Death in Paradise (TV Series) Death Onboard (2013) User Reviews

Jealousy or something else.

[Sleepin_Dragon · 7/10 · 13 November 2020]

It's personal for Camille, as one of her friends dies.

This is a neat little mystery, with touches of humour, and perhaps a more serious side, primarily from Camille. It's not a classic by any means, but it's a good character driven story, with plenty of credible suspects.

Richard has never before looked more awkward than he does here, it's also the first time we see him relax, and his human side appear.

If there was one criticism, I'd have to say I found the summing up a little bit silly. To get the information he needed, well that was fortunate wasn't it.

Nice to see Jamelia, she did a good job.

A nice mystery. 7/10

Very enjoyable if not a great entry!

[harrykivi · 7/10 · 26 May 2020]

After being disappointed by the previous episode "An Old Curse", I really wished I'd see a good "Death in Paradise" . "Death Onboard" is a perfectly enjoyable entry to this series, but it's not by any means a standout.

Let's start with good, shall we?

. The production values are great as always. The episode looks good and sounds wonderful (the music is so fitting here). The acting is good. Everyone's giving enjoyable performances. Especially Sara Martins and Ben Miller, who are amazing together.

. I really liked that "Death Onboard" tried to explore the bond between Camille and Richard. One can tell they make a good pair... Also, the humor's quirky this time around and the jokes mostly land. The murder mystery's solid too with clever twists and turns.

But...

.Again, there are clues in this mystery, which were way too obvious. The beer bottle and "I'm here to collect the knives" hints gave too much away. That's why the killer's identity (ship's cook) didn't struck me at all.A little bit more could have done with characters too. Especially the one, who wants to become a cop.

. The subplot about illegal rum-makers was not the cleverest. Even though it kind of helps Richard to solve the case, I did not care about it before.

Overall, good, but great episode.

7/10 HK

Orchids for a Friend

[ygwerin1 · 7/10 · 9 November 2019]

Camille's friend dies in full view of a boat party they both danced at, are her death and killer caught on camera by any of the party animals?

Bootleg Booze has the Commissioner hot under the collar trying to appeaz a local supplier.

Fidel has been praised for his police work and wants to practice for his Sergeant Exam.

More poison

[bevo-13678 · 10/10 · 9 November 2020]

I'd hate to die from poisoning. I would rather cop a speargun in the neck