I'm right now thinking James is the killer because no cunt that insufferable would be allowed to give a speech at TEDx. Clearly it was for an alibi!

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@chloetse after seeing episode 7, only reason I think not is that he wouldn't care enough to avenge women. Whoever's doing it is sort of sympathetic to them, just in a vigilante kind of way.
@KimbyKimby my line of thinking is that he seems always creating artificial situations so he could be very condescending to women as if they need his help all the time. He kept babying Abby and withhold information on autopsies so he could be like "oh where would you be without me". If he was the killer, it wouldn't be coming from a place of sympathy but for inflating his ego that women need him and should appreciate him
@chloetse I see your point, but he also seems too self absorbed to even notice which women are being assaulted. Like he hasn't even noticed that Abby broke up with him.
@KimbyKimby I do wonder if he was in denial. Do you have a theory or suspects? I'm interested!
@chloetse I'm tending towards one of the outwardly nice guys. Unfortunately Ray is on that list of suspects, though I hope not. Would have said Mike because of the way he defends Tammy, except that he's already been suspected and dismissed. The mayor's partner (Gaz?) hasn't been suspected yet, being partnered with "Doctor Mayor", having access to her passwords, he might have ways to find out who has been assaulted. Sven feels like a long shot even though he has access to police records and scuba dives.
The other one that has been hinted at is Margaret Carrathers' (dead?) brother who looks so much like her in the portrait (enough to pass as Margaret in drag?) But given how twisty this show is, those hints might be a red herring. Plus given the current attitudes towards drag and trans people, I don't think that the Kates would write that villain (hope not).
Actually now that I think further, her brother might be alive and living on the island and she's protecting him

@KimbyKimby the brother is an interesting theory! If he's hiding but wants recognition, I wonder if Margaret's been keeping him from public eye and he's trying to break free.

I really hope it's not Ray as well. For once, I would love to have a decent man on screen not turning out to be toxic after all.

Gez could be too but I wonder if his character is too background to be a suspect. He hasnt really done much with his screen time. Or maybe that's what they want us to think! 🤔