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The Blue Rose 1×11: This Night Has Opened My Eyes Review

The Blue Rose: Monday 9:30pm TV3So I had to catch it on demand this week because I was too busy learning how to play different songs on the ukulele. Whoops. However here I am, ready to bombard you with my thoughts on this week’s episode of the Blue Rose because I love to do so- okay, Jess threatened to take the ukulele off me because it’s a distraction. Yes, I am a child. Now, where were we? Right.

The Blue Rose this week was just- well. It was all RAWR! I mean, dead hookers, prison bashing and rogue banging. It was all happening last night now, innit? But what did it all mean?! Let’s dissect and discuss. DISSECT AND DISCUSS!

Going rogue this week we had Jane and Linda both sort of investigating and sort of just hanging out with and eventually banging suspects. Jane taking pity, because despite what she said it was a definitely a ‘pity bonk.’ And c’mon, you know Charlie didn’t mind, it got his mind off his dad getting the bash in prison and also got him what he’d been trying to get for the past 10 episodes. Charlie’s relationship with Peterson is weird, it’s almost like Peterson’s a friend of the family. Only Peterson isn’t, is he? He’s somehow involved in using Charlie’s dad as a scapegoat which lands the man prison.

Speaking of Peterson, Linda’s getting awfully close to him. Sonya and Ganesh are super against Linda and Jane fraternizing with suspects and I have to agree, however Sonya can’t criticise anyone for going rogue. Especially when a radio station is looking for the anonymous person who donated a large amount of money to a cause Sonya wanted to take on earlier in the episode.

Ganesh is the only one who knows the meaning of restraint and laying low.

Speaking of laying low or rather the opposite of laying low- that is extravagance, how about that party where there were higher ups and escorts and it seemed like Peterson was throwing a ratchet New Zealand version of a Gatsby type shindig, minus the class. Linda meets Hannah an escort who knew Rose. After Linda badgers her for a few days, Hannah she agrees to meet them and relays to them what she’d discovered while working for Villiers. Unfortunately, both for Hannah, Rose and the poor hooker who drew the short end of the stick and had to ‘entertain’ Craston, mostly for the dead hooker, Hannah watched the tape and saw Craston choke the poor girl to death.

What’s with Simon grabbing at Hannah though? Was he still carrying on his own investigation and was still trying to get Hannah’s statement? Or is he somehow involved? Because Hannah had given Rose a copy of the DVD of Craston killing a hooker to give to the police because she was too scared to do it herself. Or does Simon know about the tape and the threat it could cause to Peterson and all the money that Peterson is in possession of?

This could be it, they’re getting ever closer to the truth behind Rose’s death. I know one thing’s for certain, I held my breath the entire time Jane was looking around in Simon’s hotel room and when he showed up. Also, at the end there when Peterson checks his emails and is sent a copy of the incriminating video of Craston killing Katya (the escort). Who the hell has that second copy? Also, Peterson didn’t look very scared- in fact the expression on his face is rather unfathomable. Curious.

Special Mentions:

- “I only slept with Varsha, and only because you told me to.” LOL it’s a hard life for Ganesh.

- Twitter corner!

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!LIVEBLOG Reaction/Review POST! The Blue Rose 1×09 Suffer Little Children

The Blue Rose: Monday 9:30pm TV3

Type Jane type!

Krystle ya batch.

Ugh Derek Peterson care’s only about riding motorbikes and drinking, Charlie’s right.

Charlie, still trynna get his ins.

Of course Krystle’s gonna put her on port-o-loos.

BLUE ROSE TEAM MEETING! Everyone’s present. Well and good.

Peterson’s still a major suspect, yeh. Dodgy guy. Duh.

Bunny boiler? Felicity was caught driving under the influence on the night Rose died? Curious. Curious.

YUSS MORE VARSHA! But only because they need arrest details on Felicity the crazy wife.

“I’ll seduce Varsha and be back in time for Battlestar Galactica.”

Dude Monique’s dumb. She’s getting Catfished! Stop, just call MTV.

Deal struck because Ganesh is good with his hands. Awww yeah.

Back at the charity event the Bikers arrive!

Over to Varsha and Ganesh helping this week’s cause for concern, Monique. Wow Monique’s got an ancient computer.

