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Ms. Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries – Season 2 Premiere (Death by Design)

The job of a season premiere is to establish story arcs and subplots for the season, and revisit any story arcs and subplots established at the end of the previous season. I felt that this premiere did its job. Full disclosure, I had to re-read the reviews I wrote of the first season to reacquaint myself with the show, its

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My Life Is Murder – Season 2 Finale (Pleasure and Pain)

The job of a season finale is to wrap up the season’s story arcs and establish new ones for the next season (if there is another one). In that sense, the finale technically didn’t do its job, however this series isn’t really obligated to, as each episode is self-contained and there were never any story arcs. This episode has Alexa

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My Life Is Murder – Season 2, Episode 9 (Wild Life)

This week’s case is more personal, well personal for Harry at least. This episode has a unique start, showing Alexa dangling off a cliff, we then go back a week earlier where Alexa meets Harry at a zoo. Alexa can immediately tell something is up with Harry as he seems more passionate and angrier than usual. Harry gives her the

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My Life Is Murder – Season 2, Episode 8 (Hidden Gems)

This episode is all about jewellery, lies and secrets. The episode kicks off with Alexa confronting a courier about being home when the courier says she wasn’t. She eventually manages to get her package from the courier, which is a Split Enz vinyl record. Later, Harry meets Alexa in the park, with his sister’s dog in tow as he’s dog

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My Life Is Murder – Season 2, Episode 7 (All the Better to See You)

This episode was all about theatre and dramatics. This episode’s case of the week is Tom Bernay, a playwright and actor, who was stabbed to death during a performance of a feminist take on Little Red Riding Hood on stage. His co-star, Sonya Fulton, stabbed him with what she thought was a retractable knife, and she was having an affair

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My Life Is Murder – Season 2, Episode 6 (Sleep No More)

This episode was all about family. The case of the week is Tony Danovich, co-owner and head chef at Ranges Resort, who was locked in a walk-in freezer overnight. The freezer was ancient and had a busted handle that could only be opened from the outside, the Resort had a health and safety inspection a month earlier and they were

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My Life Is Murder – Season 2, Episode 5 (Crushed Dreams)

This episode was all about wine. The episode kicks off with Alexa meditating in the park and Harry coming to find her. They go to a restaurant and Harry gives her the case of the week – Samantha Turei, an assistant winemaker at the Bird of Paradise Estate, who was killed when she went into the winery grape crusher two

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Five Bedrooms – Season 3, Episode 7 (Two Parties)

This episode is all about the hen’s and buck’s nights. Harry – As Harry is narrating the episode, I’ll start with him. Harry wants to avoid the buck’s night, but he is roped into planning it by Ben, along with the hen’s night by Heather. Just as Harry is about to get Ben, Simmo and their mates on the minibus

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