The More Things Change, the More Things Stay the Same as 'Miss Scarlet & The Duke' Season 4 Begins

As the popular mystery series Miss Scarlet & The Duke enters its fourth season, it's time to ask some difficult questions. The Season 4 premiere, an hour that sees William and Eliza team up to investigate a burglary in an elite brothel that caters to the powerful and influential, is a solid enough episode. But as a follow-up to the big events of the third season finale, it's difficult to see it as anything other than a letdown. And as the show appears to revert to its proverbial mean once again, isn't it fair to ask how long this cycle can reasonably be expected to continue?

The larger mystery of "Elysium" is a serviceable one. It's not the most compelling story the show's ever told, but it boasts an interesting new setting that we'll almost certainly revisit at some point in the weeks to come. There's a lot of table setting: reminding us where we last left particular characters, introducing new faces, and updating us on what's changed