Beyond Paradise

Very disappointing and dull. I won't repeat what other comments have already stated. I will add is that the flashback interjections while solving the crime are beyond annoying...they disturb the flow of the show.

I suppose the music is attempting to be reflective of the locale, but it is just uninspired and kitschy.

The characters are not interesting or likeable. Not oddball or funny enough to cause laughter and not talented enough to be believable.

I really wanted to like this show, but sadly it just tries to ride on the coattails of Death in Paradise and fails. Which wouldn't be necessarily bad, but perhaps the creators and writers could go back and watch old episodes of Death and get some inspiration.

Enjoyable to watch, but please follow some of the examples provided by the original series which is super popular and in season 8. First you have Martha with a cafe or better yet a pub. Use it to develop the characters, give them some more depth and interest, like the ocean-side bar in Death in Paradise.

Directors and writers just tease us with the quirky young policeman and the secretary. In Death in Paradise we get hours of and background about the crazy locals. Why don't they do the same here instead of all that boring IVF, depressing Martha and her bully mother. I can't imagine any couple involved in IVF, when Martha is just opening a cafe and the Humphrey starting a new job at a new precinct. The director is probably male. They've barely unpacked their stuff on a boat around episode 3 and they dive into IVF, plus why is everyone drinking if trying to get pregnant.........save all that stuff for a season 3 or 4. Stick with developing the locale and the locals.

And why Archie? Humphrey is the sweetest, kindest of all the St. Marie detectives, why drag in a super handsome ex for Martha especially the first season. Martha's mother could help with cafe instead of just standing or sitting around doing nothing but criticize her daughter. I feel that any of us fans of the original show could write and direct a 10 times better script than what is being filmed and shown.

I'm a big fan of Death in Paradise and Humphrey in particular. I'm also a fan of Johnathan Creek and this series has the same kind of feel.

I've rewatched Death in Paradise so many times and the Humphrey episodes are just that little bit more fun, and now we have more of the kindest, most unintentionally funny, brilliant detective St. Marie ever had. What's not to love?

I'm really enjoying the series so far, the cases are weird and new and enjoyably confusing, and I love that they've found a way to bring it home but still base it in a small community. Plus they've actually kept the character, there's even been a couple of call-backs to the original series. So many spin-offs take a beloved character and throw their entire personality and history out the window, as if just the name and the actor are enough, they aren't. But this series is obviously created by someone who really appreciates DI Goodman in all his bumbling glory.

Humphrey and Martha's relationship really drags the show down. I don't think they have good chemistry and none of their plot lines make a lot of sense. They are both a bit old for the baby storyline IMO. Humphrey is played by a 50 year old man, Martha is played by a woman in her mid-40s. They look their age, especially in the brutal lighting of this show. Shouldn't there at least be a line about how time is running out to have children at all and that's why they needed medical interventions?

Why is there a love triangle at all? The other man is also well into his forties. Their engagement was decades ago. It seems forced for drama.

Their relationship story just seems like it's written for characters around age 30-early 20s failed relationships are still fresh but they are thinking about settling down, deciding if they want kids but still have a lot of time left for these big decisions. These two don't have that time! Where is the urgency?

Why is her mom so against Humphrey? Wouldn't it be better for her to excited about her daughter getting married and maybe having a baby? Not that anyone has to do either but by your mid-40s having never been married or having children is still unusual in 2023, you'd think someone would remark on it. Finding love when you least expect it, a chance at grandchildren. Something!

The mysteries are cute and the team there is pretty solid. They all seem to get along well and have their own personalities. Why have the dragged out, downer, unrealistic personal life subplot? Why couldn't Humphrey move there and be happy? Do the writers realize their relationship is a bad idea/they don't have chemistry and that's why it gets worse every episode? Could they be writing Martha out? I can only hope.

Until the ex-fiancé was introduced into the mix. She's that naive to think it's okay and it's strictly a business arrangement and it's going to stay that way. And Humphrey is okay with it. Humphrey is enough of a clueless dork who spends money on another useless boat, that we don't need Archie in the story to cause friction. Humphrey does that on his own well enough. Reverse the roles and let's see if she would be okay with an ex coming into the picture... Was interested in this to see if I would enjoy it as I was a fan of Death In Paradise, but it's more of the same predictable writing. Same old predictable tropes that are still prevalent in the year 2023. I'll pass if the writing doesn't improve.