Post by Batgirl on Jul 22, 2018 13:23:25 GMT
I rate 'Taste of Fear' as one of the top episodes.
The opening scene is particularly tense, even more so by the camera viewpoint from the floor, at the same level as the victims on the floor.
Close ups on faces also accentuates how violent and intimidating Tim Cook is.
By series 3 the rapport between Carter and Regan is well established. I love Regan but George Carter is a well written character.
I like the 'office' scenes with Carter always quick with a funny line like "Tall for his height isn't he" when he first meets Hargreaves.
Carter has the familiarity with Regan and confidence in himself to balance the stress of the job with a mix of alcohol and witticisms.
He also seems to know everyone ! Whether they are in the force or on the street, he recalls connections from his old days. He recognises Hargreaves when introduced.
It's interesting what the writers choose to show in dialogue between a new officer like Hargreaves and Carter. The conversation between Hargreaves and Carter exchanging snippets of info. about each other in the car had Hargreaves assuming that Carter's marriage must have broken up saying "Didn't work out" but Carter chooses not to say that his wife had died, just that their marriage "worked fine".
I can't help but see plenty of Cortinas on the streets in this episode.
Regan's experience alerts him to the warning signs with Hargreaves. Any anger he had quickly disappears when he assists Hargreaves from the telephone box. Sympathy, a certain amount of understanding based on what the job entails and frustration at that are encapsulated in his final words.
The opening scene is particularly tense, even more so by the camera viewpoint from the floor, at the same level as the victims on the floor.
Close ups on faces also accentuates how violent and intimidating Tim Cook is.
By series 3 the rapport between Carter and Regan is well established. I love Regan but George Carter is a well written character.
I like the 'office' scenes with Carter always quick with a funny line like "Tall for his height isn't he" when he first meets Hargreaves.
Carter has the familiarity with Regan and confidence in himself to balance the stress of the job with a mix of alcohol and witticisms.
He also seems to know everyone ! Whether they are in the force or on the street, he recalls connections from his old days. He recognises Hargreaves when introduced.
It's interesting what the writers choose to show in dialogue between a new officer like Hargreaves and Carter. The conversation between Hargreaves and Carter exchanging snippets of info. about each other in the car had Hargreaves assuming that Carter's marriage must have broken up saying "Didn't work out" but Carter chooses not to say that his wife had died, just that their marriage "worked fine".
I can't help but see plenty of Cortinas on the streets in this episode.
Regan's experience alerts him to the warning signs with Hargreaves. Any anger he had quickly disappears when he assists Hargreaves from the telephone box. Sympathy, a certain amount of understanding based on what the job entails and frustration at that are encapsulated in his final words.
