14 June 2011

The Shadow Line S01E06

I was really enjoying this. The stylistic flourishes, I could forgive.
Things were HAPPENING. The mystery was DEEPENING. The suspense was
just FRIGHTFUL.

And then ep five had all this dialogue that was all so... faux John Le
Carre or something.

And this episode. Each exchange of dialogue Heavy with Meaning. How
many times can the word 'line' be said by any number of characters, both
related and unrelated, in five minutes? The ambush in the house with a
child present - WHO SAW THAT COMING? The scenes Pregnant with Portent.
And the ep ending like some bloody "Halloween" instalment.

What a shame. A real shame.

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