Or Tommy reacts a little too strongly to Julius’ expressed desire to marry Tuppence. Christie engages in what modern TV writers call “the dance.” Made famous by “Moonlighting,” it’s the idea that two people who are meant to be together won’t actually get together thus, the audience keeps tuning in.Ĭhristie plays the dance nicely, with cute moments where we see they love each other as the character himself/herself utterly fails to convince a listener that they are merely friends. Playing out ‘the dance’Īlso slowing down the plot (in an enjoyable way) is the question of their romantic interest toward one another. In an example of an author going meta long before “meta” was a term, T&T are driven in part by what they’ve learned in dime-store novels. The personalities of Tommy and especially Tuppence make that impossible it’s almost a jittery read as the first-time detectives excitedly work through and think through their case. I rank it a bit lower than Christie’s elite work because the plot is slow to progress.
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