The bad man’s at the charity event! The BAD MAN!!! He’s part of the Bikers!

Oh God Felicity.

Krystle still calls Linda the mental girl. Peterson likes the look of Linda doesn’t he? Oh damn he just put Krystle in her place.

Annnnnnd BOUNCED by Linda. Peterson’s barking up the wrong tree.

“Would you like a sausage.” “No I would not like a sausage.” COUGH. Is that true, Linda?

AD BREAKS ARE THE DEVIL!

Ganesh is taking agers in the bathroom, because he’s getting the dirt on Monique’s catfish.

Linda and Grant, anyone ship it? Yeah, me neither. Bad man with the tattooed neck- Grant knows him and I bet by the end of the episode he’s going to wish he didn’t know him.

Ongoing association with the ride for life and Peterson’s sketchiness. Ugh. Helen. What’s your deal?

Wow $60,000 does this help Peterson sleep at night?

What’s Peterson saying to Charlie?

Bad Man = Karl Villiers. Awesome, Ganesh points out that it’s lame calling the Bad Man the Bad Man. Agreement.

Felicity is nice and normal until she goes apeshit on you.

Monique’s Catfish actually lives in Takapuna. Haha brilliant.

Simon and Jane, who’s shipping it? Me neither.

No Simon, she means Karl Villiers

Ah, Helen was a criminal lawyer. Bet she WAS paid in drugs.

Jane notices things that would be useful to the case of the missing puppies. Wait.

Catfish operates from an internet cafe. Oh man, awesome. Just playing some- what’s a game that guys go to internet cafes to play? Well playing that game and catfishing some chicks.

Sonya packed lunch, back to loving her. They’re on a stakeout.

Whoa shit, Catfish used his real photo? Sonya’s going to steal Catfish’s bike to get him out.

Jesus Linda what is your problem? Let me count the ways. Karl’s got his fingers in a few pies? More like he’s got his fist in a few- okay that went wrong. Grant didn’t have Rose killed. You read it here first. Heh.

MORE ADS TO FUND THE GADS!

Catfish ‘someone’ stole your bike! By someone I mean me (Sonya) and it’s in the back of my car. Ganesh you better have gotten the deets. And boom, Ganesh comes through. Sonya’s got a thing for Catfish, watch out he’s got a thing for well- everyone. And a penchant for trying to scam people.

Charlie sneaking up on Jane while she’s filing. Now niggle the info out of him. Ah, makes sense. Peterson’s helping Charlie’s pops out with funding for his lawyer.

BLUE ROSE GANG MEETING: Helen represented Villiers in 1998, when I was 10. They are old. Old as balls. Okay, not that old. Linda also doesn’t think Grant did it. Linda’s hotheadedness strike again and she’s out of there!

Grant’s turned up at Linda’s house to ‘talk’ about Linda’s accusations. I’m hoping they don’t reconnect- yeah I mean hook up. Especially since everyone’s convinced that Linda’s into chicks.

Brad from Hawaii - aka Catfish, is actually Mark I didn’t catch his last name or where he’s from but I’m going to keep calling him Catfish anyway. Damn 18 women on the go, from 6 different countries. Holy shmuck. Varsha, you need to tell Monique.

Subtle dig at Ganesh there from Varsha. Yeah Ganesh, Varsha’s a human being. Treat her better.

So they decide they’re going to set a honey trap. Nope that doesn’t mean they’re going to put honey on his door and wait for him to walk into it. That would be stupid.

ADS ADS ADS ADS ADS TWEET

Linda’s just showing Grant everything here. She’s trusting him with a bit here. Grant better not make us regret this. Grant do you understand how much she’s trusting you right now?

And now they’re all trying their hand at Catfishing. Setting up the bait for the trap. Sonya just leaves people about in her house? Break up letter from Catfish for Monique as written by Ganesh, I’m pretty sure it would be better to just tell her the truth. Ganesh is bringing Varsha to tears here. Damn Ganesh. Aw. AWWWWWWWW.

Beautiful shot of Auckland, man this show sure knows how to make Auckland look even more beautiful.

Receptionist who’s had like 5 lines, hi!

Krystle, why do you want to know Linda’s contact details? OH, Derek Peterson wants to talk to her ew. And give her his private number.

