by Cookie N Screen
Broadchurch is suffering from a sophomore slump, it seems. After proving that it is one of the more excellent television shows on the planet last year, it seems to have hit a plateau of confusing drama, comedy and mystery. They all mesh into one and there is a sense of urgency to carry on twisting and turning the narrative rather than, with depth, explore the richness of their characters and stories. So with this episode, we certainly feel the weight of both Broadchurch and Sandbrook weigh down on our hearts and there is a dull pain of predictability.
Broadchurch is suffering from a sophomore slump, it seems. After proving that it is one of the more excellent television shows on the planet last year, it seems to have hit a plateau of confusing drama, comedy and mystery. They all mesh into one and there is a sense of urgency to carry on twisting and turning the narrative rather than, with depth, explore the richness of their characters and stories. So with this episode, we certainly feel the weight of both Broadchurch and Sandbrook weigh down on our hearts and there is a dull pain of predictability.
Broadchurch this week saw a different turn in the Sandbrook case, where more than just bluebells were revealed. Claire and Lee are continuing their seemingly weird murder kinky relationship as she becomes more of a suspicious character. Alec is reconnecting with his wife after a pace-maker operation. Tom Miller is battering the love of his mother by defending his father in court and the barrister's continue to be their shady selves. It is all crashing like waves on the beach as both murder cases unravel their killers and those suspected of involvement. Could the sleepy towns find a resolution soon?
On the plus side of Broadchurch, the television show is being brilliantly British. What we do best is combine the thrills and darkly painful storylines and enthuse them with this humanistic humour. The one-liners coming from Alec and Ellie, played sublimely well by David Tennant and Olivia Colman, speak volumes to the cast and the writing skill. Where the excellence lies is in this determined folk who are struggling the weight of events whilst still trying to allow their voices to be heard. As each of them clash, this enthralling, witty and emotional veins make terrific viewing.
On the plus side of Broadchurch, the television show is being brilliantly British. What we do best is combine the thrills and darkly painful storylines and enthuse them with this humanistic humour. The one-liners coming from Alec and Ellie, played sublimely well by David Tennant and Olivia Colman, speak volumes to the cast and the writing skill. Where the excellence lies is in this determined folk who are struggling the weight of events whilst still trying to allow their voices to be heard. As each of them clash, this enthralling, witty and emotional veins make terrific viewing.
Its dilemma is ultimately its downfall here. Though there are elements of us flapping around in throes of tension, grabbing each other’s faces with pained, “whodunit?” like a more sophisticated version of Corrie, at this point, Broadchurch’s tone has become more annoying than enjoyable. Especially because we’re all kinds of done with Joe Miller and that case. What Broadchurch could do is, now more than half way through, start solidifying the truth for the audience. Having the storylines in conjunction with one another (with one just a few mysterious steps away from the other) just ultimately bores the experience. The tension is there but it’s no longer an enjoyable one and more of an irritation to the final product.
Ultimately Broadchurch is still one of the better dramas out there, but you can understand why people are comparing it to a more developed soap opera. It still smacks you around the face with its undeniably astute character portrayals with Tennant helming a tenderer Hardy that still is determined to pin two killers down. If all else fails to keep us entertained, there’s the ever increasing need to thwack Joe Miller in the face whilst embracing Ellie into our bosom…
#LeaveEllieAlone
Ultimately Broadchurch is still one of the better dramas out there, but you can understand why people are comparing it to a more developed soap opera. It still smacks you around the face with its undeniably astute character portrayals with Tennant helming a tenderer Hardy that still is determined to pin two killers down. If all else fails to keep us entertained, there’s the ever increasing need to thwack Joe Miller in the face whilst embracing Ellie into our bosom…
#LeaveEllieAlone
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