were a few grisly scenes but nothing fans of the series won't be used to. Leo Gregory was suitable unpleasant as prison guard Daniel Kessler a character so unpleasant that I was tempted to right him off as a suspect on the grounds that it would be too obvious! Gillian Kearney was fine as DI Bridges although her character did seem a bit too timid to be a senior police officer; some justification was given for this though.
While I did enjoy this the opening seemed highly unlikely; first we have Leo finding the dying woman while out for a late night drive; then he and Nikki do a bit of investigating on their own and go to the woman's house where they find another dead man surely that was police work and they risked contaminating the scene. It also seems unlikely that the DI would have kept herself on the case when she realised killer could be a guard at the prison a former colleague worked at especially given their prior relationship and the fact that she had witnessed him committing a serious crime and helped cover it up! Still sometimes flaws lead to an interesting story... and as things got more unlikely in the second episode the show became even more exciting! There were a few grisly scenes but nothing fans of the series won't be used to. Leo Gregory was suitable unpleasant as prison guard Daniel Kessler a character so unpleasant that I was tempted to right him off as a suspect on the grounds that it would be too obvious! Gillian Kearney was fine as DI Bridges although her character did seem a bit too timid to be a senior police officer; some justification was given for this though.
SW lost mojo when Amanda Burton left. "Endings" are horrible or non existent. Writers seem to call it a day before finishing the story. Grade is "Incomplete"
TheRealLamontCranston3 October 2021
Warning: Spoilers
Kessler should have died an horrible death.
Other creeps should be held accountable in some way. The warden, other complicit guards.
Looney Leo is inexplicably mean to his GF when not getting beaned or losing his phone.
The actors all are quite good The writers do not close the deal.
Loose ends again.
Must grade "incomplete" again.
Other creeps should be held accountable in some way. The warden, other complicit guards.
Looney Leo is inexplicably mean to his GF when not getting beaned or losing his phone.
The actors all are quite good The writers do not close the deal.
Loose ends again.
Must grade "incomplete" again.
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