First of all, who is this person who simply puts the same review in for every episode, without any commentary on the episode itself? That said, after being a little disappointed by some of the recent offerings, I find that this very last one is quite intriguing. There are two strains running through here. The first involves an up and coming scientist who receives a package bomb and is killed in his fancy office. The second is the death of a young woman who seems to have become extraneous. Hers was a suicide. There are lots of things at work here, including some evil doings by those who are withholding information. We are left at the end with a bit of a cliffhanger.
6 Reviews
Toodle pip ...almost.
Sleepin_Dragon27 August 2021
Lewis and Hathaway investigate an explosion which caused the death of a scientist with a very specific specialisation.
After an explosive, dramatic start you are drawn into a captivating, cerebral mystery, one which will have you wishing the series didn't end here.
Wonderfully made as always, expertly produced, with a glorious accompanying music. The explosion looks great too.
A great cast assembled for this final offering, Zoe Tapper, David Warner and Mali Harris are all terrific, very sincere acting throughout.
The Doctor Who fan in me has to mention Tosin Cole, here he proves he's a really good actor, it proves he's been badly served by the various writers on the show, his character Ryan ranks as the show's worst.
A terrific start, 9/10.
After an explosive, dramatic start you are drawn into a captivating, cerebral mystery, one which will have you wishing the series didn't end here.
Wonderfully made as always, expertly produced, with a glorious accompanying music. The explosion looks great too.
A great cast assembled for this final offering, Zoe Tapper, David Warner and Mali Harris are all terrific, very sincere acting throughout.
The Doctor Who fan in me has to mention Tosin Cole, here he proves he's a really good actor, it proves he's been badly served by the various writers on the show, his character Ryan ranks as the show's worst.
A terrific start, 9/10.
Decent send-off
grantss12 November 2022
(Review is of both parts).
A young Oxford professor, a mathematical genius, is killed by a parcel bomb. There are plenty of suspects: his wife as he had affairs with several of his students, a former researcher as he cut her out of the credit for a major breakthrough, the parents of a woman he apparently drove to suicide. It's up to Lewis and Hathaway to figure out who did it.
A decent send-off to the show. A fairly intriguing, though a smidge far-fetched, murder mystery. Once again the personal side feels a bit flat: the Hathaway's father saga drags on, Lewis and Dr Hobson are off to New Zealand.
I am glad it ended though: it was becoming rather formulaic and had reached its natural end with the finale of Season 6. The 2-part episodes the producers created to extend the series weren't bad but weren't brilliant either and did feel like they were just trying to milk the last dollar out of the show.
A young Oxford professor, a mathematical genius, is killed by a parcel bomb. There are plenty of suspects: his wife as he had affairs with several of his students, a former researcher as he cut her out of the credit for a major breakthrough, the parents of a woman he apparently drove to suicide. It's up to Lewis and Hathaway to figure out who did it.
A decent send-off to the show. A fairly intriguing, though a smidge far-fetched, murder mystery. Once again the personal side feels a bit flat: the Hathaway's father saga drags on, Lewis and Dr Hobson are off to New Zealand.
I am glad it ended though: it was becoming rather formulaic and had reached its natural end with the finale of Season 6. The 2-part episodes the producers created to extend the series weren't bad but weren't brilliant either and did feel like they were just trying to milk the last dollar out of the show.
philosophical passage of The Brothers Karamazov
dianasland9 July 2018
I can't found the exact passage from The Brothers Karamazov was used/read by the women in the movie. I copied from the very beginning from Synopsys : " The final episode of Inspector Lewis begins with long, loving shots of Oxford landmarks (perhaps a bit longer and more loving than usual?), as a woman reads a philosophical passage of The Brothers Karamazov. " Can someone help me with this? Thank you.
