Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (2012)

Wonderfully entertaining, 28 June 2017

Earlier today, I wrote a long-winded narrative where I broke down everything I like about Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (or MFMM for the rest of this). But I decided to scrap it because there's really no point in posting it here. I've already beat that horse to death with what I've written and posted on the individual episodes. So I'll shorten it to this – I had more fun watching MFMM than I have any series in a long time. The show has style, humor, drama, mystery, action, romance – it's got it all. MFMM is wildly entertaining. And that's what it's all about for me – entertainment.

While I've deleted most of what I wrote earlier, I still want to single out Essie Davis. She's beyond brilliant in the role of Phryne Fisher. Her Phryne is cool, smart, resourceful, sexy, and fearless. I honestly don't remember seeing Ms Davis in anything else, but here, she's amazing. I knew I was in for a treat in the opening moments of the first episode as Phryne sashayed off that ship, sunglasses on, scarf whipping in the breeze, full of confidence. What an actress and what a character!

While I'd call most every episode a winner, there are three that really stand out to me. My favorites are: S1E12 – Murder in the Dark, S2E11 – Dead Air, and S3E8 – Death Do Us Part. As far as my least favorite episode, S1E4 – Blood and Circuses. However, I think I may need to go back and re-watch it. I must have been in a bad mood, because looking back, I can't imagine any episode so bad it deserves a 4/10 rating.

Overall, I do not hesitate in rating MFMM a 10/10. Even though I didn't rate any individual episode that high, in this case, the sum is greater than the parts. I can't wait to watch it all again. In fact, last night I finished my second go-round with Episode 2.

10/10