It seems that unlike the majority of viewers and fans, that I was not impressed by this plodding episode that seemed to go nowhere.
Yes, it was great to see Detective Joss Carter, albeit appearing as a dying man's hallucination, but the episode felt contrived, just so that she could appear in this form. John heard a creaking floor in the room he was shot from, so he was aware that someone may be in there, yet turned his back on it - he's better trained than that.
The whole episode plods along, mostly just a conversation in a car, and felt like they didn't have enough budget left for any sets. While the conversation revealed a lot of John's back-story, it was delivered in soft, soporific tones which meant much of my concentration was taken up with staying awake, rather than with listening to what was actually said.
There were also 'unexplained' bits. Why was Root wearing that dress? It was utterly unconnected to anything. One second John is pointing a gun at the perpetrator, the next, he's sat in a car with the perp on the ground outside, and it seems that even John doesn't know how that happened. Where did the 'brother' go? He took pills that left him with 8 hours to live. Did he die? Did he go to hospital, or even call an ambulance? Is he still in the house, dying of an overdose? The whole story felt incomplete and cobbled together, just to get Carter in it.
I am a big fan of the whole PoI series', but I think this has to be my least- favourite episode, out of all 88 episodes so far.
Yes, it was great to see Detective Joss Carter, albeit appearing as a dying man's hallucination, but the episode felt contrived, just so that she could appear in this form. John heard a creaking floor in the room he was shot from, so he was aware that someone may be in there, yet turned his back on it - he's better trained than that.
The whole episode plods along, mostly just a conversation in a car, and felt like they didn't have enough budget left for any sets. While the conversation revealed a lot of John's back-story, it was delivered in soft, soporific tones which meant much of my concentration was taken up with staying awake, rather than with listening to what was actually said.
There were also 'unexplained' bits. Why was Root wearing that dress? It was utterly unconnected to anything. One second John is pointing a gun at the perpetrator, the next, he's sat in a car with the perp on the ground outside, and it seems that even John doesn't know how that happened. Where did the 'brother' go? He took pills that left him with 8 hours to live. Did he die? Did he go to hospital, or even call an ambulance? Is he still in the house, dying of an overdose? The whole story felt incomplete and cobbled together, just to get Carter in it.
I am a big fan of the whole PoI series', but I think this has to be my least- favourite episode, out of all 88 episodes so far.