Yeah Derek Peterson wants Linda’s D. Linda’s not very subtle, but she’s not a moron. DO IT. TALK TO HIM. She’s so going to call him. Hahahahahahaha

Grant’s talking to Karl and- oh man is he going to outright, dude. Maybe Linda’s not the only unsubtle person about. Grant you’re only asking for trouble asking Karl about his whereabouts of Karl on the night of Rose’s death GAH ADS.

BONES AD just to remind me that I’m really behind. Ugh. Drink pump and make water- I mean make LIKE water. But you do make water. Hahahaha

Grant isn’t that stupid. Heh. Yeah well Nina’s missing now and I bet I know what’s happened to her. Also, it was in the promo but still. Even if I didn’t know.

Whoa creepy, Karl picked her up from school and brought her home. Don’t talk to stranger Nina, no matter what they say about being friends with your parents.

Karl shut your trap you piece of vermin trash. Grant if you give up Linda’s name- oh good.

Catfish took the bait! Catfished, for Catfished haha. Mark Columbine from Mairangi Bay. You certainly CAN be anyone over the internet. I’m Bob on some site. Bob Cheney from Texas. It’s all a bit of a laugh.

Sonya laying down the law, being the NZ division of (not so)Anonymous. Why, Catfish? Um, you’re scamming people out of their money, that’s why.

Ugh, Monique, Mata says you’re dumb.

Ganesh and Varsha, do you ship it? Yeah, I do. Aww and she got the information for him. Hahahahahahahahhahaha Sonya charged the room to Catfish’s credit card and waxed alco-ma-hol from the mini-bar. Brilliant.

Felicity was being abusive- but she’s got an alibi. However it puts Simon back on the radar because he’s got 9 hours unaccounted for before picking Felicity up from the station.

Grant’s going away with Nina, probably best. He didn’t give up Linda’s name at least. Linda loves you too ratbag. *Sadface*

Holy shacks Linda’s meeting up with Peterson!!!

END EPISODE. Feature length episodes from next week onward! And DAMN THINGS ARE HEATING UP! Like guys, one of you could be doing the killer. Just uh, putting that out there.

Special Mentions:

- I’m glad that no children actually suffered in the making of this week’s episode.

- Reaction post/liveblog over and out. What were YOUR reactions? Here are some tweets!

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The Blue Rose 1×08: Half a Person

The Blue Rose: Monday 9:30pm TV3

If I thought LAST week’s episode was intense, this week knocked last week out of the park. If you didn’t catch last night’s episode of The Blue Rose you need to fix that ASAP! TV3 on demand! After reading this review, of course. In my last review I talked about how some of the subplots from earlier were perhaps unnecessary and this episode kind of proved that. Did anyone else find this episode, which focused primarily on main characters, much more enjoyable? There were no random cases this week, except for the trampoline case that was handled in the background and only alluded to.

Instead, we had some overall plot movement, doused in brilliant acting (damn can Antonia Prebble do sad cry voice well) and some well suspenseful moments. It’s been a week, or a few days, since Ben broke it off with Jane. Yet he’s still living at the flat and they’re still sleeping in the same bed. Oi vey. Jane. She’s too darn nice, a borderline pushover. This has been her character flaw since the start of the show, however where it can be a rather critical flaw it’s also what makes her a compassionate person. I didn’t think the seemingly laid back, read as bludging, Ben had it in him to be so… dickish. I suppose I did, but I thought the show was going to pull one over our eyes and actually have him be a stand up guy. Of which he is not. He’d been cheating on her for a while and had the audacity to accuse Jane of sleeping with her boss, Simon. Ugh. I can’t.

Simon offers Jane an apartment to stay in because it’s obvious there’s a psycho targeting her; slashing her tyres, cutting up her laundry (including her delicates) and breaking into the flat. We’re clearly being pushed to believe it’s Ben, going cray over wanting the car or the flat and a valid perp he would be. However I had my suspicions about other characters.

