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I have a lot of the hesitations (complaints) about this 1st episode that other's have laid out. I kept thinking "haven't we seen this before?" But there is enough that I liked to keep watching. I think Eliza's biggest obstacle is that she wants to be in control of her life. Her father brought her up in such a way that she WAS (for the most part). She was confident in knowing what she wanted and believed she deserved to act that way because men did it all the time. I also think it has been made clear that she knows that marriage would alter her legal rights to act that way. Men were still in control of their wives decisions and money back then. She seems to also be aware that if she gives in to her hormones her entire life will change (if/when she gets pregnant... and a married woman didn't have the legal right to say No). She will have no legal "Right" to make her own decisions about her own body. That is not to say she and William couldn't work that out between them, but it is much easier to stand on your rights than convince by discussion if you are the one with all the legal rights to do so. Eliza has been presented as a woman who needs to be in control of her own life and doesn't see why she shouldn't or can't be allowed to. That was set up back in S01 (or that's how I saw it) and I always see her backing away from saying yes to a traditional relationship with William—despite how she feels about him—because she knows the law only allows her to make her own decisions because 1) she is unmarried, and 2) she is a property owner.

Thanks for the link. It explains what the person hired to work with the animals does There is legislation governing the treatment of animals in films. It's main focus is the health and safety of the animals as "actors". Britain seems to have had laws prohibiting cruelty to animals in film since 1937. I didn't read all the clauses - which would have been updated as more was learned how various circumstances can effect animals negatively. So, the "restrictions" aren't about what people are allowed to see but what needs to be done to enable animals to "act". A lot of what is "allowed" requires time and patience... and as we all know: Time is Money. Working with animals is costly. Here is a link to the wikipedia page re: Cinematograph Films (Animals) Act 1937 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinematograph_Films_(Animals)_Act_1937

But I can. It was standard in my family—for all the life that I have known. There were pictures of 5 living generations from my mother's birth to the birth of my 1st nephew. It ended there. My generation and our children were not as co-operative in the reproduction cycle. (I credit birth control.) But there is a certain sense of comforting continuity in those photos... and I intimately knew all the great grandparents. I thought it was normal. Lots of good stories of the olden days. I can relate to the Elizabeth portrayed here.

There seems to be so much packed into this ending. I wouldn't go as far as saying they parted on good terms. I think Morse was devastated and disillusioned by Thursday's final step away from being the man Morse wanted to emulate. Now he couldn't be trusted to do what was right but only to defend his little family "patch". That phrase "he wasn't MY son" has become Thursday's only ethical platform. At least Bright got out with his integrity intact! What remained for Endeavour was that he still loved Thursday and family. Perhaps felt indebted to them all for being his surrogate "normal" family. But now, I think his last act was more one of indebtedness than empathy or even love. Thursday had become a broken man and Morse was, once again, going to try to save him, but not like having his back—the way he would have before—but for the family. The only thing Thursday had left to live for. So, yes, I agree that act is going to haunt Thursday. Morse too, because Morse has started to "play God" and decide who gets punished and who doesn't (not Thursday). Perhaps he's beginning to face up to the shades of grey within what is right and what is wrong. Don't think he likes it. That is what makes people jaded. His future sure looks to me like it's a direct line to the curmudgeon we first meet in Inspector Morse. This ending satisfied my need for a good reason why the Thursday's never get mentioned again. It is true that Inspector Morse hated his given name. It would have been a source of embarrassment when he was a child. But we are at the point in the chronology where this formerly idealistic Morse is embarking on becoming the jaded, disillusioned man we meet in the original Morse. All he's got left are his principles. Endeavouring it too lofty to describe what he's about. I thought he was signalling both that he and Thursday are not on a first name basis, and that the name has no meaning in relation to who he is, in any way. Getting the murderer is primary. Not advancement for sure, and he never got that. And never again... to save a friend. (Or at least I can't remember if there were any other instances. I just remember him falling for—or being sympathetic towards—more than one woman who turns out to be the murderer.) Bleak, but on the nose. That's my humble opinion anyway.

