An episode that started in very intriguing fashion and ended very tamely. When a woman who is studying to be a priest dies in mysterious circumstances Morse and Lewis uncover a host of agendas including two warring factions within the Divinities department of the University.
There's also a weight loss program and competition that gets screentime but seems unconnected to the woman's death.
It's all wonderfully mysterious but with villains hiding in plain sight, setting the episode up to be quite the whodunnit.
Unfortunately cracks begin to show almost immediately. The main suspect is a cartoonish villain. There's also an overweight, hysterical loon prowling around, clearly not up to any good. Both characters can be put down to poor writing though hammy acting plays a part in the latter.
Plus we have the usual sub-plot of Morse hitting on one of the female persons of interest - quite unprofessional.
Worst of all, it all goes nowhere. The ending is an absolute damp squib.
Very disappointing.