Second Sight, S8E5

Second Sight, S8E5

Another good episode with not much gore and no sexual situations, so it's PG-13 in my opinion. The mystery is well-done. There's an old English mansion and quaint cottages throughout, but again only some dark interiors. And this episode features A LOT of rain, which creates a nice atmosphere. Cully surprises her parents with news that she's got a job in the theatre, but it requires a lot of roughing it out in the cities with a lot of traveling. This unstable lifestyle upsets Joyce, but Tom, the ever tender husband, calms her fears. On a side note, Scott eats an ice cream cone and has to chuck it away to get to crime solving (a funny bit that made my kids take notice of this show I always watch). There is also a reference to John Nettles' role in Bergerac when Tom takes a look at some of his old photographs. Also, beware that there is a loud wailing baby in this episode, so that gets annoying. But still, this is a good one!

Bantling Boy, S8E4

Bantling Boy, S8E4

The murders featured in this episode were not as gruesome as they might be on this show, mostly done in by bonks on the head without much gore on display. There was nothing overtly sexual either, which makes this PG-13 in my book. The mystery itself was unique and unpredictable. Cully is sad that she's not getting any work in the acting business so Tom, the ever doting father, cheers her up and gets her a gig at a horse retirement home. Lots of horse racing in this one too. A few striking exteriors, but mainly dark, medieval interiors. The best line was delivered by Barnaby and is likely a joke about the show itself: "When murder becomes entertainment, we all lose touch with reality." This is a good one!

Death in Disguise, S1E5.

Filmed in Amersham, The Lee, Cuddington, Pendor, and Nether Winchendon in Buckinghamshire, S1E5, "Death in Disguise," is set in the fictional Lodge of the Golden Windhorse. Scroll all the way through to read my commentary. 

Interiors

Commentary

More running gags about Joyce's bad cooking and Troy's awful driving (this element flew by me the first time I watched or I'd forgotten it by the time Troy made his cameo in Blood Wedding season 11, haha).

More scenes of Cully getting along sweetly with her father, and the nice scenes of Tom discussing his case with the family another familiar charming comfort to the series. Other charming details included the rain clouds, thunderstorm, church bells, horseback riders, beekeepers,
twittering birds, and the usual lovely array of English country homes and gardens, including the grand castle-like manor of the lodge.

The bleak side included the new age claptrap theme, a drunken drugged out mother, a callous money bags father, ex-cons, liars, and a sexual scene with squeals and moans with the couple in bed (luckily they're covered up with sheets and blankets, only their shoulders exposed), oh, and of course the ghastly aspect of murder as revenge and greed!

Lovely balance of dark and light, good and evil !