What Lies Tangled: The first half
TheLittleSongbird2 July 2017
Hearing about 'Lewis' for the first time when it first started, there was a big touch of excitement seeing as 'Inspector Morse' was and still is one of my favourites but also a little intrepidation, wondering whether the series would be as good. The good news is, like the prequel series 'Endeavour', 'Lewis' is every bit as good as 'Inspector Morse' and stands very well on its own two feet as a detective mystery and show in general.
'Lewis' was a show that started off promisingly with the pilot and the first season, while getting even better with a more settled Season 2 where the show hit its stride. Season 3 was more of a mixed bag (not a bad season at all, but started a little disappointingly, though better than reputed, with one of the show's generally lesser episodes "Allegory of Love"). Season 4 generally was one of the better seasons of 'Lewis', with all the episodes very good to great, and Season 5 was solid with the only disappointment being "The Mind Has Mountains".
Season 6 started off very well with "The Soul of Genius", while "Generation of Vipers" was even better. Unfortunately, "Fearful Symmetry" was very disappointing and has always been one of my least favourite 'Lewis' episodes. On the other side of the coin, fortunately the season gets back on track with a great finale and its best episode "The Indelible Stain".
The show's seventh season suffered from the rather bizarre decision to split its three episodes into two halves, meaning having to wait until the next week until the conclusion. In all three of the Season 7 episodes, this has proved to be rather awkward and in "Down Among the Fearful" and "The Ramblin' Boy" ran the risk of forgetting what happened previously and being even more confused by events and who the characters were. "Intelligent Design" however was much better and easily the best of that season.
"Entry Wounds" was decent if unexceptional, with things getting better with "The Lions of Nemea" (although that didn't wow me either). "Beyond Good and Evil" is generally the best episode of Season 8.
"One For Sorrow" was a promising start to the ninth and final season, and the succeeding episode "Magnum Opus" while a long way from great was also decent. Naturally for being the last ever episode "What Lies Tangled" is the best of Season 9.
Will admit to still not caring for Maddox, she is bland and doesn't gel and Angela Griffin's acting doesn't make me feel any different. One does wish that we got to know Hathaway's family and his situation a little more, but at least he isn't as grumpy and rude as he was in "Magnum Opus".
As always however the acting is solid, on the other hand, with Kevin Whately very good and Laurence Fox a breath of fresh air. Their chemistry is wholly convincing, always a huge part of the show's charm, with a strong contrast between Lewis being the world weary one with the hunches and Hathaway being the more logical and witty. Really like the chemistry between Lewis and Hobson (Clare Holman doesn't disappoint) too, and that Hobson's character has expanded for the better overtime in the show.
Moody seems to be settling in well and one doesn't miss Innocent too much. The support acting is good, especially David Warner, Zoe Tapper and Oliver Lansley.
Production values are of very high quality. It's beautifully shot as always, with a standout moment being the long lingering shots, and Oxford not only looks exquisite but is like a supporting character in itself. Barrington Pheloung returns as composer, and does a first-rate job, some of the scoring here even more elaborate than usual. The theme tune, while not as iconic or quite as clever as Morse's, is very pleasant to listen to, the episode is charmingly and hauntingly scored and the use of pre-existing music is very well-incorporated.
Some of the writing is thoughtful and fun and the story is mostly compelling and suitably twisty without being too convoluted, one standout scene being the tense build up to the first murder.
Overall, a fitting beginning of the end. 8/10 Bethany Cox
'Lewis' was a show that started off promisingly with the pilot and the first season, while getting even better with a more settled Season 2 where the show hit its stride. Season 3 was more of a mixed bag (not a bad season at all, but started a little disappointingly, though better than reputed, with one of the show's generally lesser episodes "Allegory of Love"). Season 4 generally was one of the better seasons of 'Lewis', with all the episodes very good to great, and Season 5 was solid with the only disappointment being "The Mind Has Mountains".
