Well, it finally happened: I got to spot a little scene that had just been used in the previous Columbo episode ('No time to die', in which police cars, with lights and sirens on, cut off a burgundy red car in the streets of L.A.)! It only makes things more fun.
For this episode, it's back to the usual Columbo mold again, with a slick male gold-digger (well played by Greg Evigan) who executes a fatal plan on the wrong guy. But there's also his 'sugar aunty' (well played by Tyne Daly), who had her own fatal plan, and things get more and more complicated from there on out. Columbo seems to be going on auto-pilot more and more, making a lot of weird faces that feel a bit stale by now, as does the final scene in which all is tied together. Luckily, the story, the settings and the rest of the cast keep things pretty interesting and fun.
A small 7 out of 10.
For this episode, it's back to the usual Columbo mold again, with a slick male gold-digger (well played by Greg Evigan) who executes a fatal plan on the wrong guy. But there's also his 'sugar aunty' (well played by Tyne Daly), who had her own fatal plan, and things get more and more complicated from there on out. Columbo seems to be going on auto-pilot more and more, making a lot of weird faces that feel a bit stale by now, as does the final scene in which all is tied together. Luckily, the story, the settings and the rest of the cast keep things pretty interesting and fun.
A small 7 out of 10.