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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mel O&#039;Drama" data-source="post: 288393" data-attributes="member: 23">Oh thanks. And I echo that sentiment. My rewatch has been made so much more enjoyable by your contributions and it's been great to hear your perspective and memories about each episode. You certainly know the series really well.Same here. Whenever I posted about a new episode I was always curious to see whether or not we'd hold similar views about it, and whenever we've viewed things differently it's been good for me to think back over the episode with your comments in mind and see it in a slightly different way.Oh, I probably liked it more than it might have come across in my posts about it. I thought the story was really good, as were most of the performances. These more contemporary elements were where I struggled, which has a lot to do with placement. If it had been shown earlier in the final run, or if it was the beginning of a rebooted series I'd probably view it differently, but I suppose I just craved something a little more traditional in tone for the final episode to bring things full circle. I do agree that the formula was there and it was a Columbo for the 21st Century, and I thought it was a well constructed episode. Setting aside the contemporary tones and slick production, I suspect the script reads very much like a traditional episode. I wholeheartedly agree with this, and I suppose the series did come full circle in that regard. As in Prescription: Murder, we saw some real gravitas to him as the episode progressed and things got serious.  And it was a nice surprise all over again because Lt. Columbo has been increasingly broad, so I was glad to see him really on form for the final Gotcha. Yes. While not as great as many, it's far better than some episodes we've been given, especially in the revival. So I'll take it. I think if I was talking to someone who's never seen a Columbo episode and could watch just one episode, I'd suggest Any Old Port... It's all in there, and it just oozes with quality and cinematic class. Oh wow. We really do agree on these. Seventeen episodes feature in both our top twenties, and another - Now You See Him - was very close to being included in mine. Like you, there are so many others that I could include and past my top five or six it's a pretty level playing field. The number of truly brilliant episodes in this series - particularly through the Seventies - is breathtaking.</blockquote>

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