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Rabu Hina: La pequeña durmiente ¡Promesa color sepia! (2000)
Odd, yet amazing episode.
This story is nowhere to be found in the manga, it came out of the blue as a one-episode side story in the anime. I find it deeply touching, an interesting variation of the "promise" story. I have watched this several times, but it always comes as a shock.
Columbo: Sex and the Married Detective (1989)
One of the best episodes
It is generally agreed that Columbo's episodes were better in the earlier seasons, and quality slowly decreased in the new seasons. But this one stands out, in the 8th season, as good as most in the very first.
The murderess is compelling, her two sides as temptress and therapist. There are several humorous moments: when the therapist asks Columbo if "everything is OK at home" (regarding marital sex life), his tuba performance, the embarrassing moment in the lift (smoking in front of the no-smoking sign), or the queue of women waiting while he is searching women's toilets.
Poirot: Lord Edgware Dies (2000)
Perfect... except for a single, although fatal flaw
Everything was going smoothly, and the leading actress (Helen Grace) eclipses Poirot himself in this episode. The problem is, the ingenious solution of "how it was done" is in direct contradiction with what the viewer actually saw. Sitting at the dinner table, there is a shot in which we unmistakably identify Helen Grace, and not Carlotta Adams. A pity, just showing her from behind, or slightly out-of-focus, would have done the trick nicely. But as it is, it's straightforward, unforgivable cheating. This is no small point: one of the main points of watching who-dunnits is to try to solve it by yourself. You should be able to assume that the director is being fair.
The final scene with the archetypal presentation of the solution for the crime is specially theatrical, Poirot showing his anger for having fallen under the spell of the murderer. Terrible, how a single shot can spoil the fun.