#I have been a little critical of Phelps' Christie adaptations in the past; they're certainly well written and beautifully shot but she has
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The Pale Horse (BBC, 2020)
"Do you ever feel... that something is coming? Something bad?"
#the pale horse#BBC#2020#New TV#agatha christie#sarah phelps#Leonora Lonsdale#rufus sewell#Sheila Atim#georgina campbell#bertie carvel#kathy kiera clarke#james fleet#henry lloyd hughes#claire skinner#rita tushingham#sean pertwee#kaya scodelario#Anne Nikitin#I have been a little critical of Phelps' Christie adaptations in the past; they're certainly well written and beautifully shot but she has#A habit of leaning so far into the darkness that any fun aspects of the original work is lost (I think I particularly said this about#Witness for the Prosecution which was brilliant TV but so utterly bleak and depressing that it fair put me off my Xmas leftovers). I#Actually feel that her slightly misanthropic approach and heroless plots work for this one. Perhaps it helps that I haven't read the book#And am only vaguely aware of the plot through the Marple adaptation from a few years ago. Regardless this is good spooky festive viewing#(speaking of which why wasn't this on over Xmas?). The supernatural elements and the haunting dream sequences lend themselves to a downer#Plot in which nobody is really very good and in fact most ppl are pretty terrible; although kudos to Sewell for managing to hold on to some#Kernel of something deep in his character that meant he somehow remained slightly sympathetic if not pitiable even tho he was objectively#An abusive gaslighting murderous shit. That's acting i guess! Elsewhere the witches obviously steal a lot of focus and it's delightful to#See Tushingham performing again. The whole cast is very good and it's all very nice to look at and fun to try and figure out. Just don't#Expect a lot of laughs along the way... (also I may never get used to fuck bombs in an Agatha Christie but what the hey)
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