Review by AJ_Blanc

This is a bittersweet episode due to not only it being nice to have Vera back, it's also the beginning of the final season/series, with Joe returning only last year.

The story itself is okay; not the best Vera has to offer but far from the worst. I can't say it kept me guessing, though it was a good ride to the end, with a few bumps along the way.

Having said all that, I've grown a bit tired of Kenny being treated like an unreliable officer fresh out of the academy. The guy is a Detective Sergeant, and while I'm not suggesting he outshine Vera, he's the only other character who's been with us throughout the entirety of the show. I mention this because at the end he's ordered to watch a car with a uniformed constable standing right next to him. He even offered to go, helping out an aging, out of shape DCI and moody, depressed DI go traipsing around treacherous cliffs! This was an extremely contrived scene just so he could get attacked in a way that's actually happened in the show before.

Granted, this isn't something vital to the plot or anything, I simply think at this point in the series Kenny should have the next biggest role after (or possibly even with) Joe, but that's just my two pence. Cheers.