Elle Davis

This series is wonderful. It is both serious and playful. Frost is both irascible and empathetic. You see it is a nice dynamic of counterpoints. His woman luck is a disaster. His lodging is perpetually changing as are the coterie of DS’s that assist him. And the Captain is always on Frost for one thing or another. The stories are complex with rich characters that are believable. I’m so glad to have stumbled upon the series. Give it a go and see if you connect with this wonderful character beautifully portrayed by David Jason.

I enjoyed the series--but it has to be in your preferred genre of macabre deaths, darkness, twists, wrong turns, surprises, all the while plodding forward. The performances are understated and nuanced to my eye. And I happily followed it. I watch with subtitles; I think that viewing with your preferred language dubbed in robs of the intensity and cadence of the vocal elements--an essential piece of acting. So have a look...stay if you like...switch off if you don't. Consider some other titles: The Break, Bordertown, The Vahalla Murders. Happy watching (or fishing to watch!)

This series is a fun morality play, romcom-dramady...something for everyone; though imagine those with strong fundamental roots would find it offensive. It approaches weighty issues of morality, good/evil, personal responsibility, deeds v. beliefs with a comedic twist that makes the moral tale less "on the nose." There are many "incarnations" of the devil in religious literature. This show presents the incarnation as "trickster" , and Tom Ellis pulls it off flawlessly. It is fun to watch a show that transports us out of our daily lives. Another fun show is "Chuck" and "Psyche". I like these shows as a way to be entertained by doing not-so-entertaining tasks (laundry, cooking).

I'm rewatching (my entertainment while make face masks) after having viewed it some years ago (post tv series)--just a long enough respite to not remember all of the details. It is one of my all time favorite shows, but you have to love the genre (I do). While all of the actors and characters are great, John Noble's portrayal of Walter and Walternate are genius. It is as if a light switch were turned on (to good) and off (to baddddd!). Walter Bishop is probably one of the most memorable charaters created. I belly laughed at his protrayal of the "Other Olivia" as a Mata Hari with a vagenda. The story arc of a man who both loved science and his son without bounds and the lengths one goes for each is beautiful. If this is a genrre you enjoy, give this a try.