13) Colour Blinded

[lizmc]

Episode 13 as per IMDb......no details.

[lizmc]

As per the CBC: Murdoch is pressured by the new Chief Inspector to make an expedient arrest in the murder of a white man at a black church.

I wonder if they mean new Chief Constable.....I am assuming so.....

[bookworm1225]

Sneak peak: www.facebook.com/MurdochOnCBC/videos/926629880748808/

Well, look who's the Chief Constable! Brackenreid certainly gets in a good zinger on him.

[lizmc]

Feb 5, 2016 17:11:04 GMT bookworm1225 said:

Sneak peak: www.facebook.com/MurdochOnCBC/videos/926629880748808/

Well, look who's the Chief Constable! Brackenreid certainly gets in a good zinger on him.

This looks like it is going to be good.......Chief Constable Davis is going to be a pain in the arse.......

[lovemondays]

Now we've got ANOTHER Chief Constable who is pissed off with William for simply being himself and doing his job. 

[lizmc]

Very good article about Councillor William Hubbard: www.thestar.com/news/insight/2011/02/11/son_of_slaves_changed_the_face_of_toronto_as_first_black_councillor.html

[Hodge]

Feb 6, 2016 19:18:00 GMT lovemondays said:

Now we've got ANOTHER Chief Constable who is off with William for simply being himself and doing his job. 

Wonder whose pockets he lined to get the job! He certainly didn't earn it.

[lizmc]

Feb 7, 2016 18:29:24 GMT Hodge said:

Feb 6, 2016 19:18:00 GMT lovemondays said:

Now we've got ANOTHER Chief Constable who is off with William for simply being himself and doing his job. 

Wonder whose pockets he lined to get the job! He certainly didn't earn it.

No doubt he is a good Orangeman.......

[lizmc]

Feb 7, 2016 18:06:21 GMT lizmc said:

Very good article about Councillor William Hubbard: www.thestar.com/news/insight/2011/02/11/son_of_slaves_changed_the_face_of_toronto_as_first_black_councillor.html

another article, with a bit more depth: torontoist.com/2016/02/historicist-public-history-and-william-peyton-hubbard/

[lizmc]

Great episode! Watched the Atlantic broadcast and I'm watching again.......interesting they bring in the issue of carding, which is a huge issue today.......

[lizmc]

I posted this in the History section about Thornton Blackburn Cabs, started by an escaped slave: murdochmysteriesfans.proboards.com/thread/1412/cabs-escaped-slaves?page=1&scrollTo=32436

In tonight's episode, watch for Mrs. Thompson in a Thornton Blackburn cab.

[Hodge]

Feb 9, 2016 1:16:08 GMT lizmc said:

Great episode! Watched the Atlantic broadcast and I'm watching again.......interesting they bring in the issue of carding, which is a huge issue today.......

Excellent episode. Loved the conversation between William and Rebecca at the end.

[lovemondays]

Terrific episode!  I think the writers did a great job highlighting the stereotypes and prejudice that still exist today.  Lizmc is right, carding is a really big issue right now.  The presumption is guilty, because of race.  Despite making my blood curdle, CC Davis`s attitude and behaviour were an excellent representation of the racial wall that blacks faced.  

The level of detail was outstanding.  Did anyone else notice the "black boy" statues outside the Thompson house?  My neighbours told me a story at Christmas.  About 10 families all moved into their new homes between July and October 1968 (and most of them are still here!) One family put out a black boy statue until a black family moved in across the street about 2 weeks later. Yikes, awkward!

I have to admit to being stumped about the wound on Frank Parker's head because it wasn't mentioned at all until the very end!! How odd.

[lovemondays]

Noooooooo....we have to wait 2 weeks for a new episode. 

[lizmc]

Feb 9, 2016 2:29:14 GMT Hodge said:

Feb 9, 2016 1:16:08 GMT lizmc said:

Great episode! Watched the Atlantic broadcast and I'm watching again.......interesting they bring in the issue of carding, which is a huge issue today.......

Excellent episode. Loved the conversation between William and Rebecca at the end.

Yes, that scene will, I thing become one of the most memorable in all of Murdoch........I loved that we got to see Rebecca outside the morgue and as such a significant part of the plot.....they are doing a good job of developing her character.