Review by Cali88

After watching episode 2 of season 4, I'd almost gone off M&D, sadly. It was probably one of the worst-written eps of the series: melodramatic, unbelievable, choppy, poor character development, etc. But glad I came back to watch this one, which is much better, but still suffers from too much "story," a particular quirk of this show that when handled expertly can be effective and even really compelling (see, final episode of season 3, which is still my fav of the series). On the other end of the spectrum, too much story can often get in the way of properly fleshing out characters, which is what we find in "Wedding Fever." Some, in fact, feel as though they've been inserted pointlessly (e.g., the pregnant bridesmaid character in the first wedding, MIL in second wedding, pretty much all the side characters in the Indian wedding, etc.). We barely know anything about Jason Hughes' character until the last 10 minutes, and conversely, too much time is devoted to Victoria Hamilton's character (though I did enjoy her acting). And the final denouement felt a little silly. I'm rooting for another season b/c I've warmed to the Macdonald and Dodds partnership, love the tone of the show, and adore the beautiful Bath setting, but hope the writers can get a better handle on story and character development in future.