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Post by snacky on Jan 23, 2015 15:48:35 GMT
Wow - so George's position in the Mason's really is a joke. What matters is whether he is a member of the Orange Lodge. I'm sure Brackenreid must be since he was pegged to run for office. Not really. They could be both.........Interesting about Brackenreid, as he was from Northern England, so I doubt if he would be a member of the Orange Lodge. The Orange Lodge was actually banned in England........when Edward VII toured Canada as Prince of Wales, there was a stand off in Kingston, Ontario, where the Orange Lodge featured heavily in the greeting ceremony. The Prince of Wales refused to land until that was changed. Oooh - something like that would be good on MM! People in America don't really understand all the "Orange" stuff - it needs to be rubbed in a bit with its own episodes. I only got enough of it to read up more because I studied European history in college. |
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Post by snacky on Jan 23, 2015 15:56:07 GMT
It sounds like you've been so starved for quality that your expectations are very high now. What episode or episodes in the past would you like the writers to shoot for to get back on track? I'm not sure exactly but thanks for asking. I think i'm partial to the psychology episodes and the new invention episodes. I did enjoy the Keystone Constables episode and i've loved previous seasons in their entirety but I just feel like there isn't enough forensic work lately. I think it's great when Murdoch invents a crude forensic tool before its time to solve the case or when the coroner finds a big clue from the autopsy. I think my problem with this season is it's been more dramatic than striking that usual nice dramedy balance. I'd really like the writers to incorporate Dr. Grace's work in the cases more and since that the psychiatrist froze, doesn't that make Julia the station's unofficial psychological consultant? I think i'm in need of a bit more humor and less testosterone, it's great that the show is focusing on the Suffragette movement but not only are those scenes frankly, weak and miminal but the strong, intelligent doctors aren't really adding much to the sleuthing as they used to. I have a question that has been stewing in my mind for a while that i'm hoping someone in this lovely group can help me with: where exactly are Julia and William living? I know in the episodes leading up to the wedding it was mentioned that they hadn't decided on where they would start their new life together and that William had comically thought they could live at his boarding house; except didn't Julia own a house when she was separated from Darcy and he moved onto her street to irritate her? It's seemed as if they're renting a suite in a hotel and I realize at the time that during this era, a women gave her property and possessions to her husband but wouldn't they just save money and move into her old house? They are living at the Winston House Hotel! Apparently busy professionals apparently did live at hotels for years on end at the time. Tesla lived at a hotel. Charlotte Perkins Gilman lived at a hotel with her middle class patent lawyer husband because in her work she was trying to help women transcend the slavery of cooking (she thought kitchen work should be done by a professional staff - i.e., the hotel staff). The writers could have read about both Tesla and Gilman as research for MM. I think everyone agrees with you on the forensic lab work. Hopefully I'm speaking for everyone here when I see we all love to see William in his little office lab doing experiments or inventing some new gadget. It's fun to learn something new in the process! The same with Julia! I've been hoping she will make another career change that will bring her closer to William's work: Toronto's first private forensic's lab that can serve the Pinkerton's and government agencies as well as the constabulary. |
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Post by lizmc on Jan 23, 2015 17:46:43 GMT
Not really. They could be both.........Interesting about Brackenreid, as he was from Northern England, so I doubt if he would be a member of the Orange Lodge. The Orange Lodge was actually banned in England........when Edward VII toured Canada as Prince of Wales, there was a stand off in Kingston, Ontario, where the Orange Lodge featured heavily in the greeting ceremony. The Prince of Wales refused to land until that was changed. Oooh - something like that would be good on MM! People in America don't really understand all the "Orange" stuff - it needs to be rubbed in a bit with its own episodes. I only got enough of it to read up more because I studied European history in college. Except, Edward VII toured Canada as Prince of Wales in the 1860s......MM has touched on the Orange/Catholic theme.....the episode where the alderman was shot in the Orange parade comes to mind, plus the whole William as a fish out of water because of his religion is the premise the books/series is based on....... |
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Post by Hodge on Jan 23, 2015 20:20:50 GMT
I'm not sure exactly but thanks for asking. I think i'm partial to the psychology episodes and the new invention episodes. I did enjoy the Keystone Constables episode and i've loved previous seasons in their entirety but I just feel like there isn't enough forensic work lately. I think it's great when Murdoch invents a crude forensic tool before its time to solve the case or when the coroner finds a big clue from the autopsy. I think my problem with this season is it's been more dramatic than striking that usual nice dramedy balance. I'd really like the writers to incorporate Dr. Grace's work in the cases more and since that the psychiatrist froze, doesn't that make Julia the station's unofficial psychological consultant? I think i'm in need of a bit more humor and less testosterone, it's great that the show is focusing on the Suffragette movement but not only are those scenes frankly, weak and miminal but the strong, intelligent doctors aren't really adding much to the sleuthing as they used to. I have a question that has been stewing in my mind for a while that i'm hoping someone in this lovely group can help me with: where exactly are Julia and William living? I know in the episodes leading up to the wedding it was mentioned that they hadn't