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Post by lizmc on Oct 2, 2017 18:59:33 GMT
From the CBC: Murdoch investigates a surgeon whose cutting-edge organ transplants wreak medical havoc and run afoul of Mary Baker Eddy and The Christian Science movement.
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Post by lizmc on Oct 13, 2017 22:31:34 GMT
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Post by lizmc on Oct 14, 2017 21:23:27 GMT
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Post by Fallenbelle on Oct 17, 2017 12:10:30 GMT
Oh, what an outstanding episode! What an outstanding season so far! Oooh, a medical expo! I love it...so steampunky! Ooh, Julia finds Demeter aka Marilyn Clark.  I knew this wasn't the last we'd be seeing of her. I knew it!!! A human transplant? The guy wants an audience for his possible failure? Ooh, the Operating Theater is like The Knick. It's a bit dark, but don't think that means I don't approve...me likey! Well, the patient died...can't say I didn't see that coming. The only question is who? The protesters seem to obvious. Sabotage? John's a constable now? Is this the same kid who wanted to be an actor in season seven? William and Julia winding George up about transplants? George with his man crush on William by extolling his features, with Julia laughing along like "Lol, I know."  Also, hasn't Yannick bemoaned his calves? Was this an inside joke? Lennox is an arrogant bastard, but most surgeons are. So I don't think he is our killer. Someone sabotaged the patient? Hmmm, interesting. Not exactly a grieving widow...you're right sir, you are swine. A new protege for Julia? More of a hustler than Rebecca, but I'm intrigued for now. Aspirin is the killer? Interesting... Is Ridgeway a historical figure? I couldn't find anything about him, but I didn't try that hard either. Alas, not our killer. Yup, I knew it. Here comes the baby angle. I'm glad they're finally exploring this...I don't want it to happen right away, but I'm glad they're finally addressing it. I'm going to enjoy this storyline and all the science it will bring. So I'm guessing that John is the one who wants to be a constable...why? To impress his father? Interesting... Most doctors are megalomanics, Julia? Where do you fall in that sense? Ooh, hiding the fertility research from William? Why is that Julia? Is it because you know he won't approve? I'm going to love this story angle.  The second patient's wife (Mrs. Hines) is the murderer, interesting...had we met her at all previously? So, it looks like Julia is going to get her new protege after all. It'll be interesting to see where they take her...I do like her clothes though...much better than Julia this season.. I hate that hideous brown vest they keep putting on her.  And it's official, Julia's trying to get pregnant. Can I say that I'm excited about this development? Not that I'm interested in having it resolved immediately, I just want to see how this plays out...with a baby in the final episode. |
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Post by murdochic on Oct 18, 2017 0:20:29 GMT
I hope Julia won't suffer any health problems because of the experimental fertility treatment. I understand why she'd want to try because she would like to be a mother, but adoption is still a fine option. Whichever way it goes W/J should eventually become the parents they dream of being.
John Brackenreid had better not be a replacement constable in lieu of Jackson. The last couple of episodes with just the original team of 4/5 around the crimes has been a massive breath of fresh air. The show has felt like MM of old and it's a wonderful thing to see. That is what makes MM the fan favourite it is.
I'm reserving judgement on Violet. Right now she seems like nothing more than a carbon copy replacement for Rebecca. It's weird.
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Post by PM on Oct 18, 2017 3:55:50 GMT
Rebecca was a cleaning woman. Violet was an entrepreneur selling medicines. Rebecca wAs grateful for the job, Violet said she wasn't going to work under Julia for long. Not sure how they are the same, other than the obvious
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Post by randomkiwibirds on Oct 18, 2017 4:07:07 GMT
So I rather enjoyed that episode! (I think I've said that about every one that's aired so far) I loved Crabtree doing his future-past prediction thing! The three story lines - the fertility, the murder and Hart's vitamin stand all seemed to flow together really well. Neither story line seemed superfluous to the main one and none of them were overly domineering and took away from one another.
Not sure on Viola Hart. But then again we don't know her yet. Reserving judgement until she's had more of an episode.
Great banana peels when did Charles Vandervaart get so tall!
