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Post by murdochic on May 22, 2012 23:12:53 GMT
I see Georgina confirmed on twitter Emily is back for S6. I assume she'll will be made a full cast member with her name on the titles. I wouldn't mind them also making Higgins main cast, but I don't think that will happen. So long as they keep him as a regular who will be in most episodes then I'll be happy enough. It will be a little strange to have two women officially in the main cast. That hasn't happened since the pilot tv movies, when Ettie was main cast.
Hopefully S6 will make Emily more intergrated, and let her interact more often with the whole team like Julia always did as the pathologist. They should make Emily closer friends with Julia ala George/William or George/Higgins, the girls did have good repoire in their scenes.
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Post by catymurdoch on May 23, 2012 22:08:27 GMT
I think it will good for Julia to also have a female friend to go on girlie nights out . She is surrendered by men and probably will even more in season 6. I remember Emily asking Julia to come to a party in early season 5 but she could'nt because she had to b back to Darcy and u could see that if single , she would have gone to that evening with Emily.
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Post by barbarama on May 24, 2012 3:22:28 GMT
Now that season 5 is finished (I can't believe I am writing this it went really quick!!) I wanted to give the list of my favorite episodes this season. 1. "Murdoch in Toyland" Definitely the best of the season for me, I was at the edge on my seat until the end and every plots in this episode were absolutely brilliant!!! 2. "Twentieth Century Murdoch" The final scene of course that I adored  but also for the story about the time machine and how it was handled, I really didn't expect that outcome with the plot and was quite pleased with it. 3. "Invention Convention" For the scene with all the inventors and the "Truthiser", the fact that I couldn't figure out who did it and why and loved the end. For the Inspector Brackenreid and his toothache's story how conniving he can be sometimes!!! 4. "Who killed the electric carriage?" Because James Pendrick was back and the story about the electric car versus Henry Ford's model. Because of George's talk of "Spaceship" and "Venusians". A really nice episode overall 5. "Stroll on the Wild Side - part 1" Because there were 3 different stories that worked well together, the librarian death where I couldn't figure out who might have done it; Julia's story with teaching contraception and being jailed for it and again our conniving Inspector Brackenreid trying to win a game of baseball at all costs. 6. "Stroll on the Wild Side - part 2" Didn't expect the episode to end up that way with the Black Hand and all; the baseball party game was so much fun to watch and finally Julia not backing off on her beliefs regarding women's health. 7. "Back and to the left" Even if the end of that episode left me sighing and mopping around for days I liked W/J working together as a team again and Giles being on Murdoch and Brackenreid's case about what happened a few months before when William left station 4. So that's it these are my favorites for this season, the others even though good were not as fantastic as the ones listed above that prove to be that "Murdoch Mysteries" is the best thing on tv right now!!! I hope it stays that great for many more seasons to come ;D |
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Post by hannikan on May 24, 2012 3:48:00 GMT
Yeah, we never did find out what group Emily asked Julia to join. It couldn't have been the death club because that included men. Emily said it was a group of women. I thought maybe it was connected to her group that was trying to get a birth control clinic together. That's another thread they should continue to take up. I wonder if Giles suggested Brackenreid for Chief Constable of Ottawa to get rid of him like Stockton tried to do by suggesting William go to Winnipeg. I'm glad he's not leaving but he may regret it. I do think there will be challenges with Darcy and the divorce. I could see the constabulary even refusing to work with Julia because she's a divorced woman. Even though it was Darcy who asked for it, the powers-that-be would blame her. There's a lot still to work out there. But William and Julia should be facing it together, at least. Julia probably won't be directly employed by the city or the police department. If she takes over Roberts' practice, she'd be self-employed, I think. She'd be offering her services to William as a consultant basically. That could get sticky for William as her position wouldn't be official, just like Roberts' wasn't. The establishment didn't really take psychiatry seriously yet. They wouldn't esp. if a woman was at the helm. And William didn't consult with Roberts all the time. If he consults with Julia on every case, her status as his fiancee or wife, since they presumably will marry or be engaged in S6, could be seen as a conflict of interests. And her status as a divorced woman could be prickly, too.
