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Post by Fallenbelle on Feb 22, 2017 13:23:06 GMT
Wasn't wild about the Brackenried/James subplot this episode. Though I will admit it was nice to see Brax doing his "watching out for" with the ladies in the Morgue with James as well and not just with Jules or Ems. There were some great parts of this episode that i loved: namely "Would your sister foresake you for a house of women who have eschewed the world in which you live?" "My sister was a nun." and when Murdoch remade and simulated the bomb - when Brackenred yelled at the constables to get back to work that it was great. This episode was just filed with great quotes on observations on life, mainly coming from Watts. Watts was a bit unsymathetic this episode - but he was going through a lot, and that's also his personality a bit. All in all not the best episode of the season - but a decent one none the less Watts was unsympathetic...but even that was understandable in that he'd spent years agonizing over his sister when it turns out she just didn't want to be part of his life. William on the other hand, I don't know whether that was obtuseness or great writing, but I expected more from him. I guess making him unsympathetic was a good move on the part of the writers lest W start coming off as perfect. Another good zinger was Julia telling him that Watts is just going through a hard time and burying himself in his work-something that W should know quite well! Zing! |
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Post by Terence's Top Hat on Feb 22, 2017 15:15:10 GMT
I really enjoyed this episode. It's something I'd re-watch. The scientist lady was very interesting. I hope she reappears in another episode. I liked the house Watts' sister had bought for the women to seek refuge. It was rather interesting how none of them wanted to venture into society and stay within the gates. Freddie was impressive in this episode. She had a lot of sympathy for the women, although I wished it would have been Julia sneaking into the house. But Freddie's a great character, so I was glad to see her involved.
I felt bad for Watts when he found out his sister simply didn't want him in her life. I wonder how that'll affect him in future episodes. I'm really enjoying this character.
The Rebecca/Nate/Brackenreid side-story was awesome. I was like, "OMG, he's cheating on her? Noooo!" I really adore the Rebecca/Nate love story. They are a very cute couple. It's nice to see Nate learning how to read. It reminded me of my grandmother (old enough to be my great-grandmother). My dad told me she never learned how to read and would look at the cartoons in the Sunday paper. Or my grandpa would read the paper to her.
My fingers are crossed that the compliment Watts paid to Pink at the end is a hint of something more to come between them.
This was a really great episode.
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Post by Hodge on Feb 22, 2017 18:23:16 GMT
My fingers are crossed that the compliment Watts paid to Pink at the end is a hint of something more to come between them. This was a really great episode. Watts is 27 (12 when his sister left 15 years before) Freddie Pink is around Murdoch's age, 41 in 1904 (they won the Governor General's award in 1875, William was 12). At that time it would be common for a man to marry a younger woman but not for an older woman to marry a younger man. Therefore little prospect of a romance. |
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Post by molly on Feb 23, 2017 23:25:01 GMT
I really enjoyed the episode. The actor who plays Watts is excellent, he played the role so well when he found out why his sister didn't want him. I also really like Freddie Pink's character, and I still don't really care for Rebecca's character as there isn't much to her.
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Post by molly on Feb 23, 2017 23:36:33 GMT
One thing I want to mention. I have really enjoyed the last 5 or so episodes of this season, but there are so many things I don't get. A big one is how there has been absolutely no mention of Roland after he was kidnapped by Gillies. You'd think that William and Julia, who were so crushed when they gave him up, would have had something to say about him.
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