I could get used to Brackenried Jr or JBrax at the stationhouse. But he needs to tell his parents why he want's to join his father in the force maybe his parents might be a bit more supportive of his choice then. His parents also kind of need to accept that this is his life and he can do what he wants with it - think George will come into play there.
I'm interested in seeing where this fertility thing goes with Julia. Hopefully it doesn't become too angsty. Personally I'm down for either - adoption or a miraculous conception. (though I think I'd prefer adoption because that storyline is not often as used) As well as quite happy with this pair trundling along the way they are. With this pair - I'm just grateful that they're together and solidly together at that.
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Post by shangas on Oct 18, 2017 8:03:05 GMT
Well part of the reason might be his name. Vandervaart. The Dutch are the tallest people on earth.
I found this episode fascinating. It was interesting and fun and I think it sets up a lot of great future storylines, especially for the Brackenreid family. I await future episodes with great anticipation.
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Post by Hodge on Oct 18, 2017 19:31:54 GMT
Another great episode! I have to say that this season feels like the seasons of old.
Let's start with Julia and Marilyn Clark (Demeter), I predicted some weeks ago that this would be coming to the fore as Freddie Pink had informed Julia of Marilyn's work. There would have been no reason to mention this if it wasn't going to play a role later. Good for Julia! I just wonder what William is going to think of all this ... or is it going to play out differently? What if the hormone therapy affects Julia in negative ways and that will cause the drama? Either way I don't want it to work, I'm just interested in how things will play out for W/J and their relationship.
The mystery was good, who would expect a patient to be murdered for the off-chance that a radical new surgery MAY work ... and aspirin as the murder weapon? The husband of the first patient was a bit of a cad but he was too obvious a suspect. The Christian Scientists were a pretty good red herring but in the end who would have expected the wife of the new recipient? She was hardly in the episode so not on anybody's radar.
Not sure if I like this new assistant for Julia. I was looking forward to seeing who we were going to get - even though I still think Julia DOESN'T need an assistant - didn't get off to a great start for me. Julia was fine without an assistant for years, why does she need one now?
I wonder how much we'll be seeing John Brackenreid now he's joined the SH4 crew. I very much doubt he would really have been stationed in the same SH as his father in real life. I'm not sure I agree with his view of the police force being the most honourable profession, can't fault his enthusiasm though.
All in all a very satisfying episode and I look forward to next week's.
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Post by Terence's Top Hat on Oct 18, 2017 21:10:38 GMT
I enjoyed the episode. As someone else mentioned, everything flowed. I sort of guessed the wife by about half-way through the show. I, too, enjoyed the way everyone was standing around watching the surgery take place. Hubby was explaining to me what it takes for someone to be able to accept a transplant and why it wouldn't work during this time period, and it sort of bummed me out when the patient died at the end. It was a very intense scene.
I was glad to see Marilyn Clark. Was she the woman in that episode where they had a women's home where women stayed and she was the lady conducting research in the basement? If they are one and the same, that is the lady I hoped would reappear again. I am awful with remembering names.
I was grinning when John Brackenreid made his appearance. Looking forward to more of him. The same goes for Violet. I'm wondering what the writers have in store for them.
