Duck: Good duck in gravy, Star! A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder was a duck of a riveting show!
Star: Word! Our beak-holes were pressed to the screen at every turn! And not just because of the compelling mystery. The growing attraction between main characters Emma Myers (Pippa Fitz-Amobi) and Ravi Singh (Zain Iqbal) was every bit as irresistible, and as the bond between them grew, they were thrust into high-stakes drama that truly tickled our duck-sized tufts.
Duck: Including my bigger tufts, and those are hard to tickle! Anyway, for me, a good romance makes a mystery more exciting. What’s not to love about a hero who’s in feather-spikingly risky situations with a sexy being who’s got their duck-pulse double-dipping?
Star: That’s A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder for sure!
Duck: And with more twists and turns than a water-snake croissant, this mystery had us quacking with excitement.
Star: I really appreciated the way young people were honored in A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, too.
Duck: Agree! Watching Pippa’s character rebel, mature, and learn to trust her teenage self was as enjoyable as seeing her uncovering those clues.
Star: Such suspense!
Duck: Those nail-bitingly suspenseful situations really got my flippers sticky.
Star: I remember. I had to fetch you the flipper salve at least five times.
Duck: I do need my aloe and arnica, you know.
Star: And how did A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder do in terms of diversity, Duck?
Duck: Pretty ducking awesome! Racial diversity was super-ducking strong, IMO, and Emma’s best friend Asha Banks, played by Cara Ward, brought some queer diversity to the show. And Asha’s queerness was openly discussed and seen.
Star: I’d have liked to see more neurodiverse and/or disabled characters, but all in all, the show does v. well … for Netflix.
Duck: I ducking agree.
There was a duck though, Star! Did you see?? But they were out-of-shot in a second! A missed opportunity, IMDO. I mean, we didn’t even find out their ducking name!
Star: Poor Duck. It seems you’re never reflected.
Duck: Even though I’m constantly staring down into the pond water!
Star: *Blows kiss*
Huge kudos to this talented cast … Emma Myers (Pippa Fitz-Amobi) and Zain Iqbal (Ravi Singh) were ducking sensational, driving the narrative along nicely while building pond-fizzing chemistry. Myers in particular held complex emotion on her face with captivating vividness, while Iqbal brought both power and subtlety to his role that got Star’s heart thumping. Mum, played by Anna Maxwell Martin, completely bobbed our duck-shaped boat, and Mathew Baynton was enthralling as Elliot Ward. Kudos to Cara Ward (as Asha Banks) too for a screen-popping performance.
Duck: There you have it, ducks! If you’re a murder mystery fan who likes some romantic suspense, go watch A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder on Netflix now! Just make sure to buy plenty of pondweed fritters in advance.
Star: But why, Duck?
Duck: Because until you find out who the murderer is, there’s a lot of edge-of-seat stuff, so you’re going to need to stuff your beak … bigtime.
Star: That gets a “high flipper” from me. But make mine a falafel, will you? Pondweed’s not my bag.
At the time of writing, you can watch A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder here on Netflix.
Featured image: Photo (taken via screenshot) from the Netflix show page. Star Tavares used Canva to design and decorate this image.
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