Agatha Christie's Poirot

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An all-time classic, with the most impressive incarnation of the Belgian detective. If anything, because of the 25 years long commitment of the lead actor to his character, covering the entirety of the original stories and novels. There will be still many more versions of Poirot in movies and other media, each with a different take, but Suchet's work truly brought life to an icon most often identified just by his quirks and peculiar image, sort of a comic-relief magic gnome who solves inexplicable riddles. This is not what you get here, especially in the long run. Aging together with his character, Suchet (also executive producer in the latter stages of the series) brought gravitas and depth to this interpretation of Poirot, also thanks to a staggering amount of personal research, including some who may not resonate with everyone (such as Poirot's faith), but come from a respectful and thorough study of the source material. The scripts are solid dramatizations, and the direction is for the most part competent and hardly groundbreaking, but it will live on as a memorable act of love towards a literary creation.

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The Mysterious Affair at Styles - S3-E1

Plot hole: Can't fault this massive plot hole to the adaptation, but to the source material; the culprit (forgetting the stupidity of writing an incriminating letter detailing the plan to murder someone, and put it in a desk he shares with her) since there are people outside the room that are about to enter, tears the letter in 3 neat vertical strips, rolls them, puts them in the vase on the mantlepiece, and then opens the side door to slip away...instead of simply pocketing the letter and going through that same door. Nobody was going to search him or anything and could have burned it, torn it into confetti, anything, later. It takes way way longer to do what he did, which needed him to stay there in the room increasing the chances of being found out. And of course he and his accomplice do not retrieve the letter after.

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Problem at Sea - S1-E7

Trivia: Poirot in the ship's lounge is reading the actual May 1st 1935 issue of Bystander (recognizable by the cover and with the correct page order, does not seem to be a simple movie prop), roughly consistent with the time frame of the first season and a contest taking place on the 14th. (00:07:50)

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Answer: He definitely says "Belgian", but the subtitles get it wrong and show him saying "American."

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Answer: It sounds a bit like "American", but listen very closely and you will hear "Belgian".

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