For most part I really enjoyed this series. I guessed the twist early on and liked the way the living and the dead intertwined. (That was NOT a spoiler. Check the series title.) There were touches of other ghost stories, even a reference to DON'T LOOK NOW, but after awhile it seemed that the creators were treading water. My favorite ghost story was the one involving Charlie and the mining disaster. No jump out scares but a feeling of dread hanging over the countryside. Beautiful location filming matched by excellent acting, especially by Colin Morgan, but in the end there needed to be a second season. The last line of the last episode elicited a "What?" from me.Not fair to leave us hanging. And what did the locals make of that what was pulled out of the bog? And how did the baby survive if the mother died? Who came upon them? As I look back over what I have written I see that the text is disjointed. I think that is because after a marathon watch of THE LIVING AND THE DEAD that is where my head is at. This show REALLY needed a second season.
Review of The Living and the Dead
