callladd

I lost interest in this show when both Mrs. McCarthy and Bunty left but due to boredom, I decided to give Season 10 a try. The first episode wasn't terrible but then I watched the second episode and it will be the last Father Brown for me.

Inspector Sullivan is a huge upgrade from the clownish Mallory, Mrs. Devine is okay but Brenda is a terrible addition. The actress' facial expressions don't match the mood of the scenes and her accent is nails-on-a-chalkboard bad.

Even worse than the cast changes is the writing. First episode felt a bit stilted, the second was horrible. It was obvious from the beginning who the killer was and how they managed to fool everyone. Sullivan allows Fr. Brown and the women to decide who he will and will not arrest. And the characters don't sound like they're actually speaking with one another, they just make grand (eyerolling) statements.

Father Brown was a mildly entertaining show that has run its course.

Something is "off" with these movies, that something is Tom Cavanaugh. There's no chemistry between Cavanaugh and Kimberly Williams-Paisley. He's not quirky, he's annoying!

The show would have been so much better if Kimberly's character had no love interest. The focus should have been on the mysteries, along with her employees and her family. She's rebuilding her life, her relationship with her mother and her family's law firm, the character of Miles wasn't needed.

However, since it's Hallmark and therefore, a romantic interest is more or less mandatory, they could have had different potential suitors some of the episodes. No need for a regular and no need for that dweeb Miles.