Absolutely! But I have to confess that I have been spoiled. The Covid gaps were too much for me, so I passed the time listening to the books. That may be why I'm liking this season. The stories are moving along like they were taken from a reasonably edited version of whatever tome we are on now. 😎 I just started watching a week or two ago. Broke down and purchased a short subscribed to a streaming platform that offered a good deal (or so I thought), but airs everything on the Monday following the most recent airing. Just one more sleep 'till I'm caught up. I like the casting decision on adult William. He comes across as a decent young man—which he should be given he was sired by Jamie and reared by John Gray! 😂

IIRC he fashioned a "handfast ring" out of something non-metal. I remember seeing wedding photos in an article posted in the media thread where they displayed a wedding band on Bree's finger fashioned out of two metals (possibly gold and silver?) Regardless of whether she still has that band; wearing metals or even items of clothing that could catch on the equipment (hence the coveralls) would have been against health and safety regulations even in the late 20th century. Bree's job was working with machinery and electrical stuff. I expect she would have complied with the regulations seeing as she was hired to enforce them.

@ferjy True. I did not get that it was just a joke. Thanks for clarifying. However, I still disagree that she didn't know what she was hearing. She was in a desperate situation. Recognizing that she was confronted with a possible time travel portal was an unexpected impediment standing between her and what was clearly a possible way out. That was her "prime directive"—getting the hell out of there and going home. When you've been "pranked" by your male coworkers in a malicious way—that could jeopardize your livelihood (if not your life)—it stays with you for a long time, takes over your thoughts... and you definitely need to vent... A LOT. I know. It happened to me. I viewed her reaction to the buzzing and the lights as her realizing what she was confronted with but it was just another obstacle. She overcame it, got out and put it behind her. I have no issues with Sophie's acting. Perhaps that is why I see it different? I'm sorry, I don't recall if you are among the many who don't like her acting. We all have the right to our opinions. I apologize if I came across as rude. It's been a long time since I last posted here. Be warned, I like to dissect episodes (if they don't annoy me). It's been a long while since I've had anything to say about the last few seasons. 🙄

I may be a minority here, but I felt the biggest issue Brianna was facing in the tunnel at that moment was "How the f**k do I get out of here" along with "Stupid effing a**holes". Mr. Cameron and his lackeys had just locked her in, taken her keys, gave her a dead flashlight and their final words were: "Good luck, Madam Inspector. We'll leave your keys on your desk! " Then she could hear them driving away. She was justifiably steaming mad. She quickly figured out how to turn lights on so she could get her bearings and be able to search for another way out. Good thing she was already familiar with the tunnel schematics. Note: If they were willing to lock her in the dark with nothing, she could not rely on them returning to let her out. She didn't just sit around feeling angry, she channeled that anger into getting her bearings and looking for another way out. I did notice the odd blue light and the buzzing sound (like she did), but I also saw what she saw past that floaty blue light... a door-shaped light a short distance past it. Grabbed a screenshot incase you missed it. See below. I put a black circle around it. I assumed Bri saw her escape... blocked by a possible portal—if she could believe her senses. Her #1 priority was to get out of that tunnel. She gave the situation a quick assessment and decided the risk of possible un-planned time travel vs being stuck in the tunnel for who knows how long (and how her family would feel if she didn't come home from work) was worth the risk of trying to get past it as quickly a possible. That's why she ran through it so fast (not because she wanted to see her Mama and Da so bad she'd abandon her children and her husband.) The next shot is her on the other side of the buzzing lights and getting out of the tunnel through the door. If she'd been so scared of the buzzing and floating blue lights that she would choose to stay in the tunnel—when she was just a few yards from the door out—she would have proven that she didn't deserve her new job and would have caused panic for Roger, at least, when she didn't return home. Even I couldn't defend her if she did that. But she didn't. She was still fuming mad when she got home. I don't blame her. She hadn't just been disrespected, she'd learned her co-workers did not have her back (in what could be a dangerous job) but instead had been willing to actually endangered her life. If she wasn't an engineer who had read the schematics she might have been stumbling around in the dark—ripe for an tripping accident. So, I disagree that she isn't as smart as her mother. They both have smarts in their fields of choice. And Bri definitely had her priorities straight. Right up to the scene where she confronted those guys in the bar. She IS the main breadwinner in the family now. She needed to keep her job and be safe doing it. Encountering a Rando-Possible-Time-Travel-Portal was only annoying... and secondary info to her at that point. She retrieved it later when it was important.

