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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 282453" data-attributes="member: 23">Yes. Despite not being the best of episodes it still definitely had some good things going for it.I&#039;d agree. I do feel that at this point Peter Falk&#039;s performance has lost a lot of the subtlety of the earlier years. It really feels as though the character&#039;s eccentricities are being stretched and exaggerated to the point of caricature. Generally it&#039;s still enjoyable because of the writing, but in episodes like this it can be quite frustrating. The Dick Van Dyke episode where he was messing round with the camera at the funeral was along similar lines. But yes, it did seem even more jarring and unnecessary here as he could easily have chosen another time. Absolutely. It seems a little lazy on the part of the writers and actually makes their killer seem less intelligent. I&#039;d really like to have seen that. It could have made the entire episode feel a little more worth it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 282453, member: 23"] Yes. Despite not being the best of episodes it still definitely had some good things going for it. I'd agree. I do feel that at this point Peter Falk's performance has lost a lot of the subtlety of the earlier years. It really feels as though the character's eccentricities are being stretched and exaggerated to the point of caricature. Generally it's still enjoyable because of the writing, but in episodes like this it can be quite frustrating. The Dick Van Dyke episode where he was messing round with the camera at the funeral was along similar lines. But yes, it did seem even more jarring and unnecessary here as he could easily have chosen another time. Absolutely. It seems a little lazy on the part of the writers and actually makes their killer seem less intelligent. I'd really like to have seen that. It could have made the entire episode feel a little more worth it. [/QUOTE]

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