Warning: contains major finale spoilers.
In the dramas second half, there was no need for guesswork.
David Tennants character Tom killed his family.
He felt threatened and he felt entitled.
And in all of the most important ways, he didnt feel anything at all.
I was a good father so often he must have believed it).
Blessedly, the episode looked away from the girls actual murders, characteristically choosing restraint and taste over sensationalism.
The finale stayed on the side of taste and responsibility in its closing minutes.
After Toms second arrest, he was forgotten.
There was no reason for the murders apart from: Tom, he was the reason.
If there was a hero in the finale, it was Jess.
Glowing with innate nobility (or is that just Cush Jumbos cleansing routine?
The characters around Jess were far from perfect, but faultlessly cast.
Steve, lost to anger and funnelling his distress only through outbursts, was vividly played by Matthew McNulty.
David Tennant was, like Kates Anna Madeley, reliably excellent.
If theres a criticism of this tight four-parter, its that we didnt see enough of her.
If Kate was scared, why didnt she just leave him?
Deadwater Fell is available to stream now onNetflix.
