Brilliant episode, definitely worth watching a few times and nice to find a good review on UA-cam. Reece Shearsmith has a chronological version available to download on his Twitter at the moment. Gave me error messages at first, but got there in the end (make the file 'available to download').
It's available to watch forwards on DailyMotion. It's only by watching that that I realised how risk-taking Monica Dolan's character is in returning to Emilia Fox's character's house but I suppose she has little alternative as she needs to try to work out if the hitman is due to be directed to the correct property, i.e. if Emilia Fox's character was still alive, in which case Monica's character's life would still be in danger. Also, she needed to pick up the phone on which the message and her fingerprints are. Monica's character's no straightforward revenge instigator though - she knew that Emilia's character's father was there when the hitman was redirected there so she risked/didn't care for his life (happily, although lots of blood does come from his mouth, we can imagine he survives if we wish, as I do). She didn't sufficiently care in advance about possible collateral damage, Monica's character, although she was shocked to see it. Ringing the police would be the usual course of action so I suppose Monica's character's not adverse to being a livewire. She is a really great actor and portrays an implicitly rather complex woman impeccably. Due to the farce/mystery game-like and also humourful structure of the episode, the complexiities of her behaviour (although, yes, she has been unwillingly placed in a life-threatening situation herself) might not be fully apparent until a few viewings, including forwards. She is, in effect, an organiser of murder (via a murderer) of another organiser of murder. And then she kills the person who achieved what she wanted to happen. Despite her often charmingly demurely flustered demeanour, she's something of a twin set terror in her own right and her explanation to the removals man should not be an easy one to take. She's going to prison for quite a time indeed if she doesn't sufficiently clear her tracks and run off with/sufficiently charm the removals man with whom she does have a spark. (she wouldn't kill him or bribe him with money- that would be awful and would change the whole meaning of how we perceive her).
A second watch cleared up most of my sense of doubt...then, for fun, I noted the 'ten minutes ago' titles: 4:45 9:00 16:45 22:56 And then watched the episode in 'natural' sequence. The depth of the acting and allusions 'backward' and 'forward' is still better each time. Just one quibble: the high-tech killer for hire, pulls out his high-capacity 9mm mega gun...and its empty after four shots? And he racks the slide to threaten May?
Brilliant episode, definitely worth watching a few times and nice to find a good review on UA-cam.
Reece Shearsmith has a chronological version available to download on his Twitter at the moment. Gave me error messages at first, but got there in the end (make the file 'available to download').
ChubbyChecker182 thanks I will have a look.
It's available to watch forwards on DailyMotion. It's only by watching that that I realised how risk-taking Monica Dolan's character is in returning to Emilia Fox's character's house but I suppose she has little alternative as she needs to try to work out if the hitman is due to be directed to the correct property, i.e. if Emilia Fox's character was still alive, in which case Monica's character's life would still be in danger. Also, she needed to pick up the phone on which the message and her fingerprints are. Monica's character's no straightforward revenge instigator though - she knew that Emilia's character's father was there when the hitman was redirected there so she risked/didn't care for his life (happily, although lots of blood does come from his mouth, we can imagine he survives if we wish, as I do). She didn't sufficiently care in advance about possible collateral damage, Monica's character, although she was shocked to see it. Ringing the police would be the usual course of action so I suppose Monica's character's not adverse to being a livewire. She is a really great actor and portrays an implicitly rather complex woman impeccably. Due to the farce/mystery game-like and also humourful structure of the episode, the complexiities of her behaviour (although, yes, she has been unwillingly placed in a life-threatening situation herself) might not be fully apparent until a few viewings, including forwards. She is, in effect, an organiser of murder (via a murderer) of another organiser of murder. And then she kills the person who achieved what she wanted to happen. Despite her often charmingly demurely flustered demeanour, she's something of a twin set terror in her own right and her explanation to the removals man should not be an easy one to take. She's going to prison for quite a time indeed if she doesn't sufficiently clear her tracks and run off with/sufficiently charm the removals man with whom she does have a spark. (she wouldn't kill him or bribe him with money- that would be awful and would change the whole meaning of how we perceive her).
Sherlock - “The Sign Of Three” is a bit like that
And a guest appearance by Michael mcintyre as the Estate agent.
Great episode and a great review
Amazing episode, unlike the latest one, which i would consider one of their weakest to date.
I agree
A second watch cleared up most of my sense of doubt...then, for fun, I noted the 'ten minutes ago' titles:
4:45
9:00
16:45
22:56
And then watched the episode in 'natural' sequence. The depth of the acting and allusions 'backward' and 'forward' is still better each time. Just one quibble: the high-tech killer for hire, pulls out his high-capacity 9mm mega gun...and its empty after four shots? And he racks the slide to threaten May?
Isn't it 5 minutes earlier?
No
No it's ten
ClashPanda 120 they literally say on the screen ten minutes earlier