The third episode of this series was fairly standard; we knew who the culprit was from the opening scene, the only mystery was whether or not Luther would find where he was hiding the kidnapped woman before he killed her. Once again Luther broke the rules to entrap the chief suspect who had been accused of an identical crime ten years previously. It is hard to imagine that a police officer would manage to stay in the force long enough to become a DCI given the methods he uses... punching a suspect in the nose to obtain a blood sample to plant at a crime scene is hardly standard procedure. While he is investigating one crime he himself is being investigated after his ex's new boyfriend is beaten up by a group of street kids and he believes Luther sent then; in fact they were sent by Alice, the suspect from episode one who continues to interfere in Luther's life.
While the plot is fairly ridiculous it passes the time well enough largely due to Idris Elba's portrayal of the unconventional eponymous hero. Paul Rhys does a reasonable job as suspect Lucien Burgess although the character is such a caricature that he is even less plausible than Luther.
While the plot is fairly ridiculous it passes the time well enough largely due to Idris Elba's portrayal of the unconventional eponymous hero. Paul Rhys does a reasonable job as suspect Lucien Burgess although the character is such a caricature that he is even less plausible than Luther.