Have always been quite fond of 'Murder She Wrote'. It is a fun and relaxing watch that makes you think as you try to unwind in the evening. If one wants more complex, twisty mysteries with lots of tension and suspense 'Murder She Wrote' may not be for you, but if you want something light-hearted and entertaining but still provide good mysteries 'Murder She Wrote' fits the bill just fine.
This episode, "Prediction: Murder", is another one of the very good Season 5 (and of 'Murder She Wrote' in general) without being one of my very favourites. Nothing inherently wrong with it, though it is a little silly at times, it just lacks the extra something of the best episodes.
Production values as ever are slick and stylish with a beautiful ranch setting. The music has energy and has presence but also not making the mistake of over-scoring, while it is hard to forget or resist the theme tune.
The writing is thought-provoking, light-hearted and amiable and the mystery is very intriguing and suitably complicated with an ending that actually shocked me.
Angela Lansbury is splendid as usual, there is a reason as to why Jessica Fletcher is one of her best-remembered roles, it is certainly one of my favourites of hers along with her roles in 'The Manchurian Candidate', 'Sweeney Todd' and the animated films 'Beauty and the Beast' and 'Anastasia').
The support acting is very good, particularly from Dale Robertson (returning from the previous episode "The Flight of the Dixie Damsel", which this leaves off from), Melody Anderson, David Birney and Michael Parks.
Overall, very good. 8/10 Bethany Cox