I've watched them all in order and have been so impressed with the amazing Helen Mirren, and this excellent series, but this one totally fell apart at the end.
When Jane was getting the confession, and she expected that she would, she totally overlooked that The Street's next predictable move would be to kidnap and punish Janice. EVERYONE knew this. So she barges on ahead and is totally surprised when Michael points out that Janice is in danger. Then she calls out the cavalry to rush to Janice's house where, of course, Janice has been kidnapped.
Then Jane conveniently gets a little kid to show her a building where The Street might have taken Janice, rushing off in her car by herself with the kid, although her entire force was with her at Janice's house. She doesn't think to take any of them with her as backup or to call to tell them what she is doing. Jane would have never done anything like this in a previous episode. This, and what ensues, is directly out of a US-produced detective procedural. She enters the building all alone, finds Janice, again predictably, turning her back so that The Street can walk up behind her with a gun. Then more minutes are spent in pointless discussion with The Street and Martin until the gun squad shows up and shoots The Street full of holes. I am so disappointed in this one.....
When Jane was getting the confession, and she expected that she would, she totally overlooked that The Street's next predictable move would be to kidnap and punish Janice. EVERYONE knew this. So she barges on ahead and is totally surprised when Michael points out that Janice is in danger. Then she calls out the cavalry to rush to Janice's house where, of course, Janice has been kidnapped.
Then Jane conveniently gets a little kid to show her a building where The Street might have taken Janice, rushing off in her car by herself with the kid, although her entire force was with her at Janice's house. She doesn't think to take any of them with her as backup or to call to tell them what she is doing. Jane would have never done anything like this in a previous episode. This, and what ensues, is directly out of a US-produced detective procedural. She enters the building all alone, finds Janice, again predictably, turning her back so that The Street can walk up behind her with a gun. Then more minutes are spent in pointless discussion with The Street and Martin until the gun squad shows up and shoots The Street full of holes. I am so disappointed in this one.....