The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie

I would imagine an expensive production with good actors wasting their talents on a ridiculous story only given prominence because the author utilised Agatha Christie's fame.
There was an article about Sarah Phelps in the Daily Telegraph, probably three weeks ago.

rubysong I think dropped shoulders have always been a feature of fair isle garments and she was a witch so probably not up to date with '60s fashion.
I was right about this complete hokum but watchable. Although the ending was unfathomable. Was he in hell?

I too am totally confused after watching last nights final episode. Were we supposed to be left confused? I don't really get these modern adaptions where the original story is completely ripped apart and re-assembled to be nothing like the original. Why don't they write there own story?

Because nobody would watch it if it hadn't got Agatha Christie in the title. These adaptors hang on the coat tales of the famous to get an audience. Parasitical, really.

Well, it was all very strange! I was rather mystified about what was going on. At the end, was Easterbrook dead, dreaming, or what?

I am glad I slept through it. Found it totally boring as well as everything else.

Greenfinch
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I’ve just watched it and am bewildered!

Bewitched, bothered and bewildered

Glad it's not just DH and me.

Does wotsername think she will appeal to you her viewers with this kind of adaptation?

It so, I doubt it because most younger people I know either watch Netflix or no TV at all.

Not you her

younger

I think there are gremlins in the system

In a way I’m glad Agatha’s story has been dismembered and re-worked, since having watched episode one on catch up I then got the book on my Kindle and devoured it!
So there will probably still be some surprises when we catch up with episode 2 tonight.

Might add that 2 teen nieces, staying with us for half term, adored it.

Rather disappointed with episode 2 ?

Rather disappointed with all of it really. Most odd.

Reviews have been very mixed.

So who was Oscar? I think that I might have missed something??

Watched part 2 last night.
What a hopeless mess! So disappointing.

I do wonder why on earth the likes of whatever her name is - Phelps? - feels the need to savagely butcher what was a IMO a clever and very carefully crafted plot.
If she thinks she can do so much better, why on earth doesn’t she write her own?

Surely Miss Marple solved the mystery in the book and it was her friend, a clergyman, who put her onto it in the first place?
It was a load of tosh and I can’t say I was enamoured by Rupert Sewell.
Next time an “adaptation “ is on I will give it a miss and find some wet paint to watch dry.

Miss Marple wasn't in the book. Mark Easterbrook solved the mystery with a y woman called Ginger who he fell in love with over the course of the story.
In the book Mark was a pleasant decent man with an uncomplicated private life. No dead wives or mistresses or murders in his past.

I didn't 'get' the ending either

Enjoyed ogling Rufus Sewell though

Sorry, Miss Marple was in the film, also broadcast again recently on television.
At least it all made sense in the end.

Hello magazine have printed an explanation to the ending of The Pale Horse.
It is still as clear as mud.

I think he is dead at the end isn't he? I agree with others this adaptation or more accurately complete rewrite was not enjoyable at all. I have nothing against re interpretations which I often enjoy but this one was just not enjoyable at all.

I didn't enjoy it much either, found the ending a bit strange. Normally I love Rufus Sewell but not this time, I agree with whoever said he looked a bit florid.

Hello magazine have printed an explanation to the ending

Surely if we need an explanation, then it's been badly written?