With Toby Kent's sanguine body lying dead on his kitchen floor, a knife standing from his back, and distraught, blood-speckled Jenny Jones nearby reeling in shock things couldn't really get much worse for Luther.
With the supposed mass-murderer in custody, and the final few minutes of Episode 3 showing a doppelganger, if not identical twin brother, of the unknown Aryan looking, imprisoned man, about to commit mass genocide, at bustling Liverpool Street Station after rolling the die of destiny; there are many unanswered questions for this presumed finale to the series (note on BBC iPlayer this series has been titled Luther X/4).
So without further deliberation, I present to you the teaser trailer to Episode 4 of Luther Series 2:
Episode 3 - Don't you wish they gave titles to the episodes? I surely do!
This week, John Luther is in pursuit of a mass killer who bases his decision of how many people to kill or seriously injure upon the roll of a die; at the same time as carrying out tasks required by Toby Kent, a psychopath who acquires money and sexual gratification through necro-porno.
With the newly found responsibility of Jenny Jones upon his shoulders, one of Toby's victims, Luther tries to turn her life around by offering her refuge and encourages her to find work, in order to prevent her from returning to her previous macabre profession, which would inevitably end in her death.
Trapped in the choke-hold of Toby, after stealing Jenny away from his sex trade, our protagonist treads a fine line trying to obtain the illegal information required whilst leaving nothing that will trail back to him; alongside tracking down and stopping a homicidal maniac before he strikes again, and we think our lives are incomparably busy...
With his deeply suspicious team partner DCI Erin Gray watching his every move can Luther uphold his end of the sordid bargain with Toby and will the team manage to apprehend the villain in just 57-minutes of screen time (excluding the recap, opening and closing credits)? Well I think we can all guess the answer to that, but tune in, find out for yourself...
Verdict
Now before any smart arse butts-in to remind me that this blog was initially dedicated to films, I know this is a television show, however I feel it's worth watching and possibly one of the best things of the old soap box right now - a TV show you should be watching.
It's an extremely unusual circumstance in which I find myself, enclosed in a box of nostalgia, all just from a programme, Luther reincarnates a previous Josh that was presumed lost and dead. Meet 11-year-old me, petrified of the horror genre despite having an abnormal obsession with vampires as a young boy. My fear so intense that after managing to find a copy of Scream hidden away in my parent's room, I had day-and-nightmares for weeks - midnight dashes to and from the toilet, hiding beneath the covers whenever hearing a noise and being terrified of being left alone in the house shortly ensued for the following weeks.
I cannot explain how incredibly brilliant a series Luther is, currently bar the odd reality TV show - which I mainly tune in for because they are so hilariously scandalous, take The Apprentice last week I doubt there are many people who are overly fond of Melody right now, am I right? Idris Elba has undeniably cemented a comfortable future in the world of acting following his portrayal of DCI John Luther, watch it, watch it, watch it... that's all I can say.
If that wasn't enough to convince you check out the trailer for Series 2:
