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Post by murdochic on Feb 3, 2016 21:59:18 GMT
George is a terrible teacher. Poor Edna, she's been demoted from the one; George sure can rapidly move on. I was hoping we'd actually find out if he's still in contact with his mother, but at least they remembered she existed.
Good to have Higgins back, he's been missing too much this season. He was cute with Roland. The lack of Rebecca in the morgue felt a little strange, but it was nice to have Julia being both coroner and profiler on the case. William and Julia are clueless as parents, Julia's time as a children's doctor was all about the cases and not getting to really know how kids work.
I had a feeling the older woman was the real murderer, I just didn't know why she was doing it. You have to feel sorry for the bride.
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Post by shangas on Feb 4, 2016 0:43:45 GMT
Just finished watching this episode. Not bad. Not the best, but not terrible. I liked the wide range of suspects. Made for many twists and turns.
I did not enjoy George's attempt at the writing class, or any of that substory. I felt it rather forced.
As a writer myself, I can assure you that "write what you know" is the most useless piece of writing advice anybody could give anybody.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2016 2:12:44 GMT
I enjoyed this episode very much, but I did not like the writing class either. Contrary to popular belief, writing is very hard work, and cannot be learned in a night class. My hat is off to those of you who can write stories, or history, or whatever. I loved the Anne novels, and have been to Charlottetown to see the musical. As much as I like the reference to Lucy Maud Montgomery, I would still prefer Edna as George's "one and only". I liked how they were together.
The murder mystery kept me guessing, because it was hard to get past how unfeeling Mrs. Pym was, but I knew it couldn't be that obvious. The resolution sounded a lot like Maureen's novels: quite a twist on the evil some people are capable of when they feel wronged.
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Post by Fallenbelle on Feb 4, 2016 3:51:43 GMT
I enjoyed this episode very much, but I did not like the writing class either. Contrary to popular belief, writing is very hard work, and cannot be learned in a night class. My hat is off to those of you who can write stories, or history, or whatever. I loved the Anne novels, and have been to Charlottetown to see the musical. As much as I like the reference to Lucy Maud Montgomery, I would still prefer Edna as George's "one and only". I liked how they were together. The murder mystery kept me guessing, because it was hard to get past how unfeeling Mrs. Pym was, but I knew it couldn't be that obvious. The resolution sounded a lot like Maureen's novels: quite a twist on the evil some people are capable of when they feel wronged. Agreed about the writing subplot, I didn't enjoy that either, but I guess it's redeemable by having LMM "hook up" with George. I agree with Murdochchic that it's odd that there's been no mention of Edna either, and while I don't know if he's completely over her just yet, maybe he's trying to do so? Still, I wouldn't be surprised if Edna returns at some point. I was expecting it in Raised on Robbery, to be honest... |
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Post by randomkiwibirds on Feb 4, 2016 4:39:04 GMT
Finally got a copy of this episode!
Meh on the writing subplot. Kind of saw that coming when LM Montgomery walked though the door. Personally, I'm still not over Edna even if George is. Writing subplot aside-these dorks are hopeless. I'm glad though they have begun to address some of the logistical problems of having a child in the workplace, always having someone to watch him. Always awesome to see the fantastic Arwen Humphreys - I do hope to see more of Margaret's Wedding Planning business and that this ahem murder won't put people off. Mystery kept me guessing, as I didn't want to suspect Mrs. Pyn as it was clearly obvious that she was being set up for the murder, and no one else had a clear motive.
Becca Out
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Post by shangas on Feb 4, 2016 4:40:05 GMT
The writing subplot was very weak. You can't learn how to be a good writer in just a couple of classes. It takes years, decades, of reading, studying, creativity, and above all - practice - to be a good writer. And just because George got a book published doesn't make him a good writer. There's loads of people who have books published which flop on the shelves.
The quality of a person as a writer lies in repeated success. And if you don't have that, you can't really call yourself a successful writer.
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Post by lizmc on Feb 4, 2016 6:42:12 GMT
The thing is, though, while writing is indeed hard work which requires that the writer have imagination, drive and creativity, evening writing courses abound and tend to be among the more popular courses offered by community colleges, etc. While I agree that they can't give you a talent you don't have, they can teach you how to organize your thoughts and material, research techniques and structure......they allow someone to see if they can realise a dream and if all they end up with is a better ability to write technical reports and e-mails at work, then it has helped.....
