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<blockquote data-quote="Angela Channing" data-source="post: 284563" data-attributes="member: 33">I&#039;m glad you liked this one because I think it&#039;s great. One of the reasons why it works so will is that it feels very much like a classic Columbo episode from the 1970s and it follows the Columbo formula almost to the letter:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">meticulously planned murder</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">charismatic killer</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">high profile actor playing murderer</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">great performances from the the leads and the supporting cast</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">strong rapport between Columbo and the murderer</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">clever gotcha </li>
</ul>There are no gimmicks, no bad filler scenes, no forced humour scenes, just a straight forward telling of the story like some of the great episodes from the classic era and the appearance of Sgt Kramer adds to this nostalgic feel. Columbo also stomps all over the crime scene and moves things around, picks up the gun and generally compromises any subsequent forensic examination just like he did in the early episodes.My favourite Patrick McGoohan episode is By Dawn&#039;s Early Light but I think this might be my favourite of his Columbo performances. He is so good in this and the strong chemistry he had with Peter Falk meant the latter gave one of his best performances of the New Columbo era. Apparently they were great friends in real life and the interactions between their two characters benefitted from their mutual respect and the ease they had with each other.I wasn&#039;t so fond of the scene when they laugh hysterically at what was a lame joke and I felt it went on just a bit too long, however, I never before considered [USER=23]@Mel O&#039;Drama[/USER]&#039;s take on it that the murderer was humouring and mocking Columbo and when viewed like that it does make a bit more sense. Although I previously called the gotcha &quot;clever&quot;, like [USER=23]@Mel O&#039;Drama[/USER] said it was slightly telegraphed which kind of made the final reveal less impactful. I liked that it wasn&#039;t followed by a confession by Patrick McGoohan&#039;s character, he was too shrewd for that and it would have spoilt the ending. I thought it was done well in how he acknowledged Columbo&#039;s deductions without doing what I call &quot;the Scooby Doo moment&quot; when the killer completely capitulates. I totally agree this episode ranks highly alongside some of the good episodes from the 1970s.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Angela Channing, post: 284563, member: 33"] I'm glad you liked this one because I think it's great. One of the reasons why it works so will is that it feels very much like a classic Columbo episode from the 1970s and it follows the Columbo formula almost to the letter: [LIST] [*]meticulously planned murder [*]charismatic killer [*]high profile actor playing murderer [*]great performances from the the leads and the supporting cast [*]strong rapport between Columbo and the murderer [*]clever gotcha [/LIST] There are no gimmicks, no bad filler scenes, no forced humour scenes, just a straight forward telling of the story like some of the great episodes from the classic era and the appearance of Sgt Kramer adds to this nostalgic feel. Columbo also stomps all over the crime scene and moves things around, picks up the gun and generally compromises any subsequent forensic examination just like he did in the early episodes. My favourite Patrick McGoohan episode is [I]By Dawn's Early Light [/I]but I think this might be my favourite of his Columbo performances. He is so good in this and the strong chemistry he had with Peter Falk meant the latter gave one of his best performances of the New Columbo era. Apparently they were great friends in real life and the interactions between their two characters benefitted from their mutual respect and the ease they had with each other. I wasn't so fond of the scene when they laugh hysterically at what was a lame joke and I felt it went on just a bit too long, however, I never before considered [USER=23]@Mel O'Drama[/USER]'s take on it that the murderer was humouring and mocking Columbo and when viewed like that it does make a bit more sense. Although I previously called the gotcha "clever", like [USER=23]@Mel O'Drama[/USER] said it was slightly telegraphed which kind of made the final reveal less impactful. I liked that it wasn't followed by a confession by Patrick McGoohan's character, he was too shrewd for that and it would have spoilt the ending. I thought it was done well in how he acknowledged Columbo's deductions without doing what I call "the Scooby Doo moment" when the killer completely capitulates. I totally agree this episode ranks highly alongside some of the good episodes from the 1970s. [/QUOTE]

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