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Post by snacky on Feb 15, 2015 0:42:30 GMT
I think it's going to marginalize both William and Julia since it will be mostly flashback to William's earlier life! The question is...what occasions these flashbacks? Maybe William gets a knock on the head and gets some attention from naughty nurse Julia...  Meeting the priest that mentored him is what occasions the flashbacks. Booo, no naughty nurse then...  |
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Post by snacky on Feb 15, 2015 0:44:43 GMT
That's my theory too. He comes to town, they have dinner, reminisce...Julia gets curious and starts asking questions... Or at least, that's how I hope it goes, anyway. Whatever-I'm with you in that I'm taking them as they come this season. From the CBC schedule: Murdoch revisits his past when a murder investigation at a church reunites him with the priest (Peter Outerbridge) who mentored him as a young altar boy. lol, I wish they said teacher at his Jesuit school or something. Mentors of Catholic altar boys give me the chills.  |
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Post by snacky on Feb 15, 2015 0:46:20 GMT
Meeting the priest that mentored him is what occasions the flashbacks. That's my theory too. He comes to town, they have dinner, reminisce...Julia gets curious and starts asking questions... Or at least, that's how I hope it goes, anyway. Whatever-I'm with you in that I'm taking them as they come this season. Well that's kind of boring. Even if it's trite, I kind of like the "fell down a well and hit his head" scenario...  |
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Post by Fallenbelle on Feb 15, 2015 0:56:10 GMT
That's my theory too. He comes to town, they have dinner, reminisce...Julia gets curious and starts asking questions... Or at least, that's how I hope it goes, anyway. Whatever-I'm with you in that I'm taking them as they come this season. From the CBC schedule: Murdoch revisits his past when a murder investigation at a church reunites him with the priest (Peter Outerbridge) who mentored him as a young altar boy. There under my nose the whole time! Oops! I wasn't imagining it then...  |
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Post by Fallenbelle on Feb 15, 2015 0:59:32 GMT
From the CBC schedule: Murdoch revisits his past when a murder investigation at a church reunites him with the priest (Peter Outerbridge) who mentored him as a young altar boy. lol, I wish they said teacher at his Jesuit school or something. Mentors of Catholic altar boys give me the chills. If you read the book, you'd know that the priest is not a cuddly type. He's a Civil War vet with issues, yet who has also patiently taken a young William under his tutelage. It's not a relationship with feels, but I think that the priest recognized something in William and tried to foster it to the best of his own limited abilities. To be honest, I wish it weren't a book for a literacy project, because it didn't go that deep-when it could have-and it really would have been cool. |
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Post by lovemondays on Feb 15, 2015 1:05:02 GMT
I liked Staircase to Heaven once I figured out what the cards meant. I think they should have given us a hint of what Heaven meant to William, though. Then that episode would have made a lot more sense. I couldn't understand why William thought heaven was wonderful when all he saw was himself with cards. Maybe it totally went over my head ... every time I've watched it! Ya, I didn't get that part either. Shouldn't heaven have involved God, Jesus, maybe his mother??? |
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Post by Hodge on Feb 15, 2015 1:05:42 GMT
lol, I wish they said teacher at his Jesuit school or something. Mentors of Catholic altar boys give me the chills. If you read the book, you'd know that the priest is not a cuddly type. He's a Civil War vet with issues, yet who has also patiently taken a young William under his tutelage. It's not a relationship with feels, but I think that the priest recognized something in William and tried to foster it to the best of his own limited abilities. To be honest, I wish it weren't a book for a literacy project, because it didn't go that deep-when it could have-and it really would have been cool. Perhaps Maureen should expand it for the rest of us. |
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Post by lovemondays on Feb 15, 2015 1:10:42 GMT
lol, I wish they said teacher at his Jesuit school or something. Mentors of Catholic altar boys give me the chills. If you read the book, you'd know that the priest is not a cuddly type. He's a Civil War vet with issues, yet who has also patiently taken a young William under his tutelage. It's not a relationship with feels, but I think that the priest recognized something in William and tried to foster it to the best of his own limited abilities. To be honest, I wish it weren't a book for a literacy project, because it didn't go that deep-when it could have-and it really would have been cool. Agreed. Father Keegan was written as coming to the priesthood later in life, potentially after the sudden death of his wife and child(ren). What I do like is that this novella is an episode in itself, unfortunately it will have to tie into 'modern day' 1902. |
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Post by Hodge on Feb 15, 2015 1:14:33 GMT
If you read the book, you'd know that the priest is not a cuddly type. He's a Civil War vet with issues, yet who has also patiently taken a young William under his tutelage. It's not a relationship with feels, but I think that the priest recognized something in William and tried to foster it to the best of his own limited abilities. To be honest, I wish it weren't a book for a literacy project, because it didn't go that deep-when it could have-and it really would have been cool. Agreed. Father Keegan was written as coming to the priesthood later in life, potentially after the sudden death of his wife and child(ren). What I do like is that this novella is an episode in itself, unfortunately it will have to tie into 'modern day' 1902. I think I'm going to have to read this again. |
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Post by snacky on Feb 15, 2015 1:26:48 GMT
I couldn't understand why William thought heaven was wonderful when all he saw was himself with cards. Maybe it totally went over my head ... every time I've watched it! Ya, I didn't get that part either. Shouldn't heaven have involved God, Jesus, maybe his mother??? We just didn't see that part. That's why the episode confused the heck out of everyone. We also didn't see the point where he had the *opportunity* to see Heaven. It looks like he goes directly back to the bathtub. |
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Post by Hodge on Feb 15, 2015 1:31:00 GMT
Ya, I didn't get that part either. Shouldn't heaven have involved God, Jesus, maybe his mother??? We just didn't see that part. That's why the episode confused the heck out of everyone. We also didn't see the point where he had the *opportunity* to see Heaven. It looks like he goes directly back to the bathtub. Are you sure you're not reading something into this that isn't there snacky and perhaps we're right?? |
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Post by snacky on Feb 15, 2015 1:59:40 GMT
We just didn't see that part. That's why the episode confused the heck out of everyone. We also didn't see the point where he had the *opportunity* to see Heaven. It looks like he goes directly back to the bathtub. Are you sure you're not reading something into this that isn't there snacky and perhaps we're right?? The older guy explains the meaning of the cards earlier in the episode. |
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Post by Hodge on Feb 15, 2015 2:06:30 GMT
Are you sure you're not reading something into this that isn't there snacky and perhaps we're right?? The older guy explains the meaning of the cards earlier in the episode. Yes he does, perhaps I'm just too literal and can't read anything into his explanation other than it was a game of chance that was used to 'decide' who the traveller was. |
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Post by randomkiwibirds on Feb 15, 2015 17:28:12 GMT
Of course this episode comes around just around the time I'm finishing up the timeline. I sense some pre-series edits coming up!
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Post by lovemondays on Feb 17, 2015 3:34:50 GMT
Not sure how this ep is going to play out based on tonight's preview. At least it seems like Julia joins William as he reminisces with the priest...and they are smiling!
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