decided on where they would start their new life together and that William had comically thought they could live at his boarding house; except didn't Julia own a house when she was separated from Darcy and he moved onto her street to irritate her? It's seemed as if they're renting a suite in a hotel and I realize at the time that during this era, a women gave her property and possessions to her husband but wouldn't they just save money and move into her old house? They are living at the Winston House Hotel! Apparently busy professionals apparently did live at hotels for years on end at the time. Tesla lived at a hotel. Charlotte Perkins Gilman lived at a hotel with her middle class patent lawyer husband because in her work she was trying to help women transcend the slavery of cooking (she thought kitchen work should be done by a professional staff - i.e., the hotel staff). The writers could have read about both Tesla and Gilman as research for MM. I think everyone agrees with you on the forensic lab work. Hopefully I'm speaking for everyone here when I see we all love to see William in his little office lab doing experiments or inventing some new gadget. It's fun to learn something new in the process! The same with Julia! I've been hoping she will make another career change that will bring her closer to William's work: Toronto's first private forensic's lab that can serve the Pinkerton's and government agencies as well as the constabulary. Just one correction here, they're living at the WINDSOR House Hotel. The rest of it I agree with, well except maybe Julia's lab. I don't mind her as a psychiatrist, I just wish they'd make more of it in the episodes but they're also not including the pathologist much these days either. Dr. Grace pops in and out of the episodes like a jack-in-a-box. |
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Post by Lilac on Jan 23, 2015 21:17:47 GMT
They are living at the Winston House Hotel! Apparently busy professionals apparently did live at hotels for years on end at the time. Tesla lived at a hotel. Charlotte Perkins Gilman lived at a hotel with her middle class patent lawyer husband because in her work she was trying to help women transcend the slavery of cooking (she thought kitchen work should be done by a professional staff - i.e., the hotel staff). The writers could have read about both Tesla and Gilman as research for MM. I think everyone agrees with you on the forensic lab work. Hopefully I'm speaking for everyone here when I see we all love to see William in his little office lab doing experiments or inventing some new gadget. It's fun to learn something new in the process! The same with Julia! I've been hoping she will make another career change that will bring her closer to William's work: Toronto's first private forensic's lab that can serve the Pinkerton's and government agencies as well as the constabulary. Just one correction here, they're living at the WINDSOR House Hotel. The rest of it I agree with, well except maybe Julia's lab. I don't mind her as a psychiatrist, I just wish they'd make more of it in the episodes but they're also not including the pathologist much these days either. Dr. Grace pops in and out of the episodes like a jack-in-a-box. Thank for clarifying Snacky and DeskSgt.Hodge. It seemed that way but I thought I'd missed them mentioning that, along with William building their dream house. I'd really love to see a scene when the house is almost finished of the constabulary helping William do the last bit of building. It makes me wonder though, did they sell Julia's old house or is it just sitting around collecting dust? I think that would be fantastic and entirely possible for Julia to attempt, although it's clear that our "heroes??" dislike and distrust the government. Because Julia is fairly wealthy it wouldn't be too much of a loss to create a private forensic lab for the constabulary but I think if Julia had her way, she would create a hybrid of sorts where she could do forensic work and mental health work coupled with giving free reproductive health classes. |
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Post by Hodge on Jan 23, 2015 22:04:43 GMT
Just one correction here, they're living at the WINDSOR House Hotel. The rest of it I agree with, well except maybe Julia's lab. I don't mind her as a psychiatrist, I just wish they'd make more of it in the episodes but they're also not including the pathologist much these days either. Dr. Grace pops in and out of the episodes like a jack-in-a-box. Thank for clarifying Snacky and DeskSgt.Hodge. It seemed that way but I thought I'd missed them mentioning that, along with William building their dream house. I'd really love to see a scene when the house is almost finished of the constabulary helping William do the last bit of building. It makes me wonder though, did they sell Julia's old house or is it just sitting around collecting dust? I think that would be fantastic and entirely possible for Julia to attempt, although it's clear that our "heroes??" dislike and distrust the government. Because Julia is fairly wealthy it wouldn't be too much of a loss to create a private forensic lab for the constabulary but I think if Julia had her way, she would create a hybrid of sorts where she could do forensic work and mental health work coupled with giving free reproductive health classes. The question about what happened to Julia's house was asked as soon as it was obvious they were living in a hotel. I believe TPTB muttered something about she sold it. Not sure those reproductive health classes would go down too well with the constabulary and certainly not in the same place as 'their' forensic work! |
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Post by shangas on Jan 27, 2015 6:50:10 GMT
I watched this episode a few days ago.
Not bad, but the ending was rather predictable, unfortunately. Other than that, it was OK.
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Post by snacky on Jan 27, 2015 7:30:06 GMT
I watched this episode a few days ago. Not bad, but the ending was rather predictable, unfortunately. Other than that, it was OK. haha, even though you are saying "not bad", I get this impression of you as Eeyore!  I hope a great episode occurs for you this season! |
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Post by lizmc on Jul 10, 2015 20:27:57 GMT
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