I'm in 100% agreement with the rating and review by "planktonrules." This was a fine episode featuring one of my favorite actors, the late Barry Newman, who just passed away in May 2023, a mere seven months after the wonderful Angela Lansbury departed this Earth, also leaving a major void in the world of television and movie entertainment.
As a matter of fact, I got so involved in this episode that I forgot that it was Murder, She Wrote until Angela's Mrs. Fletcher came in midway to add some minor commentary. As reviewer planktonrules noted, this would have made an intriguing spinoff series with Mr. Newman leading the cast. I especially liked the chemistry and repartee he shared with the student "Elizabeth Mills." Plus, the young actress playing his daughter would have added a nice family dynamic to a new series.
Overall, this is one of my favorite episodes to date, as I'm watching them in sequence on Peacock. I sure will miss Angela and Barry, two talented and natural actors. They were also in another earlier episode at a ski resort and he was fine in that as well.
As a matter of fact, I got so involved in this episode that I forgot that it was Murder, She Wrote until Angela's Mrs. Fletcher came in midway to add some minor commentary. As reviewer planktonrules noted, this would have made an intriguing spinoff series with Mr. Newman leading the cast. I especially liked the chemistry and repartee he shared with the student "Elizabeth Mills." Plus, the young actress playing his daughter would have added a nice family dynamic to a new series.
Overall, this is one of my favorite episodes to date, as I'm watching them in sequence on Peacock. I sure will miss Angela and Barry, two talented and natural actors. They were also in another earlier episode at a ski resort and he was fine in that as well.