I'm late to this show. Just viewing it now, but I looked this up because I thought it would be interesting to know. In case anyone else is still actually wondering... Here is a link to the young actor who played young Young Sheldon; https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10206603/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t16

I was fine with the movie because at least we got closure. Of course I would have preferred a final Season but that was not offered. I am thankful to the actors and fans who lobbied for us to get this final wrap up. It's better than just cutting it before the end.

Thanks Zella. Email sent: to vernon.sanders@amazonstudios.com

This is very disappointing. Perhaps Amazon feels there is no market for cerebral mysteries? I agree some characters were miscast. And calling the series after the town? When lots of plots take Gamache to other Quebec locations (and one to Haida Gwaii, BC—the one story with an indigenous thread)—or to France? Yeah. Louise Penny's books are sub-titled Three Pines Mysteries (or words to that effect) for a reason. It is the heart of the series not the main protagonist. Although, like Cabot Cove, it has more than its share of horrific events. Still, there was no way any of the book stories were going to give the show a bang-up start**. None of them are that kind of story. I've liked other adaptations by Left Bank Pictures (Outlander anyone?) They've got more integrity around book adaptations than many other production companies. (Although I'm on the fence re: the Crown, but it is not a book series.) Anyone know how to lobby Amazon? I'm willing to contribute to that. ETA ** Actually the book that starts with the big shoot out with ??? and the plot to blow up important Quebec infrastructures (that was it wasn't it?) might have been a possible big-bang start. And then spend a couple of seasons flashing back to the start? Too late for that now.

I saw that differently. Given the non-verbal eye contact where Max & Oskar both looked at the large pool of blood at the edge of wooden walkway to the bar, I got the impression that they, at least, understood that she didn't "try to save him" but more likely assisted him into the water. But they had no actual proof she did that. They knew that man had killed a merchant for the "treasure" and she had basically repeated the very same story to them when she told them how she felt about the people she sold opium to. Perhaps they left her alone because they felt some sort of justice had been been carried out. They were looking for who killed the man in the hospital (or what ever it was), not for the treasure that he was part of stealing. It seemed to me that Max & Oskar read each other's minds on that issue. Like they seem to do on quite a range of other things.

I've been totally enjoying the Max/Oskar repartee. The "your hat" business that was a staple of the first season. The "welcome to the case" ritual (and Max' resuming it for his father's benefit.) That one fell a little flat, but I was pleased to have a little nod to that particular ritual. The show is becoming a bit more subtle about these, but the "hat" thing is being reincarnated in this Season. The switching of hats to claim top bunk, the nod to the hat ritual when Max picked up the Landlord's hat and gave it to him after Oskar roughed the guy up. And, last but not least, the fact that they tease each other but are comfortable enough to call each others bulls*t and have the other acknowledge they are right.

Google search reveals that the name Skeldale House became synonymous with the vet practice because that is what Wight (aka James Harriott) called it in his very popular books. The real Sinclair/ Wight vet practice was located in Thirsk. From what I have read so far, the place officially became called Skeldale House in 2013, after it was bought by new owners and was preserved as a tourist attraction. https://worldofjamesherriot.com/explore-discover-visitor-attraction/ However, for fans of The Yorkshire Vet: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5016662/ That show was set in the Thirsk Skeldale Vet Centre. It ran from 2015 - 2022. (disclaimer: this was a quick search, so feel free to correct anything you find that clarifies or corrects the above.) ☺️