If you watch the first episode and feel like there is something wrong--that she was paid off to cover up a murder, it is just because of the poor editing on that episode. That is the only problem with this series--sometimes it leaves things out, jumps around too much, and doesn't do a nice wrapping up at the end.
After watching all the episodes, because I did give it another chance, I came to love the series and really appreciated how the characters grew and grew on me. There wasn't a lot of murder and mayhem, just simple mysteries that they worked on and resolved. Sometimes, it wasn't as happy an ending as you would have liked, but Hetty usually figured out what the problems were and in her careful, kind and sometimes forceful way, solved those problems.
After finishing them all, I went back to watch the first one again to see what it was I missed. (Spoiler) I did realize that the old woman wasn't murdered, they just made it look like it. It was just family drama that got a little carried away.
It is a great series and I will miss watching it. BBC did everyone a grave disservice not filming that final, 5th season.
After watching all the episodes, because I did give it another chance, I came to love the series and really appreciated how the characters grew and grew on me. There wasn't a lot of murder and mayhem, just simple mysteries that they worked on and resolved. Sometimes, it wasn't as happy an ending as you would have liked, but Hetty usually figured out what the problems were and in her careful, kind and sometimes forceful way, solved those problems.
After finishing them all, I went back to watch the first one again to see what it was I missed. (Spoiler) I did realize that the old woman wasn't murdered, they just made it look like it. It was just family drama that got a little carried away.
It is a great series and I will miss watching it. BBC did everyone a grave disservice not filming that final, 5th season.