My views on the INSPECTOR LEWIS have settled into the "its pretensions are unequal to its delivery," "great cast often wasted" and "American-style formulaic and somewhat tired semi- cozy show" sort of response. It is usually a harmless experience, unless bard writing and smug cynicism start to bother the viewer.
However, the review of the rather crazed person who saw a fascist frame of mind in 2012 was disturbing, and even though an apt comment already has been posted by a reviewer, one more reaction may be worth recording. It is one thing for many viewers of this show to be satisfied at the pretty surface without noticing the many missed opportunities involved. It is quite another matter for someone to misread and misunderstand the plot, the theme, and the entire point of the episode, and to pompously prattle about it as if the person were protecting the free world.
Misuse of technology IS a problem that increasingly affects us all. The episode is an improvement over other episodes because it intelligently addresses it, refusing a black-and- white take and presenting a nuanced and complex assessment, while almost avoiding its usual lazy character-and-weepy-music approach to pressing its conclusions.
As for the lunacy of the other review, even the nonplussed need not accuse the person of misuse of technology in spouting it. Misuse of human intelligence is another matter.