It does seem like she's been able to switch careers very quickly. I mean she was certified as a doctor before being a pathologist so that switch was okay to do quickly but now she's moving into psychology very fast. I guess it's because it was such a new field, there wasn't too much to go through yet. And you wouldn't have had to become certified because psychiatrists were outside the official institutions of medicine then. Her change does make sense in that she was weary by the end of S3 with working only with the dead. When she went right back into pathology that seemed to contradict those feelings. But we know she really wanted to be working with William again, not really being a pathologist necessarily.
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Post by murdochic on May 24, 2012 10:46:59 GMT
I don't think Julia's divorce will have any bearing on her new career. IMO the only problems will be possible sexism, which isn't really a problem for her anyway as she overcame that as pathologist. Then people not taking Psychiatry seriously. But I do think she will be paid for her work with the Police department. I can't see her relationship with William being seen as a conflict of interest, it never was when she worked in the morgue. There is no difference that I can see. I think Julia will only face divorce backlash from her family and rich friends, I don't think anyone but Giles will say a word. And he can't really do much about it other than make comments.
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Post by rondetto on May 24, 2012 18:30:24 GMT
It was great to finally see them get together, this time William wont let anything come between them. I had a tear in my eye at the end.
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Post by hannikan on May 25, 2012 5:30:53 GMT
I don't think Julia's divorce will have any bearing on her new career. IMO the only problems will be possible sexism, which isn't really a problem for her anyway as she overcame that as pathologist. Then people not taking Psychiatry seriously. But I do think she will be paid for her work with the Police department. I can't see her relationship with William being seen as a conflict of interest, it never was when she worked in the morgue. There is no difference that I can see. I think Julia will only face divorce backlash from her family and rich friends, I don't think anyone but Giles will say a word. And he can't really do much about it other than make comments. I think it will because of how divorce was viewed then, esp. the impact on women. The police would have been a very conservative institution, which is why it's unlikely the would hire a female pathologist in the first place. Now that she'll have this "stain" of being a divorced woman, it will impact things. There would be some stigma attached. But since she'd now be working independently it won't impact her quite as much as if she was still working for the police/the city directly. When William and Julia worked together before they were not married or engaged. And Julia had already worked for the station prior to their relationship. Now as a psychiatrist consultant working with him sort of freelance, without reporting to anyone else, the situation would be different. I could see Giles or even Thomas initially thinking that she might not be impartial enough in her diagnoses, since she wouldn't be required to submit a copy of her reports to anyone like the chief coroner she had to in the past. Maybe Giles would ask her send him reports so that he could monitor things. We already doesn't trust William because of the Ava Moon/Constance Gardner situation and Julia because of her defense of William in that case due to her relationship with him in the past. One way or another they're going to face a lot of challenges. But they'll get through it. And we'll enjoy watching them face them together for a change.  And they do have George and Thomas in their corner. Well, at least George. I can't help but think Thomas might not be as encouraging of their relationship now that Julia will have been previously married. He's more old school with regard to these things. But maybe he'll overlook it. Apparently S6 filming started Tuesday. There have already been some photos posted on FB of it. Nothing very revealing though. Just a buggy and ones of the morgue. |
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Post by murdochic on May 25, 2012 12:25:04 GMT
I still don't believe Julia will face backlash from her colleagues at the station. They have known her for years and wouldn't care if she is divorced. The only who is bound to say something is Giles, and he insults everyone. It's much more likely it will be Julia's family and friends who will judge her, and disown her. MM don't do sexism and judgemental behaviour against main females, in that sense they aren't realistic but who wants screentime wasted on Julia and Emily getting nasty comments. The religious angle for William is much more likely to be brought up.
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Post by Terence's Top Hat on Aug 30, 2012 21:37:51 GMT
I thought I'd do a lil wrap-up of my top five episodes, bottom five episodes, what scenes I enjoyed (what I can recall--the ol' memory sucks), and an overall feel for this season. Keep in mind these are just my opinions and nothing more.
There was distance, and I can't put my finger on why. The usual connection I felt with the characters wasn't present (sort of like a book that does a lot of telling instead of showing and lacks deep POV).
After season three I've felt this way. I think it's all of the changes. New character, old character never really around, new chief constable, even sort of a different look to the outside of station house no. 4.
Character growth. I'm not seeing this for Julia and William as individuals (not the romance). If anything, these two have stagnated, after stepping to the side and stepping backwards in season four.
George has grown leaps and bounds. I'm very happy with what the writers have done for his character from season one to season five. His character isn't twisted into lord-knows-what to accommodate a plot line.
