I enjoy pretty much all Midsomer Murders episodes...especially with Tom Barnaby in them. But this one is the first episode that made me said, "Wait..but..." because I was trying to figure out what the hell was going on. Spoilers folks so, be prepared.
It starts with the past: 2 men dueling and fighting for the love of a woman, a sword fight. At Uni. One young man, Crispian, wins with a cut to the cheek of the other guy, with a vow from him that HE will always hunt him down and make their lives miserable because he lost.
Years later... Two lovers, both frolicking in the corn fields until an older gent with shotgun and dog are shooting at things and letting us, the audience know that HE knows that they are there. Whilst walking and enjoying toying with them via shooting his gun nearby, he spots a dead body. Terrible look of shock on his face (no pun intended) and his hands are burnt...also, 2 puncture holes in the back near his bum and a shaved area of the head. Naked.
Well, over at in town, the local UFO believer/lecturer, is given a head's up by the older man's wife to get there within 20 minutes before he calls the police since the area and all the descriptions all comes from what he believes ETs are doing to the humans. Seriously. And this is a prime example that they exist.
Here comes Troy and Barnaby to investigate this strange case of a dead naked, burnt hand man in a corn field. Who was he and why was he there...nude?
We then find out that the old man was_is Sir Harry. And he is the lover of the young lady that was fooling around with his son in law, of whom he can't stand because for only a month he is married to his only child, treats her like crap (as he treats his wife, fellow UFO enthusiast) and wants his lover to stop it! Only HE can have thr affair with her.
The field they were on? Well, that was, once we find out later, Sir Crispian's land where the original dead body was found.
But wait, there is more! While the believers and non believers talk things over about Devils,God,Aliens, whatever, and Harry is fooling around and the young lady has another paramour (a petty thief) someone else gets fried...this time, it is another petty thief, just out of prison (but who was the first one then?) and now, we have 2 fried bodies.
See..you, the viewer, have to figure THAT out. Then guess what? Third body is found. This time, it is that sorry, good for nothing cheat of a son in law. Fried in his car. Electrocuted. Ok..a little different but still. Maybe the aliens decided his car was better for him to get him real toasty and they weren't interested in his naked bits..whatever.
Tom tries to see what connection the UFO lovers and the Murders have to do with each other. Actually, nothing. Because this story is all over the place. Harry killed the son in law because he was screwing with his mistress(who is screwing someone else). The 2 others? Well, the lead UFO writer of the subject, leader of the tours, confesses to his best friend (and mother in law of dead son in law) that HE helped moved the 1st body because, back to the ORIGINAL scene of the 2 dueling gents in flashback, HE was trying to kill Sir Crispian from the orders of the man he defeated...years ago! He was shocked to death from a contraption of electricity running through out the whole house (which sadly Troy and Barnaby finds out beings stuck in there on day when he takes his dying wife back to hospital to die).
Oh..Lloyd is this man's name, for anyone still in on this thread and/or cares at this point.
Buy then, Lloyd dies, too. Why? Harry's lover and HER thief lover kills him when he goes to his real loves/best friend for life (Harry's wife) secret place that was hers and was going to be the love nest of the now dead son in law. Neck is broken. Out into the cornfield (but still, how did the 2nd man die)? By this time, you have a few murders and murderers here(Harry, the Thief, Sir Crispian with his contraption) and you don't care, really. You are just waiting to see who will die next by whom and does it match the story (another dies and it kinda does but, not really because. Who cares).
Yea...this episode was all over the place. The scenes I like: Poor Troy thought they were being abducted at night by the UFO only to find out the farmer had his high beams on the road (a no no) but, it sure did scare poor Troy "What should I tell your wife, Mrs. Barnaby?" "Tell her I will be a little late..." he was relieved.
No Cully in this one (maybe she is in London with Nico?) But..yea. Love Joyce (always will) and the fact that she knew that Lloyd and Harry's wife were besties since birth, born the same day, buy, they were forbidden to be with each other. He was poor. She was well to do (ish). I probably missed some other parts but...this was...meh. Better than Blood on the Saddle.
