Mannix: Carol Lockwood, Past Tense (1973)
Season 6, Episode 19
1/10
Outlandishly far-fetched
21 November 2021
Warning: Spoilers
In this one, Joe's former girlfriend is murdered and he investigates the circumstances behind it.

This show has had many previous episodes that involved someone coming up with an elaborate and outrageous scheme to kill someone when they could have done it much easier but this one takes the cake. This scheme is so far-fetched and absurd that nothing in this episode can be taken seriously. The show has really outdone itself this time but not in a good way.

Of course, you know Royal is going to be the villain since Jason Evers ALWAYS plays villains, so there's absolutely no mystery here. This is now the second episode where he's concocted an elaborate scheme to kill someone, with the first being Color Her Missing from season three, but that episode was much better than this dreadful turkey.

Jane Merrow really needs to choose her scripts more wisely as this is now the second calamity she's been involved with on this show, with the first being the horrific Sound of Murder episode from season five. She now has the unfortunate distinction of being in two of the worst episodes this show has ever made, which no other guest star can claim.

On top of all of the other problems, there are no fight scenes, chases, or shootouts, so this one is a real drag.

This is a depressing and dreary flop with a scheme that is so insane it's an insult to anyone's intelligence. This is a total bomb.
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