Called to the village of Midsomer Market to investigate someone's car being set on fire, Barnaby and Troy soon find themselves investigating the murder of Marjorie Empson who is found in her home bludgeoned to death. The focus of their attention is the the Reading Club, a group of five women who meet regularly not to discuss books in fact, but to manage a investment fund they have established. Two of the members were hoping to cash out their investments, but were prevented from doing so by the others. There are several other suspects, all in one way or another connected to the financial and investment world, but when a second member of the book club is killed, the police realize they may need to look for an altogether different motive
第一集,market for murder
Troy假装买市场金融报纸,实际上里面藏了从孩童时代其父给其买的儿童报the hawk“private detective who fights evil”,喜欢这种冷幽默,超级get 这种点。
结尾处,Troy也因为这份爱好而获得了金钱上的回报,一位收藏家要出一笔让人想不到的钱来收购(每份报纸都有),与之对比是DCI巴纳比的养老金都打水漂了。
这集剧情比较精彩,就又是神经病驴的故事,陷入痴狂妄想症,所谓的younger女性一心照顾老年男人是男权社会的通病吗?看着真心厌恶,不过这次我猜对了凶手。结尾处杀人犯的老公从抽屉里拿出了邀请函,真是讽刺。两个可能,第一个是故意的,就是想刺激妻子的,医生终于摆脱了妻子;第二个无心的可能那就是讽刺吧。
第二集,a worm in the bud(隐痛)
开场小朋友的声音好可爱,姐姐给弟弟讲恐怖故事,恐吓弟弟,这也是我小时候爱干的事。姐姐当了一回小侦探,在这次破案中发挥了巨大作用,相比较弟弟纯粹是个只知道吃的小孩,不行啊。女孩这种儿童侦探才是我永远爱的点啊!!
剧情方面,肮脏资本家模仿连环杀手犯案,男女出轨乱搞关系,嗯,这集还行,但是看过那么多现代案件,这类案件已经吸引不了我了。真的吸引到我的,还是英剧里的冷笑话,乡村风景,阴森氛围,比如退休老警探对一直没破的连环杀手案件的执着。
第三集,ring out your dead(死亡钟声)
这鬼气森森的开头,咏叹调的女声吟唱,墓地,教堂,一盏暖光手提灯。我爱这个开头啊。
又是奇葩为了奇葩的神经病理由犯案,不过好歹不是为了驴思维了。
记得布朗神父也有一集关于敲钟的,这集看完后,感觉我已经混乱了它们和波罗马普尔的几部剧剧情了。
第四集,murder on St.Malley'day(圣玛利节谋杀)
开头看到箱子里的拉菲草,忍不住笑。最后犯罪分子拿出大勺子对着冷酷无情的外交官也让我目瞪口呆,外交官夫人拿杯酒在门口吃瓜的模样,哈哈哈哈。
这集展现了贵族学校,人与人之间的冷漠,为了竞争的残酷,挺写实的。放在过去我会同情脆弱敏感的男青年,现在,呵呵,关我屁事,男权社会你再被老男人们压迫,也好过我的日子。
总的来说,这一季蛮精彩的。