Loveday Writing

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

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

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

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

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

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

This episode is all about exhibitions. The episode kicks off with Alexa meeting up with Harry to be given the case of the week. Daniel Woodward, a historian and owner and main presenter of a visiting costume exhibition at Auckland Museum. Daniel’s body was pulled from the Harbour after he was killed from blunt force trauma to the head. His

This episode gave us an insight into the drag queen and Alexa’s personal world. The episode kicks off with Alexa visiting her brother, Will, in prison. Afterwards, Harry meets with Alexa at a café and gives her the case of the week – David Holmes, aka Needa Martini, a drag queen found dead in the cabaret club where she was

This episode was all about surfing and hot weather. The episode kicks off with Alexa going on a morning run, eventually going to see Harry. Harry gives her the case of the week – a professional surfer, Rory Byrne, who died three weeks earlier while training. The cause of death has been ruled as drowning due to a heart attack,

As it’s been two years since the season 1 finale aired, I had to re-read my review of the finale to remind myself of what happened and how the show operates. The main feature I pointed out in my review was that My Life Is Murder had self-contained episodes rather then lengthy story arcs, and it looks like this is