Luther: Episode #2.1 (2011)
Season 2, Episode 1
4/10
Begins with a Dishonest Ploy
4 February 2023
Warning: Spoilers
This episode begins with a dishonest ploy. We see Alice being interviewed. Then we see a girl who looks almost identical to Alice being murdered. So naturally, we believe Alice has been murdered. BUT NOOOOOO, it's some other woman. (Fooled ya, audience). That was dishonest.

Then there's the scene where Luther spots a suspicious person in the crowd and follows him. A minute passes then Luther loses the person. Next Luther is blind-sided but he manages to take a bite out of his attacker, which is used as a DNA sample.

Next, we have a set-up where two women are checking an apartment while the man WAITS IN THE CAR. Which has to be the most ridiculous premise ever foisted upon an audience. At that point it's OBVIOUS something is about to happen because the circumstance is unbelievable. We're staring at a HUGE plot hole.

I'll give credit to the writer, although I knew something was about to happen. What DID happen was the opposite of what I expected and therefore took me by surprise.

We barely saw Alice Morgan. But she does have a conversation with Luther and imho, what she tells him demonstrates Alice is the sanest character in this series. Every second she's on the screen is a pleasure.
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