This epic British crime drama has come to its ultimate end. It has been a pleasure sticking with it from 2013, when it shocked millions of viewers with its clever twist and superb acting.
Throughout the final season the mystery evolves steadily and carefully, but not too slow. You can feel it was all intelligently planned out and you know every detail will come into place by the end.
The final episode provided the answers to all unanswered questions and didn't leave a lot of new questions, either. It has been confirmed there won't be another season of Broadchurch and this episode made that fact clear.
The series' leads Tennant and Colman prove to be one of the best actors on British television in yet another set of perfectly constructed lines, while Whittaker and Buchan, who play the Latimers, also excel in their roles for the short time they're in the episode. The cinematography, as well as the scenery, remain beautiful.
And even though I've hoped, for the sake of this beloved show, the episode is not innocent. The main problem has got to be its length. Chibnall is an incredible writer, but the amount of story he tried to put in the 45 minutes is too much. If it were an hour-long episode, I'm certain the dialogues would have been more natural and make more sense.
What we've seen is, unfortunately, a rushed finale. Once again, the twist was good and the acting incredible, we all know Broadchurch mastered those. However, this being the final ever episode, I feel like it did deserve much more depth and Chibnall could have reached that with additional minutes.
What we got is a nice, tidy closure, with fast and short, unsatisfying dialogues and story line. And for the series finale of a show like this, I honestly think we deserved more...