Brackenreid has also shown some growth, not a huge leap, which is a good thing because he's old school and it would take a lot to change this old dog and have him doing new tricks. As a human being though, he's living and learning, which gives him itty bitty spurts of growth.
Fave episodes:
1) Back and to the Left: I really enjoyed the mystery, the Julia/William working together as a team to solve the murder, all those Irish accents (yes, I love Irish accents), the beginning with the parade, etc. It's not a heavy episode, but one to relax in the recliner.
2) War on Terror: Terence Meyers. Any episode this man is in I adore. I also liked that they brought back the US guy. Can't remember his name. Going undercover. Brackenreid pushing around Murdoch LOL. There was much to adore about this episode.
3) Who Killed the Electric Carriage: James Pendrick. I adore him as much as I enjoy having Meyers reappear.
4) Stroll on the Wild Side Part One: This really started out with a bang. There was so much going on with Anna's return, Julia's fight for women's rights, the baffling mystery of the librarian, the Black Hand...it had so much promise. So so much promise. I've never been glued to the edge of my seat like I had during this one.
5) Twentieth Century Murdoch: Brackenreid stole the show in this one. He showed why he is the head of station house no. 4. When his staff have lost their heads over a time machine, Brackenreid does not lose focus of the crime they are investigating. Bravo. I thought this was very appropriate because you don't become the grand pooh-bah for nothing. The twists were awesome. Especially the ending. It shocked me when I saw who was in the ice thingie.
Least fave...
1) Stroll on the Wild Side Part II: This went from a bang to a blipper. It turned into the same ol' same ol'. Someone leaving supposedly...again. Somene else longing. Manipulating murderer. It didn't do justice for the women as the first part did. This could have been so much more. I really hoped the big fat woman in the red dress would have played a key role since it was such a women-focussed episode. But it fell apart for me.
2) Staircase to Heaven. I have a hard time immersing myself into a show based on reality when it becomes a bit unreal (the dying part). This isn't the X-files.
That's it. There is no top five for episodes I won't watch again. I'm very glad about this, becuase I do love this TV show. It's the only show I watch.
There wasn't enough Julia in this season for my liking. She is a powerful character. Crabtree gets to shine with his novels, Brackenreid has his moments to take the stage, now please let Julia have her moment too, that has nothing to do with William or Darcy. Maybe have her get involved in Dr. Tash's abortion clinic.
The interactions between Higgins and Crabtree really amped up this season. I could see these two rooming together, which would cause friction at the station and at home.
My dogs look ready to go out, so I guess that's it for now.
All in all, it didn't surpass season three (my fave), but it was a good season. I will be tuning in come January when season six kicks off.
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Post by barbarama on Sept 1, 2012 2:29:18 GMT
Great post as usual Nugget  I love how you put details on situation and characters, this is always very interesting to read. Now on to season 6 and let's start the speculations!!!  |
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Post by hannikan on Sept 2, 2012 1:30:30 GMT
Given that Allen Clegg will reappear in S6, Meyers should also appear. Murdoch Air is the episode Clegg will be in. It's the one with the Wright Bros, as well. I can imagine that a flying machine could concern the government.
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Post by barbarama on Sept 2, 2012 16:57:04 GMT
oh my!!!!  Flying machine + Terrence Myers + "National Security" = ;D |
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Post by Terence's Top Hat on Sept 2, 2012 23:25:29 GMT
I'm happy dancing with you too, Barbarama.
TY so much for the heads up, Hannikan!
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Post by hannikan on Sept 3, 2012 0:11:21 GMT
Yes, that should be fun! I like the Meyers episodes usually. There's something endearing about his slimyness. It's a contradiction but the actor is fun. Actually did you know he's married to the headmistress of the Tepesh School for Girls from Bloodlust?  |
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Post by Terence's Top Hat on Sept 3, 2012 16:19:46 GMT
No, I didn't. You always come up with the most interesting trivia. I enjoy reading all of these little things about the cast.
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but also for the story about the time machine and how it was handled, I really didn't expect that outcome with the plot and was quite pleased with it.
And they do have George and Thomas in their corner. Well, at least George. I can't help but think Thomas might not be as encouraging of their relationship now that Julia will have been previously married. He's more old school with regard to these things. But maybe he'll overlook it.