And I was right! And Simon also had his suspicions, mostly because Felicity (his missus) had done this before, to Rose. Granted with Rose it was warranted, this time Jane’s an innocent party. I couldn’t help but feel the storyline had a very Jane Eyre feel to it, crazy wife (albeit not locked in the attic) causing havoc for the innocent governess, or PA, who’s just trying to live her life and help solve the murder of the former PA, Rose, who Rochester- *cough* I mean Simon was in love with. Maybe not. Although I think Charlotte Bronte would be rather pleased with the set up of this episode, kind of. Minus the adultery, premarital sex, murder and technology. I’m rambling now, aren’t I? I hope they don’t keep pushing Simon and Jane together, nor do I think it’s a good idea for her to take Charlie up on his ‘revenge shag’ proposition. Seriously dude? Jess isn’t too sure she likes Charlie, she thinks the actor’s a bit wooden- just saying his lines. He’s still the office eye-candy slash druggie. Speaking of eye-candy, Krystle was initially charmingly bitchy- if such a thing exists. However most of Felicity’s targeting wouldn’t have been possible without Krystle pulling the bitch strings a bit in the background.

Grant and Linda’s past is, well it is what it is, isn’t it? There’s a theory she’s a raging lesbian, which isn’t an issue, but we would like some clarification. Guess we’ll have to watch to find out. Also next week, it looks like the Bad Tattoo man knows more people than just Grant. Intrigued. Also, what’s going to happen with Simon and Felicity? He sorta Chris Browned her at the end of the episode there. Reckon this could mean he has enough rage in him to have lost his temper with Rose? Reckon Felicity could have hired someone to take care of Rose? Like I said, until next week!

Special Mentions:

- There was no Varsha this week. This made me slightly sad.

- Did Ben’s bit on the side know that Ben was in a relationship? If so she really isn’t very good at keeping secrets is she? Gosh, good thing the EQC info didn’t leak to her. Would have been posted on her blog faster than you could say ‘reverse cowgirl’.

- “Post-natal psychosis is the actual diagnosis.” Is it inappropriate that I laughed? Probably. But I LOL’d nonetheless, guys it rhymed. C’mon!

- I swear Jane’s entire morning needed ‘You had a bad day’ playing in the background.

- Twitter Folks seemed rather pleased with this week’s episode. Check it.

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The Blue Rose 1×06 Paint a Vulgar Picture

The Blue Rose: Monday 9:30pm TV3

Took me ages to try to watch the Blue Rose OnDemand today because it was crazy slow. C’mon guys, get it together. Eventually the episode loaded and I was able to see the gang get to work!

I found myself thinking Sonya needed to pull her head out of her, excuse the language, bum this week. Which is mean because we know that David, aka the homeless guy with whom she’d formed a bond, had just died and she was dealing with her feels.

Looks like Elizabeth is catching on as her name. She’ll always be Sonya to me. Right, so this week she was all kinds of stubborn and gullible when it came to our subplot’s supposed victim. It grated slightly on my nerves, I know she seemed to be projecting the helplessness of David onto this Hayley character but it made Hayley’s manipulation seem even more obvious and when Ganesh proved it, I felt even angrier because it made Sonya look slightly foolish in her refusal to listen to reason for more than half of the episode.

It was nice to see Ganesh take a stand, however, at the end. Not just in terms of how he was able to overcome his fear of his crazy ex girlfriend played by Nisha Madhan (another ex-Shorty actress) and manage to get her to help, but also in terms of being more confident up against Linda and Sonya. When he goes on his own mission, taking on a Charlie (from Charlie’s Angels) persona to get more intel on Hayley I couldn’t help but do a slight encouraging fistpump. Look at him being all slick.

Ganesh being all slick.

There were a few dodgy puns this week but Ganesh was right, get your minds out of the sewer!

We get more of Charlie this week, getting some insight into the junior lawyer who’s been trying to get Jane to have a drink with him since day one. Remember I speculated that there might be more to him than the firm bottom feeder, okay I made a remark about him somehow being the culprit that counts as speculation! However really the big reveal about him is just that he’s a druggie. It’s sad that something like taking drugs could be spoken about in such blase terms but them’s the breaks. He’s also the last person to have spoken to Rose before she died, which, according to police records Ganesh got from Varsha, wasn’t from hitting her head after she fell into the water but rather before she drowned. Well well well, maybe I’m right about Charlie turning out to be the killer after all? Nah, just because he takes a bit of the drugs doesn’t make him a killer.

Next week looks good. This person agrees.

