Moffat finales, murder elitism, TV writing conventions, self-martyrdom, everyman characters, sitcom structure, intellect & indulgence, realism & redundancies, the show's future, & more are discussed in this review of the last two episodes of Inside Man, Steven Moffat’s 2022 thriller.
(00:00:00) Intro & engagement with Moffat
(00:05:44) Jefferson Grieff: intellect & indulgence
(00:12:29) Series 2, & Jefferson’s wife
(00:16:29) Character deaths & Moffat’s planning
(00:20:16) Murder & Moffat’s motivations
(00:27:44) Insight & interiority
(00:34:24) Mary, Morag, & murder
(00:44:06) Moffat writing women & children
(00:47:05) Enjoying episode 3
(00:50:24) Harry’s characterisation, & characters trailing off
(00:57:38) Sitcom style & reactions
(01:01:16) Repetition & redundancies, improvisation & inspiration
(01:10:38) Fathers & sons
(01:15:06) Self-denial & shortcuts
(01:20:37) Religion & masculinity
(01:27:32) Grieff lore, Harry’s ordinariness, RTD proximity
(01:33:45) Everyman characters
(01:40:05) The show’s future…
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