For more than half of the running time this episode was rather boring and uninvolving, and it was undoubtedly becoming the weakest one of the series. But then, all of a sudden, there comes an ingenious and unexpected plot-twist and you nevertheless close off the viewing with a positive feeling. I guess that's the magic of Agatha Christie. Every single tale she ever wrote is worth reading, and every single adaptation of her work is worth watching.
The greatest thing about "The Manhood of Edward Robinson" is how misleading and yet humane and real the character drawings are. Titular Edward is a weak, insecure and often rather irritating man, but you gradually develop sympathy for him. His wife, Maud, is supposedly bossy and cold, but she's actually a very sweet and integer woman. The "other" woman, Noreen, is introduced as a gold-digger but she also turns out to be a lovable lady. Moral of the story: whether with murder mysteries or love stories, Mrs. Christie always succeeds in fooling her audiences.
The greatest thing about "The Manhood of Edward Robinson" is how misleading and yet humane and real the character drawings are. Titular Edward is a weak, insecure and often rather irritating man, but you gradually develop sympathy for him. His wife, Maud, is supposedly bossy and cold, but she's actually a very sweet and integer woman. The "other" woman, Noreen, is introduced as a gold-digger but she also turns out to be a lovable lady. Moral of the story: whether with murder mysteries or love stories, Mrs. Christie always succeeds in fooling her audiences.