Special Mentions:

- Anyone else think Rose took that picture with the annoying chick in order to snap a shot of the Bad Man?

- Varsha, bitches be crazy! Secretly love her and hope she and Ganesh end up together. I ship it, I will go down with this ship.

- That photographer’s a bit of a name dropper, and by ‘a bit’ I mean he’s a name dropper. However he does prove useful. They’ve got a visual of the bad man with the tattoo. And it looks like Varsha has more help for us next week, according to the preview she knows what the tattoo on his neck is.

- Twitter Corner

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The Blue Rose 1×05: Pretty Girls Make Graves

The Blue Rose: Monday 9:30pm TV3Tonight’s episode (episode 5 of 13) took a turn for the dark. I know I know, it’s a show about how a rag tag group of people come together after the death of a personal assistant (a friend to 3 out of 4 of them) who knew too much, felt too much and by the looks of things- trusted too much. It might not be that the show turned dark on us, it’s just that with Rose’s back-story and the events thus far about Rose’s life didn’t quite resonate so much with us on an emotional level. There’s something about the homeless guy’s sense of redemption in this episode that really seemed to click.

The Homeless guy, who’s real name is David Quilter played by Seth Flynn, ran from Jane and Linda that first time they encountered him and we hadn’t seen him since, that is until this episode. David’s aversion to the police runs deeper than what we had initially thought, of course. We know he found Rose’s body and when the gang first started out asking questions we were forced to come to the assumption that he was the culprit, or knew something about it. The problem, we come to discover, is that David Quilter also knew too much and he buckled under the weight of his knowledge. He speaks fondly of Rose, and it seems she’d been trying to get him to make something right. When Linda discovers the newspaper clippings and immediately jumps to the conclusion that he was some sort of creepy stalker murdery guy (my extensive vocabulary has gone on holiday) I feel the show puts us at odds with her. We’re placed on Sonya’s side of the fence, wanting to coax information out of him by being kind- as opposed to bullying. It’s sad, because Sonya forms a bit of a bond with him and this is before he gives us anything useful to go on.

When David described the time in 24hour clock I thought he’d been military, which would have only made sense on an American show- however I wasn’t too far off the mark. A cop. Homeless guy, aka David, was an ex-cop who’d been undercover and was betrayed not just by another police officer, but by the officer he’d been reporting to. The thing is, this officer didn’t just betray him, he murdered an innocent and made David help him frame another man. David had been living with the guilt for years, and it had festered within him. He was also ill, by the looks of things, really ill. There’s a sense of mitigation for him in his confession to a room full of cops, and Flynn’s portrayal of David’s sense of fulfillment was moving.

Suits and cops, they’re all in it together, David says. Which I suppose is a melding of both his present and his past. Rose was talking to someone wearing a suit, he’d helped a dirty cop cover up a murder. One thing I had minor qualms with, as an ex-cop wouldn’t David have known that Simon wasn’t a police officer? Or was he too drunk and out of it to really care? Simon had been keeping David in a rest home, and it appears that he’d been doing some of his own investigating. Whether to find out more about Rose’s death, or to cover up his tracks is unclear just yet- but we’ll find out soon enough. As Ganesh (and by extension the Blue Rose gang) tries to get into Rose’s phone which David had picked up and handed over to Sonya.

There were funny bits this episode too, they’re just overshadowed by the heavier material of the episode.

Although I do appreciate the episode ending on the IT Crowd joke. It’s funny because earlier in the episode Krystle with a K had been complaining about how all IT did was suggest the computer be turned off and on again.

Special Mentions:

- Ganesh is smoother than we give him credit for. Also, can there be more Ganesh and Fasi? BrOTP, found.

- I’m torn between shaking my head at Ben in disapproval for showing up at Jane’s work like that and shaking my head in commiseration at the fact that Jane is keeping secrets from him. Also, that final scene with Ben and Jane was actually really cute.

- Charlie, still trying to get his ins with Jane. Did Charlie try his luck with Rose too? According to the preview for next week Charlie may have been one of the last people to have seen Rose alive.

