I don't often leave reviews of singular episodes of a long running TV show as just too many episodes to sit and do individually.
However this episode has such a sinister undertone and that final scene in the jail cell between the sheriff and the accused was so shocking I just had too say something.
For me Murder She Wrote is the definition of cosy murder mysteries like the American equivalent of Miss Marple. Terrible things happen all the time in this show and it is littered with colourful nefarious characters but it's done in such a way it feels comfortable and non threatening. This episode was a whole other thing in my humble opinion.
The Sheriff was so unhinged with such real menace about him he was genuinely terrifying. He was straight up going to assault that women in the cell and I was honestly shocked to see Murder She Wrote take such a dark turn. He even said "you need loving from a real man".....holy cow that's messed up. Also when the female officer steps in and essentially saves this woman from being assaulted the sheriff barks "how many times have I told you not to disturb me when I'm in here" or something to that effect. How many women has this psycho assaulted??? It was even more disappointing that it was never addressed and the episode wrapped up in a rather cosy fashion which again was jarring due to the underlying tones of the episode.
Also the poor accused woman just seemed to be seen as nothing more than a play toy for men in that town. Literally almost every comment aimed at her by most of the men was a sleazy sexual innuendo. She was fighting them off left and right poor woman. Now granted I have not seen every episode of Murder She Wrote but this episode is definitely not of the norm in terms of this show.
However this episode has such a sinister undertone and that final scene in the jail cell between the sheriff and the accused was so shocking I just had too say something.
For me Murder She Wrote is the definition of cosy murder mysteries like the American equivalent of Miss Marple. Terrible things happen all the time in this show and it is littered with colourful nefarious characters but it's done in such a way it feels comfortable and non threatening. This episode was a whole other thing in my humble opinion.
The Sheriff was so unhinged with such real menace about him he was genuinely terrifying. He was straight up going to assault that women in the cell and I was honestly shocked to see Murder She Wrote take such a dark turn. He even said "you need loving from a real man".....holy cow that's messed up. Also when the female officer steps in and essentially saves this woman from being assaulted the sheriff barks "how many times have I told you not to disturb me when I'm in here" or something to that effect. How many women has this psycho assaulted??? It was even more disappointing that it was never addressed and the episode wrapped up in a rather cosy fashion which again was jarring due to the underlying tones of the episode.
Also the poor accused woman just seemed to be seen as nothing more than a play toy for men in that town. Literally almost every comment aimed at her by most of the men was a sleazy sexual innuendo. She was fighting them off left and right poor woman. Now granted I have not seen every episode of Murder She Wrote but this episode is definitely not of the norm in terms of this show.