Starring Carrie Preston, Elsbeth is a modern crime series that follows the Columbo template of delightful detectives.
Has there ever been a better TV detective than Columbo? Peter Falk’s rumpled little lieutenant, wrapped in battered raincoat and wearing a quizzical expression, was surely peerless in the field of small-screen sleuths. The brilliance of the show wasn’t just in Falk’s magnificent characterisation, but in the unconventional approach to the genre: in, the murderer was revealed at the beginning, shown committing the murder, and the fun was in discovering just how Columbo was going to trip them up.
Carrie Preston plays the eccentric detective Elsbeth Tascioni in the eponymous series created by Good Wife and Good Fight producers Robert and Michelle King. Invariably, this would mean lulling the killer into a false sense of security, irritating them with his persistence while simultaneously convincing them the shabby cop who kept following them around was a buffoon. Columbo’s quarries tended to be arrogant types, sure of the brilliance of their meticulously arranged crimes – but they didn’t reckon with the peculiar genius of their adversary. We reiterate, it was the greatest of detective shows.
Preston is an eternal delight in the role, determination and razor-sharp mind just below her bubbly Midwestern surface. Her ability to get killers to underestimate her is key to her success with mysteries, while her capacity to charm and beguile with her wholesome manner is key to her success with viewers. Sweet, innocent, and an unstoppable crime-busting machine: that’s our Elsbeth.
It’s all wildly implausible, of course – the brilliant amateur detective, the ridiculously elaborate crimes, the solutions whose brilliance far outstrip their likelihood to stand up in court – but that is all part of the appeal. Wildly unlikely murder mysteries have a rich and proud history in TV, andCastle, Jonathan Creek, Miss Marple, running through her veins, Elsbeth Tascioni is one of the most enjoyable sleuths we’ve seen in years.
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