Save this article to read it later.
Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection.
Everythings in place for a delicious romp through a murder house.
His bloody fingerprints are there, so he surely did it!
WhatOrdeal by Innocenceasks, inevitably, is what if he didnt?
In other words,Ordeal by Innocencewill fill your whodunit needs.
And itll be lovely to look at in the process, because it is a gorgeous mini-series.
Part of the problem is the characters, who are almost uniformly unappealing.
Each of the characters might be the real killer, and the victim seems to deserve it.
ButOrdeal by Innocences pace never lets you settle into the doom.
The series needs more of those moments and less scattershot images of a car on a foggy night.
Unfortunately, the best part ofOrdeal of Innocenceis also the part I cant tell you about.
Matthew Goode doing intensive upper body workouts and then putting on period clothing and eviscerating everyone with his words?
Its all there, even if it feels sleek enough to slide away.
Until, at least, it wallops you with a vicious, surprising ending.