It starts with the past: 2 men dueling and fighting for the love of a woman, a sword fight. At Uni. One young man, Crispian, wins with a cut to the cheek of the other guy, with a vow from him that HE will always hunt him down and make their lives miserable because he lost.
Years later... Two lovers, both frolicking in the corn fields until an older gent with shotgun and dog are shooting at things and letting us, the audience know that HE knows that they are there. Whilst walking and enjoying toying with them via shooting his gun nearby, he spots a dead body. Terrible look of shock on his face (no pun intended) and his hands are burnt...also, 2 puncture holes in the back near his bum and a shaved area of the head. Naked.
Well, over at in town, the local UFO believer/lecturer, is given a head's up by the older man's wife to get there within 20 minutes before he calls the police since the area and all the descriptions all comes from what he believes ETs are doing to the humans. Seriously. And this is a prime example that they exist.
Here comes Troy and Barnaby to investigate this strange case of a dead naked, burnt hand man in a corn field. Who was he and why was he there...nude?
We then find out that the old man was_is Sir Harry. And he is the lover of the young lady that was fooling around with his son in law, of whom he can't stand because for only a month he is married to his only child, treats her like crap (as he treats his wife, fellow UFO enthusiast) and wants his lover to stop it! Only HE can have thr affair with her.
The field they were on? Well, that was, once we find out later, Sir Crispian's land where the original dead body was found.
But wait, there is more! While the believers and non believers talk things over about Devils,God,Aliens, whatever, and Harry is fooling around and the young lady has another paramour (a petty thief) someone else gets fried...this time, it is another petty thief, just out of prison (but who was the first one then?) and now, we have 2 fried bodies.
See..you, the viewer, have to figure THAT out. Then guess what? Third body is found. This time, it is that sorry, good for nothing cheat of a son in law. Fried in his car. Electrocuted. Ok..a little different but still. Maybe the aliens decided his car was better for him to get him real toasty and they weren't interested in his naked bits..whatever.
Tom tries to see what connection the UFO lovers and the Murders have to do with each other. Actually, nothing. Because this story is all over the place. Harry killed the son in law because he was screwing with his mistress(who is screwing someone else). The 2 others? Well, the lead UFO writer of the subject, leader of the tours, confesses to his best friend (and mother in law of dead son in law) that HE helped moved the 1st body because, back to the ORIGINAL scene of the 2 dueling gents in flashback, HE was trying to kill Sir Crispian from the orders of the man he defeated...years ago! He was shocked to death from a contraption of electricity running through out the whole house (which sadly Troy and Barnaby finds out beings stuck in there on day when he takes his dying wife back to hospital to die).
Oh..Lloyd is this man's name, for anyone still in on this thread and/or cares at this point.
Buy then, Lloyd dies, too. Why? Harry's lover and HER thief lover kills him when he goes to his real loves/best friend for life (Harry's wife) secret place that was hers and was going to be the love nest of the now dead son in law. Neck is broken. Out into the cornfield (but still, how did the 2nd man die)? By this time, you have a few murders and murderers here(Harry, the Thief, Sir Crispian with his contraption) and you don't care, really. You are just waiting to see who will die next by whom and does it match the story (another dies and it kinda does but, not really because. Who cares).
Yea...this episode was all over the place. The scenes I like: Poor Troy thought they were being abducted at night by the UFO only to find out the farmer had his high beams on the road (a no no) but, it sure did scare poor Troy "What should I tell your wife, Mrs. Barnaby?" "Tell her I will be a little late..." he was relieved.
No Cully in this one (maybe she is in London with Nico?) But..yea. Love Joyce (always will) and the fact that she knew that Lloyd and Harry's wife were besties since birth, born the same day, buy, they were forbidden to be with each other. He was poor. She was well to do (ish). I probably missed some other parts but...this was...meh. Better than Blood on the Saddle.