The first 7 seasons are stellar and very interesting for the most part and are on which I base my 8 rating. Almost every episode of the first seven are complex, very human stories and feel mostly convincing. Not like realism, but not like unimaginable either. Great storytelling and interesting actors.
**Stop reading here if you haven't watched the first seven seasons as I comment season 8.**
With Douglas Henshall as Perez gone in Season 8, there is a big hole, but the authors are smart enough to not try and fill that. Instead they let things evolve naturally and Alison O'Donnell as Tosh blossoms in the role of (temporary then) DI just as Perez had predicted previously.
Ashley Jensen develops her Calder character as the episodes go. She's not totally convincing, but does a quite decent job out of it, I do think. In a few scenes she does feel a little off, but for the most part she's present as Calder.
**Stop reading here if you haven't watched the first seven seasons as I comment season 8.**
With Douglas Henshall as Perez gone in Season 8, there is a big hole, but the authors are smart enough to not try and fill that. Instead they let things evolve naturally and Alison O'Donnell as Tosh blossoms in the role of (temporary then) DI just as Perez had predicted previously.
Ashley Jensen develops her Calder character as the episodes go. She's not totally convincing, but does a quite decent job out of it, I do think. In a few scenes she does feel a little off, but for the most part she's present as Calder.
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