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Post by Hodge on Oct 18, 2017 21:40:49 GMT
I was glad to see Marilyn Clark. Was she the woman in that episode where they had a women's home where women stayed and she was the lady conducting research in the basement? If they are one and the same, that is the lady I hoped would reappear again. I am awful with remembering names. Yes, Marilyn Clark was Demeter in the women's commune. |
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Post by murdochic on Oct 19, 2017 13:11:26 GMT
Rebecca was a cleaning woman. Violet was an entrepreneur selling medicines. Rebecca wAs grateful for the job, Violet said she wasn't going to work under Julia for long. Not sure how they are the same, other than the obvious There are a lot more similarities than that: them both wanting to be in medicine but not having the opportunities because they're women and black, them both having Julia as a mentor who helps them into medical school and gets them a job as her assistant in the morgue, and them both being poor and having to make their own ways of earning a living. Rebecca also had a feisty side to her personality. That is why I'm reserving judgement on Violet until I've seen more of her and I can judge once she's developed her own niche on the show. And hopefully she won't take away from Julia's scenes because she has been underused at times in recent seasons. |
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Post by murdochic on Oct 19, 2017 13:17:26 GMT
Another great episode! I have to say that this season feels like the seasons of old. Let's start with Julia and Marilyn Clark (Demeter), I predicted some weeks ago that this would be coming to the fore as Freddie Pink had informed Julia of Marilyn's work. There would have been no reason to mention this if it wasn't going to play a role later. Good for Julia! I just wonder what William is going to think of all this ... or is it going to play out differently? What if the hormone therapy affects Julia in negative ways and that will cause the drama? Either way I don't want it to work, I'm just interested in how things will play out for W/J and their relationship. The mystery was good, who would expect a patient to be murdered for the off-chance that a radical new surgery MAY work ... and aspirin as the murder weapon? The husband of the first patient was a bit of a cad but he was too obvious a suspect. The Christian Scientists were a pretty good red herring but in the end who would have expected the wife of the new recipient? She was hardly in the episode so not on anybody's radar. Not sure if I like this new assistant for Julia. I was looking forward to seeing who we were going to get - even though I still think Julia DOESN'T need an assistant - didn't get off to a great start for me. Julia was fine without an assistant for years, why does she need one now? I wonder how much we'll be seeing John Brackenreid now he's joined the SH4 crew. I very much doubt he would really have been stationed in the same SH as his father in real life. I'm not sure I agree with his view of the police force being the most honourable profession, can't fault his enthusiasm though. All in all a very satisfying episode and I look forward to next week's. I agree with you. Violet is an unknown quantity so far and I still think she's unnecessary. John wouldn't really be at his fathers station and him randomly becoming a constable goes against his past on the show when he was shown to have a love of acting and sports. I honestly don't understand what was the point of getting rid of Jackson and Rebecca leaving for them just to be immediately replaced. PM talked about the show having too many recurring characters and yet he is making the same mistakes in S11. The last two episodes were especially good because the original characters were the ones doing it themselves without recurring characters having to be fitted into the investigations. Episodes are only 44 minute long and there just isn't the time or material for so many characters: S8-S10 already showed that. |
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Post by Hodge on Oct 19, 2017 15:34:31 GMT
I agree with you. Violet is an unknown quantity so far and I still think she's unnecessary. John wouldn't really be at his fathers station and him randomly becoming a constable goes against his past on the show when he was shown to have a love of acting and sports. I honestly don't understand what was the point of getting rid of Jackson and Rebecca leaving for them just to be immediately replaced. PM talked about the show having too many recurring characters and yet he is making the same mistakes in S11. The last two episodes were especially good because the original characters were the ones doing it themselves without recurring characters having to be fitted into the investigations. Episodes are only 44 minute long and there just isn't the time or material for so many characters: S8-S10 already showed that. Mouna Traore left of her own accord, obviously the writers would have preferred she didn't so they've introduced another character to replace her. I would have preferred they hadn't but I guess they want to explore the black female role more and never got the chance. I just wish it could have been done in a different way. I totally agree about too many characters. Mouna had other things she wanted to do but Jackson departure was purposeful. I don't understand why PM said they had too many characters then replaced one. Anyway, the first few episodes have been excellent, reminiscent of the earlier seasons, I just hope they can keep this up. |
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Post by sweetpea on Dec 27, 2017 2:55:09 GMT
We have just seen this episode in Australia. Damn being behind all the time.I thought it was excellent and showed how transplants had thier beginnings. Julia and the baby question. Go for it Jules. I hope we do see a Murdoch Jnr.Maybe this will inspire William to build THAT house. He is certainly dragging the chain on it.No doubt the writers will have an interesting storyline on this topic. Goerge was really funny and gave me a good laugh when he was eating the licorice while the transplant was going on. Seems the writers have gone back to basics and are having the core characters working together. Keep it up guys as it is working well.This show just gets better and better.
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I knew this wasn't the last we'd be seeing of her. I knew it!!!
Jan 30, 2013 21:44:55 GMT
Jan 30, 2013 21:44:55 GMT