The Electric Vendetta" is the first bad Midsomer Murders episode. Some may say that "Blue Herrings" is the first bad Midsomer Murders episode, but I really liked that episode. Even though the deaths in "Blue Herrings" were natural causes and there was no murderer, except of Pru Bennet smothering her aunt Celia to death out of love, the episode itself was very heart-warming. The same can not be said about "The Electric Vendetta" unfortunately.
The body of Ronald Stokes is found in a crop circle by Harry Chatwyn. Stokes is found naked with a tuft of hair shaven off the back of his head, and he also got two small puncture wounds at the base of his spine. The autopsy reports reveals that Ronald Stokes cause of death is electrocuting. Shortly after a man by the name of Eddie Fields is found murdered in the same way, and Steve Ramsey is later electrocuted to death after someone had connected his car to the power supply. Lloyd Kirby is pushed down the stairs and dies, but someone will make Barnaby believe that he was killed in the same way.
"The Electric Vendetta" focuses on the love Isabel has for both Sir Christian Aubrey and Peter Rhodes. 40 years prior to this episode, Sir Christian and Peter had a duel where the winner would win the heart of Isabel. Christian won the duel and Peter could never forget or forgive what had happened. This dub plot is actually one of the good things that makes this story somehow interesting to watch, but that is that. Rest of the episode is unfortunately a mess, and the setting is pretty boring, to be honest.
Ursula Howells, Alex McCowen, Peter Penry-Jones, John Woodwine and Nigel Harrison leave the best impression from the supporting cast in this episode.
"The Electric Vendetta" is the first bad Midsomer Murders episode. There are some elements like the sub plot about Isabel, Christian and Peter that makes the episode enjoyable in a certain way, but that is it. Overall, a bad episode, and this review, that is maybe the shortest I have written, just says it all. 4/10 Hossy Christie.
The body of Ronald Stokes is found in a crop circle by Harry Chatwyn. Stokes is found naked with a tuft of hair shaven off the back of his head, and he also got two small puncture wounds at the base of his spine. The autopsy reports reveals that Ronald Stokes cause of death is electrocuting. Shortly after a man by the name of Eddie Fields is found murdered in the same way, and Steve Ramsey is later electrocuted to death after someone had connected his car to the power supply. Lloyd Kirby is pushed down the stairs and dies, but someone will make Barnaby believe that he was killed in the same way.
"The Electric Vendetta" focuses on the love Isabel has for both Sir Christian Aubrey and Peter Rhodes. 40 years prior to this episode, Sir Christian and Peter had a duel where the winner would win the heart of Isabel. Christian won the duel and Peter could never forget or forgive what had happened. This dub plot is actually one of the good things that makes this story somehow interesting to watch, but that is that. Rest of the episode is unfortunately a mess, and the setting is pretty boring, to be honest.
Ursula Howells, Alex McCowen, Peter Penry-Jones, John Woodwine and Nigel Harrison leave the best impression from the supporting cast in this episode.
"The Electric Vendetta" is the first bad Midsomer Murders episode. There are some elements like the sub plot about Isabel, Christian and Peter that makes the episode enjoyable in a certain way, but that is it. Overall, a bad episode, and this review, that is maybe the shortest I have written, just says it all. 4/10 Hossy Christie.