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[mrv3000]

I'm not sure who got a bug up their butt with this adaptation. It was by far the darkest David Suchet has ever played Poirot. It's completely skewed from all the other Poirot episodes. I was looking forward to seeing the quirky little Belgian again in this well-known story, but someone decided to go DARK.

See, this is the problem I have with British TV. Something could start out as "Miss Pony in Rainbowland," but it's only a matter of time before Rainbowland burns to the ground and Miss Pony develops severe inner turmoil, unlike turmoil any pony has had before.

The extra on the DVD was fun though. I've never seen David Suchet outside his Poirot role. I'm not sure I'd recognize him if I saw him in the street. :D

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[lyssie.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure if I would, either, but I've seen him in... hrm, The Way We Live Now (where he's lovely and scenery-chewing and just magnetic to watch). Something else, but I'm forgetting.

But yes, this adaption was very dark indeed.

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure if I would, either, but I've seen him in... hrm, The Way We Live Now (where he's lovely and scenery-chewing and just magnetic to watch). Something else, but I'm forgetting.

I'm thinking it's possible I've seen him in other things and not even realized it. :D

But yes, this adaption was very dark indeed.

It really threw me.

[shinyopals.livejournal.com]

*pats you*

Hmm... ngl I have difficulty conceptualising Poirot as being dark. Tbh, I've never seen his character as being particularly deep, either, so any sort of significant development would probably throw me.

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

It was this strange mixture of justice and religion... Poirot had a rosary that he used (since when is he religious? I can't remember if this is in the books.) and is going on about black-and-white justice and so on. It was weird.

[shinyopals.livejournal.com]

I don't really remember any religion in the books or other tv shows. I mean, I guess I'd assume Catholic by default, but not so much that he actually cares about it?

Maybe the person who wrote the adaptation had some guilt about the ending? I mean, I guess it is more of a complicated end than just arresting the bad guy. But Poirot didn't seem to find it particularly complicated in the book.

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure he's done this before - let the bad guy go when it was "right." It's as if Hastings, Lemon and Japp had all just died right after Poirot promises to save them and failed. HE WAS THAT ANGSTY.

[teruel-a-witch.livejournal.com]

Something could start out as "Miss Pony in Rainbowland," but it's only a matter of time before Rainbowland burns to the ground and Miss Pony develops severe inner turmoil, unlike turmoil any pony has had before.
Haha, that's totally Ten we are talking about XD

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

Never! ;)