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The Blue Rose 1×04: This Charming Man

The Blue Rose: Monday 9:30pm TV3

The Blue Rose at the all new time of 9:30pm! If you were wondering why, the person below answers that very question! So now that we have a bit of an answer to the ‘why’s it been moved baaaaack though’ question, let’s have a chat about this week’s episode. It’s safe to say that while The Blue Rose Gang work towards solving the mystery of surrounding Rose’s death, there will be other subplots to keep us entertained in the meanwhile. This week we got to know two very different men a bit more, Derek-douchebag-Peterson and Ganesh. I mean, if you thought you hated Peterson earlier, well. This episode cements that distaste and then some. I mean, what a douchenozzle, King Douche, doucheburger- he can have all the douche names. Even if he’s got some hilarious one-liners when he’s pissed off, which is a lot of the time.

He’s off his rocker because Adam Revill, the journalist Jane was about to go to but cancelled on at the last minute, is posting insider information. Revill’s trying to take Peterson down and he’s getting his info from somewhere. A MOLE! Mole-y mole-y. There’s a mole within Peterson’s company, or perhaps in M&L, at first we think it’s Amy. I mean, the signs were there. She seems nice and mousy and deserves better than being Peterson’s PA/bit on the side mistress. Red herring, however. Because in the end Amy’s a snake in the grass herself! Jane said it best ‘You sneaky, sneaky bitch.’ I have to tip my hat to the show. Having us worry that Amy would have gone the way of Rose when she met Revill (who kind of annoyed me in his pursuit of Jane and any information she has) meant when she revealed herself to be a PR genius and was instrumental in taking Revill down, I was quite impressed. And worried that Peterson was going to shiv Jane right then and there in the elevator.

Threatening bastard. Ugh, seriously when he finally gets taken down I will be so, so pleased. I think I liked this episode more than last week’s. I feel that Ganesh’s storyline seemed to work well with the overall problem connected to Rose’s killer, because isn’t Rose’s death related to shady deals between Peterson and the lawfirm? I mean, that’s what I was led to believe that first episode and I’m sticking to it. My opinion will change, I’m fickle like that. I digress, the Pip storyline does compliment the main plot.

I hoped for more Ganesh and lo and behold we got more Ganesh! His own subplot even! Granted it included unrequited love and an app called Sheep Shagger- yes it’s exactly what you think it is. His friend (who he’s obviously crushing on) Pip is an app developer who made the mistake of trusting Justin Lockhart, a venture capitalist who’s completely screwed her over. Yeah, The Blue Rose Gang to the rescue! Due to Sonya’s badassery and Ganesh putting heads together with Philippa, they manage to take him down. And Ganesh even gets a kiss! Two even.

Although it seems Pip’s a bit keen to give everyone a kiss. Even Sonya, not that Sonya didn’t deserve one. She’s the mafia in a cardi, of course she deserved a damn snog! (Sidenote, anyone else notice Linda’s amused look when Sonya intimated that Pip might be gay? Maybe @speshtian was on to something?) Let’s not forget it was Ganesh’s idea for Pip to expose Lockhart for his shadiness, because what kind of business will this guy have if no one wants to work with him. It parallels the way Amy helps Peterson take Revill down. In order to save their own asses they plant a story (hat tip to Amy) which is bogus- completely discrediting Revill. Is it wrong? Because aren’t the media supposed to be the watchdog who keep large corporations and the government in check? Is it wrong to stifle someone who’s just seeking the truth?

Jane asks the same, sorta, thing of Simon who responds, “Right and wrong, it’s all relative.” Ain’t that the truth, Simon, ain’t that just the truth. WHAT ARE YOU HIDING?! Ahem, sorry. I like Simon, but I feel like he knows something about Rose’s death. I mean, how far would Simon go to protect the client? And the idea of the relativity of morality is something this show has played with since the beginning. Was it wrong for Linda to have Rose’s will amended so Rose’s ex didn’t get their house and custody of their daughter? Legally, yeah. It was definitely wrong. But because of the situation and how we viewed the father and what we thought was right for the daughter, it was right. Sonya stole almost a million dollars, stealing is wrong, right? But we feel she deserves it, it’s right because that company’s wrong. Right and wrong are universal terms and ideas, and for the most part we define the parameters of where things fall between and around those terms. Nicely done, guys. These people think so too.

Special Mentions:

- Linda Playing Sheep Shagger appreciation mention!

‘Trust me you do not want to land on a ram.’

- New Zealand’s the smallest village on the planet. True story.

