I've been watching Midsomer Murders in chronological order and have enjoyed most of not all the episodes up to this point. The one constant of the show is that these people live in the real world governed by the laws of science, not a fantasy word of superpowers and such. Well, no more, because for some unknown reason the writers decided to jump that shark for the sake of this utterly ridiculous plot around ESP.
I kept waiting for Barnaby to uncover the ruse and expose the 'second sight' card readers and fortune tellers for their magic tricks, and was very surprised when the climactic scene involved a character evidently showing that it was all true, that they could in fact see the future and read cards with no problem at all.
Why would the writers cross this boundary? Can I now expect other super powers to come into play? Will Barnaby soon be able to fly? Will Scott possess super strength or mind reading ability? It's all on the table now that this ridiculous episode was allowed to air.
Shane on the writers for not recognizing the line of suspension of disbelief that had already been well established by EIGHT SEASONS of Midsomer Murders. They just had to jump the shark.