That phrase in the title was taken from something David Tenant’s character, Alec Hardy, says in this episode. It’s his way of trying to explain why people sometimes act in ways we just can’t understand. We find out who the killer is early on in the episode when Danny’s missing phone is turned on. Hardy […]
After last week’s collapse during the chase for the killer, Hardy ends up in the hospital again. He suffers from arrhythmia which nearly killed him that night. Doctors want to implant a pacemaker, but they’re not sure he’ll survive the operation. Those around him keep asking him why he took this case if he knew […]
The town gathers for the funeral of Jack Marshall who tragically took his own life last week. Hardy and Miller keep watch for unusual behavior at the wake. They surmise the killer will be there so they’re looking for anyone acting strangely. At the front door, Tom Miller tells Chloe that he was not friends […]
After a somber evening attended by much of the town reconstructing Danny Latimer’s final path before his murder, Beth and Mark discuss his cheating. This is when she tells him about her pregnancy, which throws yet another wrench into their completely wrecked lives. Everyone seems to be suspecting Jack Marshall after the revelation of his […]
The burning boat seen at the close of last week’s episode is discovered to have strands of hair in it which is a big break for the investigation. Miller learns that Susan Wright lied to then when she said Mark Latimer didn’t fix a broken pipe in the hut, but Susan continues to deny he […]
Last week’s episode brought about a number of revelations about the case and what drives some of the people of Broadchurch. While the reasons behind Mark Latimer’s suspicious behavior have been revealed, he’s not off the hook as a suspect, at least in DI Hardy’s head. After we discovered that Hardy had worked a previous […]
After last week’s cagey behavior when interviewed by DI Hardy, Mark Latimer is called in to the police station for questioning. Hardy’s not buying Mark’s weak story about being unable to remember the name of the friend he was out with the night Danny was killed. When Mark conveniently remembers it was his employee, Nige, […]
Last week’s episode revealed the murder scene to be the hut by the beach, but in revealing crucial evidence it also raises questions. The biggest question being how did the body of Danny Latimer end up a mile down the beach if he was killed in the hut? When episode two ended Danny’s father, Mark, […]
As word of Danny’s murder spreads through town the small local police station is overrun with calls. Spread thin and short on staff, DI Hardy wants to focus the priority on finding Danny Latimer’s missing mobile phone and skateboard, both of which could provide much needed clues to where he was murdered and, hopefully, the […]
