tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post6448643527095282738..comments2024-03-26T16:25:34.559-04:00Comments on Longish: Vera Series 6 - The Moth Catcher - Episode ReviewHannah Longhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15529410255089707007noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-20887091955104939452022-10-07T10:47:56.522-04:002022-10-07T10:47:56.522-04:00I haven't watched the show in years.I haven't watched the show in years. Hannah Longhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529410255089707007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-79310390280343121322022-08-14T16:31:58.442-04:002022-08-14T16:31:58.442-04:00How come you don't review Vera episodes anymor...How come you don't review Vera episodes anymore? Your reviews are brilliant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-33794699725999132052021-01-08T00:37:30.096-05:002021-01-08T00:37:30.096-05:00If you watch the episode closely, listen and all i...If you watch the episode closely, listen and all is explained. The boyfriend was lamping (killing badgers) on a different road, he was caught on cctv going 60mph in a 40 zone. Clearly not the little one lane road that Alex ran out into. The Farmer was walking home from the Pub after his daughter had been on the road. It was dusk when Alex was running through the wood. It was dark when Percy was walking home from the Pub. <br /> Don't get drawn into the collage of events prior to the opening credits, they will confuse you everytime.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16440986827539325549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-20641086259380743952019-06-23T11:54:16.312-04:002019-06-23T11:54:16.312-04:00Why are the books plots so very different to the T...Why are the books plots so very different to the TV series? <br />Whatever it is I love them both equally..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06738469505395748806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-41507051657469589452018-06-04T21:27:23.000-04:002018-06-04T21:27:23.000-04:00This just had me chuckling out LOUD!!! Just watche...This just had me chuckling out LOUD!!! Just watched the episode and you're so right!cinnamongirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11116264206379207354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-87526263221010885532018-03-05T09:40:52.630-05:002018-03-05T09:40:52.630-05:00Why didn't she stop? How many vehicles (other...Why didn't she stop? How many vehicles (other than the other white van that same night) even go down that lane? Did she drive past her father, taking the long walk home in that direction? Was dad to addled to consider a connection between his daughter and the accident?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08525217237550990460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-23130580710292589372018-02-03T14:26:58.396-05:002018-02-03T14:26:58.396-05:00She was the one who had run over Alex while she wa...She was the one who had run over Alex while she was running away, and she was overcome by guilt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-11712783489397403952018-01-02T20:48:13.544-05:002018-01-02T20:48:13.544-05:00I was wondering about that too -- I couldn't r...I was wondering about that too -- I couldn't remember who she even was at that point!MoeBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11064717546525583362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-104692947809783192017-06-14T04:40:33.006-04:002017-06-14T04:40:33.006-04:00So,why did the poor old farmers daughter hang hers...So,why did the poor old farmers daughter hang herself?Sandra Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05919169808522209889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-1877715896479672002016-02-19T16:50:15.042-05:002016-02-19T16:50:15.042-05:00Not at all! I love long comments (and even if I di...Not at all! I love long comments (and even if I did not, anything's better than the dark days when I'd receive maybe one or two comments a month, most of which were spam). <br /><br />It always annoys me when two murders which occur in the same story are committed by different people (and it's a common coincidence in detective fiction). At least in this case, both were *caused* by the killer. He drove her out into traffic. That she was then struck and killed by someone who decided not to report it? Yes, probably a coincidence too far. Hannah Longhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529410255089707007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-36884017951497133882016-02-19T02:02:36.988-05:002016-02-19T02:02:36.988-05:00Thanks again Hannah, for another well written revi...Thanks again Hannah, for another well written review; I really enjoyed it. <br /><br />By now I imagine you’re cursing the day I stumbled on to your blog. Please forgive me for my rants, love, but here I go again…<br /><br />I’m pretty sure at some point writer Paul Matthew Thompson (or perhaps Ann Cleeves before him) broke rule No. 19 from Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling: coincidences to get characters into trouble are great; coincidences to get them out of it are cheating.<br /><br />Everything (and I mean everything) about the murder of Alex Gartside relied on coincidence: the way she was killed; the improbable manner her body was found; the relationship between the person who found the body and the hit-and-run driver; the colour of the vehicle and its lack of registration. I’m sorry to be so demanding pet, but can we have a realistic script please? Hm?<br /><br />I was delighted to see after my previous comment on your blog that the producers took my advice and finally gave DS Healy something to do. Vera told him to get the gardener’s contact details in case they needed to question him again. It’s a pity she didn’t do that in last week’s episode because they would have known exactly where the lad who stole the victim’s mobile telephone lived and then all the drama about finding and staking out the house would have been unnecessary. Oh well, live and learn; that's my motto.<br /><br />All kidding aside, I’ve really enjoyed the series so far (especially 'Tuesday's Child'). I agree with you that the scenery (and by extension, the beautiful camera work) is one of the highlights of the show. I’m looking forward to next week’s episode and the arrival of Aiden and Charlie’s baby, although I suspect he’ll get an earful from Vera for lying about going for a scan when they were actually going shopping. One of the givens of every Vera episode is that all suspects are lying, but I didn’t realise it extended to her Detective Sergeant as well.<br /><br />Right then, bring on 'The Sea Glass'.<br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16650147340969927580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-37297045053829997982016-02-15T18:41:03.919-05:002016-02-15T18:41:03.919-05:00This is the first episode adapted from an Ann Clee...<i>This is the first episode adapted from an Ann Cleeves novel since On Harbour Street, in the Joe Era</i><br /><br />It showed. The flow was better and the killer more believable.Vera did look scared during her alone time with the killer and relieved, immediately after. She also checked her watch. The killer knew there was no point in fighting back--help was on it's way. Good thing he learned something from his stint with the Justice System. Vera wouldn't have been as lucky with that "lamper" dope. Although his little GF did take him out, so maybe I'm wrong.Darrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277966379512526469noreply@blogger.com