- Kiwi accents, gotta love ‘em. When Ganesh says Kindow, he means Kendo.

- Krystle with a K’s limited view on life and career opportunities for women is pretty depressing. “As a PA? Gawd! What kind of fairytale life do you live in!” But she does pump classes twice a week!

Next week we get to see Homeless Man again. Glad I’m wrong about him being dead. Here’s to hoping he sheds some light on the mystery. Can you help me find the key? Hi-5? Anyone? No? Also if you missed the episode go watch it on demand! Unless you live outside of New Zealunn, then, gutted.

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The Blue Rose: 1×03 - Sheila Take a Bow

The Blue Rose: Monday 8:30pm TV3
This week on The Blue Rose we had a hit and run, an attack, an angry wife, homeless man manhunt and more dodge dodgeroo behaviour.

We find our leading ladies doing something about last week’s final revelation that the homeless man saw something he shouldn’t have. Yes, they’re trolling the streets of Auckland looking for the homeless man who’s gone into hiding, or is dead. There are a few places in Auckland unnamed homeless witness could be hiding but Auckland after dark isn’t always the safest place to be. Of course, it would seem that it isn’t safe to be anywhere if this episode is anything to go by.

Jane’s struggling with the question of whether she should take the full-time position at Mosely & Loveridge, her boyfriend points out that she went there because of her parents predicament and now that they’re sorted she can hightail it out of there. I can understand this line of thinking- what are you still doing there, you’ve helped your mum and dad. Scat! However she’s invested in more than just what she set out to do. She’s part of the Blue Rose Gang now, and whether she likes it or not she wants to know who killed Rose just as much as we do. Once again she tells Linda she’s pulling out and doesn’t want to take the position at M&L. I suppose I wouldn’t want the job either if it meant going up against Krystle with a K. Even Jane’s boss is afraid of her.

“Don’t be a dick Charlie!”

I’m pretty sure Krystle has a few screws loose. I bet it was Colonel Krystle, on the bridge with a wine bottle. Joking, Krystle’s a bit mental but killing someone for their job? Well, people have killed for less. Seriously, sending in the bitchy wife to a lunch Jane has with Simon Frost was some underhanded shit.

However, this gets Jane thinking, what if Rose’s killing wasn’t business related but personal? The Simon and Rose affair makes for a compelling, if predictable, avenue.

One person I have no problem imagining accidentally kill someone in a fit of rage is Linda. Linda’s got some issues regarding restraint. I mean so far she’s reacted with physical violence, she has no filter and little qualms about using less than legal methods to obtain information. Seriously, how far does her social netball contacts go? However she’s also loyal to the core and is actually super nice when she sounds like she’s being mean. She allows one of her staff to take the van home and someone crashes into it whilst it’s parked. Who the heck crashes into a parked car? At first I thought it was connected to the Rose scenario, but after a great drawing from a somewhat unreliable witness, Sammy’s neighbour and Linda’s sleuthing we figure out it’s un-Rose-related.

Sonya’s looking for a job, having been unemployed since being fired by Moselys and after a successful first interview she’s thrown when the interviewer isn’t as interested as she was before. This is because Barry the HR guy gave her a crap reference. Finding this out makes Sonya go to Moselys and confront Barry straight up. Barry’s a bit of a douche. Isn’t it rather suspect that after Sonya goes to Moselys to yell at Barry (let’s ALL yell at Barrys) she’s attacked in her own home? Also, before Barry exits stage left during Jane’s interview he says ‘All I’ve ever done was all that was asked, as you bloody well know.’ Hmm, thou seest the act afoot? I don’t know why I said that. Roll the tweets!

Simon watching that footage at the end! Discuss!

Special Mentions:

- Sonya’s gone off the rails. Sorry, Elizabeth Clyde. Sonya’s won another 50 cool points. I mean, what a badass. $985,000!! “I got them instead.” Yes you did.

- Jane and Simon discuss Shakespearean Tragedy at lunch. Where everyone dies at the end. Bad taste? I wonder why, Simon.

- Hot waiter. *Ahem* Nice casting, guys.

- Ganesh helps how he can. But seriously his bad acting when helping Linda catch out the dodgy car dealer. I lost it when he turned up with the Audi and he’d picked up his crew.