Date: 2009-07-10 09:15 Subject: Harper's Island and Chekhov's Gun Security: Public Location: In my chair Tags: chekhov's gun, harper's island

For the last couple of months, I've been following a murder mystery/horror show titled Harper's Island.  It's about a wedding party at a secluded island being picked off by a serial killer and his accomplice.  It was a fun show to follow, particularly since the twists and turns were able to have me constantly guessing and reguessing.  I also think I set a record for having my suspects of choice killed off within two episodes of my making the guess.  The last two episodes, in which all was revealed, were aired last night.

Now, some of the people reading this journal may be Harper's Island fans in the United States, which means they're not getting the episodes until tomorrow - so I'm not going to have any spoilers.  I am, however, going to mention that while the accomplice ended up being a nice, chilling psychopath, when it came to his motivation, the series fell flat on its face.

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