Hustle - The last ever series

The finale of the Hustle was on friday and I felt a sense of sadness, as one of my favourite TV dramas of all time finished. To end on a high they changed the structure of the programme round, starting with the end causing some unhappiness as I heard myself shouting 'they can't just kill off all the characters' as the gang are clearly shot several times. Yet Hustle did what Hustle does best by creating that ultimate twist at the end as everything seems to make sense, and you breathe a sigh of relief. What they did do which I found quite interesting was allow the characters to talk to the audience as 'Micky' the main con man, talked into the camera creating eye contact with the audience (as seen in the clip below). Hustle have always been known for they're rule breaking by using split screens and interesting editing techniques, yet always somehow keeping the verisimilitude, which I find extraordinary as I fail to see any other programme try and repeat it.

Sherlock finale

I am still in awe of the amazing plot of the finale of Sherlock, and after watching it over and over again (you can tell i'm a fan), I still don't understand. I have had many theories behind why he is still alive thrown at me throughout the past few days, yet none seem to either match up or just seem to cliché. This is why the next series can't come quick enough for me, yet the news that it will be out next year (apparently) has upset me and many other Sherlock fans.



And yes, I did cry when Sherlock 'died'.

Sherlock

I was watching Sherlock Holmes on Sunday and after watching the previous series/episodes I was eager to see what was going to happen. Yet when I was watching I realised that sherlocks intellect was portrayed in a clever way by using text to show the audience what was either being typed or thought. This was a really interesting way of 'showing' what Sherlock had thought. For instance Sherlock analysed people when first encountered, by which then words would appear showing what Sherlock was thinking, making an analysis of the person. I thought this was a really great way to show how the detective was clever enough to spot such insignificant things which draws a picture of someone, and a great technique which would be good to use if anyone was thinking along the lines of detective work for their opening.