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Vera: Prodigal Son (2013)
Best episode so far
I have seen all episodes up to this point, and with mixed impressions. However, they have all been a 6 or above on a 10-scale. And this last episode transcends all others. Who is John, and why was he killed? Not an unusual starting point for a crime-episode on television. The reason this Vera episode is apart from most others, is the emotional dept. Vera's somewhat slow and basic albeit intuitive technique, eventually backed by physical evidence by the laconic pathologist or sheer admittance by killer, is for once well paralleled by the depth of the tragedy of the family concerned. Cunningham is alway good, and here better than ever as the man with multiple-layered secrets, and Stuckey as his daughter emits emotional depth well aligned with the tragedy unfolded.