Reuben's killer also murders his co-researcher and suspicion falls on fellow psychic Frank Mclean and tarot reader Justine Skinner.Reuben's killer also murders his co-researcher and suspicion falls on fellow psychic Frank Mclean and tarot reader Justine Skinner.Reuben's killer also murders his co-researcher and suspicion falls on fellow psychic Frank Mclean and tarot reader Justine Skinner.
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- TriviaWhen Lucy Soper gives Inspector Lewis a list of volunteers at her riding stables, a close-up of it is shown. Many of the names on the list are those of the crew: Steve Alcorn, Jon Howard and Amir Aal (camera operators), and Pauline Harlow (script supervisor).
- Quotes
DS James Hathaway: [Looking at Beatty's appointment book] A lot of clients became regulars. He must have been good.
DI Robert Lewis: I never realized so many people fell for this kind of thing.
DS James Hathaway: Grief makes people irrational.
DI Robert Lewis: You can't blame them for that, I suppose.
DS James Hathaway: But you can blames the parasites that feed off them.
'Lewis' was a show that started off promisingly with the pilot and the first season, while getting even better with a more settled Season 2 where the show hit its stride. Season 3 was more of a mixed bag (not a bad season at all, but started a little disappointingly, though better than reputed, with one of the show's generally lesser episodes "Allegory of Love"). Season 4 generally was one of the better seasons of 'Lewis', with all the episodes very good to great, and Season 5 was solid with the only disappointment being "The Mind Has Mountains".
Season 6 started off very well with "The Soul of Genius", while "Generation of Vipers" was even better. Unfortunately, "Fearful Symmetry" was very disappointing and has always been one of my least favourite 'Lewis' episodes. Luckily, "The Indelible Stain" saw the sixth season back on track.
The first half of "Down Among the Fearful" was decent if unexceptional. The second half of the episode does suffer from the bizarre decision to split (more like chop) the episode into half, a trend that continued from that point. This decision didn't come off, when it continued with the second half it felt like the first half ended at an awkward stop. Trying to be reminded of the events of the first half and who was who turned out to be more confusing than it ought to have been.
On top of that the ending was convoluted and far-fetched (not uncommon in 'Lewis' but one of the worst cases) and there are scenes that jump around rather too much which makes the pacing erratic.
However, Hathaway does have a little more spark here and the sparkling chemistry between him and Lewis a little stronger with a stronger contrast (a big part of the appeal of the chemistry and the show in general) of Lewis being the world weary one with the hunches and Hathaway being the more logical and witty.
As always the acting is solid, very good in the cases of Kevin Whately and Laurence Fox. This said, there is not a weak link here, everybody performs to a high standard.
Production values are of very high quality. It's beautifully shot as always, and Oxford not only looks exquisite but is like a supporting character in itself. Barrington Pheloung returns as composer, and does a first-rate job. The theme tune, while not as iconic or quite as clever as Morse's, is very pleasant to listen to, the episode is charmingly and hauntingly scored and the use of pre-existing music is very well-incorporated.
Some of the writing is thoughtful and fun and some of the story does compel, when it was not being hindered by pacing issues, confusion and the decision of the episode being spread as two halves aired over two weeks.
In conclusion, worth watching but of the two halves it's the inferior one. 6/10 Bethany Cox
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- Jun 22, 2017
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- Covered Market, High Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK(Lewis and Hathaway search for Prof Crane to prevent him being attacked)
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- Runtime45 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 16 : 9