The Day of the Devil

This is a terribleTerribleTERRIBLE episode. It wasn't the slightest bit frightening as some reviewers have said. It was just stupid, made no sense. The acting was below the usual level, the motivations, unconvincing, the resolution, unbelievable.

But there is a larger problem with Morse for modern-day viewers. That is that they are tooTooTOO long, too slowly paced. It isn't really the fault of the show but the familiarity with present-day story-telling. When Morse was made, producers didn't believe that audiences could follow more than one story line at a time, hence that linear, unexciting unfolding of the story. The Inspector Lewis shows were able to go a short way into multiple threads, but were burdened by the fact that most of the murderers were played by terribly overacting middle-aged women who inevitable were screaming at he end of the episodes. The Endeavors, however, are brilliant, respect the audience's ability to be able to keep track of more than one storyline at a time.

I watch Morse, more as a duty to the three series' reputations but don't enjoy them, and anxiously check the time elapsed to see how long I have to endure these endlessly dull shows. Sorry Morse lovers, but these are too dated to be anything but yawn-producers.

Keith Allen, brilliant best, no waste of talent on display in this episode. Sadly, whilst about the occult, the script is pretty good, the acting standard very high, the plot with various twists and turns would put this one in the top 3 of the best of Morse. He does, as always get there in the end, which may come as a surprise to some watching. Great casting especially Keith Allen

I sincerely nonplussed as to how and why anyone would give this particular episode 10/10 stars and prattle on about how this is one of the best episodes in the entire series. This particular episode is tedious-as-heck, at best. I find myself fast forwarding over some of the more obnoxious parts. As a whole, I like the series and Morse even though his condescending personality is annoying at times. At times, this plot becomes very predictable and cliche. While I am on the subject of annoyance, how is it that soooo many women who are soooo much younger than him are soooo romantically interested in him? Although he is a likable guy, James Bond, he is not. The entire plot of this episode moves along so slowly and the dialogue is so uninteresting. On another note, is it just me or do others find the character Strange irksome?

Buckle up! This well-paced episode held my attention from the start but I'm very glad I didn't watch this alone! There are so many clever twists and turns although ultimately it's all too harrowing, worse still because it is so realistic. I'm not sure how they could have done it, but I really needed a happier ending after this torrent of psychological trauma - however, the conclusion does work well in the context. The biggest lesson here: if you are a toxic situation, get out of it before you turn mad - sadly something I've seen all to often. Oh, and don't watch this if you suffer from anxiety - the only upside is, you'll know you're not alone!

This is one of those entertaining stories if one doesn't think too much. A man known as the worst of the worst escapes from a high security mental hospital. He then goes about trying to seek revenge on a man he believes got him arrested. He has raped and killed a number of women and has no conscience. Soon the whole Satanic business is brought into this because this man has associated himself with the devil. There are vast webs of conceit and they are hard to follow at times. I liked the story but the sophisticated efforts made are a bit too much to take seriously. There are numerous events that could have gone awry so easily, just by little miscalculation. Morse and Lewis are their usual fine characters.