Season 6 started off very well with "The Soul of Genius", while "Generation of Vipers" was even better. Unfortunately, "Fearful Symmetry" was very disappointing and has always been one of my least favourite 'Lewis' episodes. On the other side of the coin, fortunately the season gets back on track with a great finale and its best episode "The Indelible Stain".
The show's seventh season suffered from the rather bizarre decision to split its three episodes into two halves, meaning having to wait until the next week until the conclusion. In all three of the Season 7 episodes, this has proved to be rather awkward and in "Down Among the Fearful" and "The Ramblin' Boy" ran the risk of forgetting what happened previously and being even more confused by events and who the characters were. "Intelligent Design" however was much better and easily the best of that season.
"Entry Wounds" was decent if unexceptional, with things getting better with "The Lions of Nemea" (although that didn't wow me either). "Beyond Good and Evil" is generally the best episode of Season 8.
"One For Sorrow" was a promising start to the ninth and final season, and the succeeding episode "Magnum Opus" while a long way from great was also decent. Naturally for being the last ever episode "What Lies Tangled" is the best of Season 9.
Will admit to still not caring for Maddox, she is bland and doesn't gel and Angela Griffin's acting doesn't make me feel any different. One does wish that we got to know Hathaway's family and his situation a little more, but at least he isn't as grumpy and rude as he was in "Magnum Opus".
As always however the acting is solid, on the other hand, with Kevin Whately very good and Laurence Fox a breath of fresh air. Their chemistry is wholly convincing, always a huge part of the show's charm, with a strong contrast between Lewis being the world weary one with the hunches and Hathaway being the more logical and witty. Really like the chemistry between Lewis and Hobson (Clare Holman doesn't disappoint) too, and that Hobson's character has expanded for the better overtime in the show.
Moody seems to be settling in well and one doesn't miss Innocent too much. The support acting is good, especially David Warner, Zoe Tapper and Oliver Lansley.
Production values are of very high quality. It's beautifully shot as always, with a standout moment being the long lingering shots, and Oxford not only looks exquisite but is like a supporting character in itself. Barrington Pheloung returns as composer, and does a first-rate job, some of the scoring here even more elaborate than usual. The theme tune, while not as iconic or quite as clever as Morse's, is very pleasant to listen to, the episode is charmingly and hauntingly scored and the use of pre-existing music is very well-incorporated.
Some of the writing is thoughtful and fun and the story is mostly compelling and suitably twisty without being too convoluted, one standout scene being the tense build up to the first murder.
Overall, a fitting beginning of the end. 8/10 Bethany Cox
Fare thee well
safenoe16 August 2021
Warning: Spoilers
What a journey it's been. Lewis is one of my favorite British TV police dramas, and I really didn't want it to end. But all good things come to an end sadly, and here we are with the series finale, broadcast at the end of 2015.
I was very impressed by a tracking shot in this episode, and I wonder how much time went into rehearsing the scene which was outdoors. Also all credit to the extras in this finale, especially those outdoors in Oxford and at the airport.
The explosive special effects looked quite authentic.
Maybe one day Lewis can be rebooted please for these more contemporary times. If so, Danny Dyer should be cast as Lewis, with Ant or Dec playing Hathaway. They can investigate crimes around Oxford Brookes University (no relation to Oxford University) and crime ridden areas in Blackbird Leys, Rose Hill, Wood Farm (especially the area behind Awgar Stone Road).
I was very impressed by a tracking shot in this episode, and I wonder how much time went into rehearsing the scene which was outdoors. Also all credit to the extras in this finale, especially those outdoors in Oxford and at the airport.
The explosive special effects looked quite authentic.
Maybe one day Lewis can be rebooted please for these more contemporary times. If so, Danny Dyer should be cast as Lewis, with Ant or Dec playing Hathaway. They can investigate crimes around Oxford Brookes University (no relation to Oxford University) and crime ridden areas in Blackbird Leys, Rose Hill, Wood Farm (especially the area behind Awgar Stone Road).
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