It's hard to tell if the audience is being taken for a ride or not. This is a spoof of cheesy Agatha Christie whodunits, so is that why the writing is so corny? That would explain the inside story, but why burden the contemporary story as well? Along with the hokey acting, the writing keeps this series from being anything other than a simple time killer. In particular, the attempts at clue setting are irretrievably ham-fisted. Or is it a sign of the times, that viewers need to be spoon fed the solution with obviously contrived statements which have no purpose but to be called back upon later? It 'taints' the whole project. There, I've fulfilled the minimum word count.
Review of Magpie Murders