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Post by fan on Feb 4, 2016 21:48:04 GMT
Oh, man - I was wondering if they'd work her in somewhere, since we're getting closer to the start of her literary career! (Unfortunately, my... avenues for watching have both stopped working. I managed to see the Christmas special, but likely won't get anything else until Acorn gets 'em. *sigh*) hope this helps thewatchseries.to/season-9/Murdoch_Mysteries |
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Post by lovemondays on Feb 6, 2016 19:05:12 GMT
I will agree with the majority that the writing sub-plot, with George as a teacher, was only meh, but as an introduction to LMM and the origins of one of the most beloved characters in Canadian literature, it was terrific! I reread AOGG this week and it gave me a much greater appreciation for what the writers managed to include. Linking George's established origins to Anne's, and the rather wonderful outcome of their adoptions was spot on. George and Maud's conversations and flights of fancy highlighted, again, the similarities between George and Anne. We're also talking about 2 fictional characters written by phenomenal Canadian writers. AOGG wasn't published until 1908 but the origins of the character are closely linked to LMM's own life. Her mother died before she was 2, her father moved to the prairies and she was raised by her very stern grandparents so she was very lonely and lived inside her own imagination. Honestly, Maud is my favourite love interest for George so far because they are fundamentally equals. Too bad it could never happen. Maud DID look after her ailing grandmother for years. I'm still laughing over George's last line. 
Some other observations, good and bad:
I did enjoy Mag Ruffman, as Eunice of the boring life, in a nod to the AOGG series.
Very clever William has now invented the macro lens!
Loved Julia's cravat with her suit at the wedding.
Loved that William touched Julia on the shoulder after she'd done the fingermarks. TPTB have figured out how to show us a marriage in such subtle ways!!
I had trouble with the character of Samuel the chauffeur. He would NEVER refer to his employer by her first name, nor call her fiancee a "pompous windbag" even if those were his feelings. Then he came in to SH4 and started balling George out for fingerprinting Mrs. Pym! It seemed to be too much suspension of disbelief for me just for the sake of having another suspect for William to consider.
Overlarge coincidences, IMO: That the wedding bower would be electrified AND that Oliver Pym would touch it with his cane and that Elizabeth never met her first husband's mother. He was her only child so she would have moved heaven and earth to be at the wedding.
Georgeisms: "Dan of Green Gables"
"Black Preying Mantis" 
"You should use all three of your names like other famous authors, Lucy Maud Montgomery"
Yup, I definitely enjoyed this episode even more after rereading Anne of Green Gables.
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Post by molly on Feb 11, 2016 3:19:35 GMT
I loved the writing class! George's criticism of every single thing was so funny. He had absolutely no patience with any of them and has no clue how to teach.
I loved this episode, especially because I'm a huge Anne fan. They kept playing music from AoGG in scenes between George and LMM very quietly in the background. If you didn't watch AoGG on CBC you wouldn't even notice.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2016 4:10:55 GMT
I enjoyed this episode very much, but I did not like the writing class either. Contrary to popular belief, writing is very hard work, and cannot be learned in a night class. My hat is off to those of you who can write stories, or history, or whatever. I loved the Anne novels, and have been to Charlottetown to see the musical. As much as I like the reference to Lucy Maud Montgomery, I would still prefer Edna as George's "one and only". I liked how they were together. The murder mystery kept me guessing, because it was hard to get past how unfeeling Mrs. Pym was, but I knew it couldn't be that obvious. The resolution sounded a lot like Maureen's novels: quite a twist on the evil some people are capable of when they feel wronged. Agreed about the writing subplot, I didn't enjoy that either, but I guess it's redeemable by having LMM "hook up" with George. I agree with Murdochchic that it's odd that there's been no mention of Edna either, and while I don't know if he's completely over her just yet, maybe he's trying to do so? Still, I wouldn't be surprised if Edna returns at some point. I was expecting it in Raised on Robbery, to be honest... In fact, so was I. George needs a happy break for once! |
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Post by lilac on Feb 23, 2016 3:36:35 GMT
I enjoyed this episode very much, but I did not like the writing class either. Contrary to popular belief, writing is very hard work, and cannot be learned in a night class. My hat is off to those of you who can write stories, or history, or whatever. I loved the Anne novels, and have been to Charlottetown to see the musical. As much as I like the reference to Lucy Maud Montgomery, I would still prefer Edna as George's "one and only". I liked how they were together. The murder mystery kept me guessing, because it was hard to get past how unfeeling Mrs. Pym was, but I knew it couldn't be that obvious. The resolution sounded a lot like Maureen's novels: quite a twist on the evil some people are capable of when they feel wronged. I found the mystery fairly underwhelming because of how obvious it would have been to have such an emotionless widow as the killer. At first I thought the victim was going to be an abusive husband that she was forced to marry and kill, until she seemed too apathetic to be believable. Then I thought that maybe the driver killed the husband for her or that they were a duo. But they both seemed too obvious and predictable, so by the time it was revealed that the florist was involved in each of the deaths, it seemed likely that Mrs. Baxter was his partner but I just couldn't figure out why she tormenting Mrs. Pym until the end. I never trust the characters who are so quick to frequently pipe up and defend the prime suspect or help out with the case. This one reminded me of the past case where the show made an homage to 'Strangers on a train" and it turned out that the older brother who was constantly defending his brother against Murdoch had had his brother's wife killed. But loved the entire B-story with George and LM. |
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Post by Suzi on Apr 4, 2016 5:19:49 GMT
Just an out-there thought - I think they should bring in Megan Follows, maybe as Brackenreid's sister? She's Canadian and AWESOME in Reign. I'd love to see her up against everyone.
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