tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32065323.post1238571580166575972..comments2024-03-23T02:59:40.776+00:00Comments on Euro Crime: BBC4 has bought Spiral 2Karen (Euro Crime)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03678348280806062648noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32065323.post-55119535938869836412009-01-11T13:11:00.000+00:002009-01-11T13:11:00.000+00:00I have just finished watching Sprial (series 1) wh...I have just finished watching Sprial (series 1) which as you said, Karen, is extremely good -- until -- the last episode, which I thought was awful. The last episode was in no sense an ending, but clearly was intended to leave viewers set up for series 2. Also, instead of moving on with the plot, the episode went into "Flashback" mode, showing you the murders which had to that point only been described in retrospect. I found this horribly voyeuristic, as the murders were quite horrible, involving two young women. I just could not see any justificaion, seeing by then we already knew who had done it and why. Also, various other plot strands were just ignored. eg they bought in a sudden back-story about the sacked solicitor, which would have allowed him to be reinstated. Yet the person who was given this information destroyed it rather than reporting it. Why? No explanation given, it just came out of the blue. I found it an incredibly disappointing end to an otherwise brilliant series.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32065323.post-61373101169715698552009-01-10T22:18:00.000+00:002009-01-10T22:18:00.000+00:00Sadly, Spiral has not appeared in the PBS line-up ...Sadly, Spiral has not appeared in the PBS line-up here in the States, and it's not available on Netflix. I'll have to ask my friends in the U.K. to send a copy. Thanks for the heads-up about the second series.Janet Rudolphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395834961880172395noreply@blogger.com