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Post by hannikan on Apr 14, 2013 22:43:08 GMT
Yeah, they would definitely need to question the carriage drivers. It might take some time to track down exactly who they were though. Julia might not have remembered the names of the carriage drivers either. That could take some time to piece together and the investigation moved at lightning speed because of pressure from Giles. I actually think Julia was the one being foolish to not realize how serious her situation was until the end. She didn't seem to think the evidence against her was that strong. She should have been preparing more for the trial. But I think she didn't because she was so preoccupied with shock and sadness over Darcy's death and contacting his family. She wasn't even entirely cooperative with William when he was trying to get her to see how serious her situation was. Esp. once they couldn't find this Mrs. Irwin or her husband. That made her look like she was making up her alibi. As for the tree, they would know that Julia couldn't have put it in the tree alone. She'd either have gotten a boost from an as yet unknown accomplice or used a ladder or stool. Clearly Gillies or his partner(s) put it there at night when no one saw them, but it's true that the murder happened in the middle of the day and the police arrived on the scene shortly afterward, too. This will all be addressed in the finale, I think. So if it had been Julia that put it there after the murder, but before the police came, it would have had to be in broad daylight. That would have been hard to accomplish with Darcy's nosy neighbors.
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Post by barbarama on Apr 15, 2013 0:34:18 GMT
I can see that I'm not the only one going insane with questions and worries :/
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Post by randomkiwibirds on Apr 19, 2013 2:59:58 GMT
This episode I believe really showed how much Brakenreid has come to respect Murdoch over the years.
They are my Brotp for this show.
I really did though expect Braks to punch the C.C.
Julia was being arrogant, and stubborn. The whole time Murdoch was telling her that this was serious but she didn't take him seriously.
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Post by hannikan on Apr 19, 2013 3:21:37 GMT
I don't think she was being arrogant, but I do think she was being stubborn and naive. I understood William's frustration that she wasn't seeing how vulnerable she was to being charged with murder.
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Post by barbarama on Apr 19, 2013 20:16:43 GMT
I agree with Hannikan, it wasn't that she was arrogant but she really didn't get how serious the charges against her were and the danger she was facing, for me she really wasn't in check with the reality of the situation, maybe because she was in shock over Darcy's death and didn't really realize how evidences were pilling up against her. And she was being stubborn as well but that's nothing new regarding Julia  (although I adore her!!) |
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Post by hannikan on Apr 20, 2013 2:43:51 GMT
I usually like her stubbornness, too. She's very independent, which is always great to see in female characters.
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Post by Lucy on Apr 23, 2013 17:56:32 GMT
Oh wow! Sorry it's taken me so long to post again I'm still having PC issues!  This episode was so good! I can't wait to see what happens next week. I am forcing myself NOT to read spoilers!! |
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Post by CosmicCavalcade on Apr 23, 2013 21:58:15 GMT
Good luck with that Lucy. I feel your pain!
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Post by hannikan on Apr 23, 2013 22:14:02 GMT
Sorry to hear about your computer issues, Lucy! I'll look forward to seeing what you think about the finale.  |
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Post by amandaf on Apr 25, 2013 18:35:13 GMT
Agree with everyone's comments..... so much to be uncovered in the final episode. I just hope that William manages to save Julia. Like everyone else I had so many questions... wondering why Julia didn't produce the train ticket, or witnesses who may have seen her on the train.... the carriage drivers, or produce her own green dress (without the blood). You also had to wonder why there is so much evidence, and if there really was a lookalike outside Darcy's home, or whether the mysterious patient and her accomplice had managed to hypnotise Julia (perhaps why her voice sounded odd to the house keeper, why she didn't speak to the neighbour and some of the evidence)... you imagine Gillies enjoying something like that!!!
Well I'm looking forward to the season finale (although a little anxious) .... and hope to have lots of questioned answered.... and a happy ending for Julia and William.
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Post by delirious on Apr 30, 2013 1:53:26 GMT
So i held off watching until i could get both episodes in HD, which unfortunately took some time. Normally i love Julia's independence, confidence, and determination. In this episode she comes across a lot like an idiot. What suspect is allowed to handle the evidence and examine the victim! Yet Julia thinks it appropriate to make such requests. It took being sentenced to hang before it really seemed to click in her brain that she was in some serious trouble here and it wasn't just William being a bit over-protective. I found this episode horribly annoying. I had read the cast list on IMDb so i knew it was all a set-up by William's nemesis. Notwithstanding Julia's mindset i thoroughly enjoyed seeing Chief Constable Giles actually show a bit of why he has his job.
Over to the next one i go.
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Post by snacky on Feb 22, 2015 2:42:43 GMT
On MM's OUTSTANDING handling of religion... William says to Inspector B to tell Giles: "Tell him I'm talking to my priest...that's all he seems to think we Catholics do." BURN!  |
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Post by lea on Sept 5, 2015 3:13:36 GMT
The most unlikely episode- let's do this!
1. I mentioned this one on a previous episode, but I appreciate that they had several nods to this episode in the past. You had the fingermark on the bullet casing and the man in Murdoch Cloud of Doom that asked him what he would do in that position.
2. I absolutely love the line Snacky posted above me! One of my favorites.
3. I do enjoy getting to see a court scene!
4. George in serious scenarios is nice. We don't get to see it often and Jonny does really well with them!
5. Why couldn't they have just had Julia load Darcy's gun in the past? That would have been one less thing to make everything so complicated and unlikely.
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Post by oklahomafan on Sept 26, 2015 15:33:26 GMT
The timeline is really bothering me in both these episodes. How can Gillies walk into the house dressed as Julia and be the carriage driver that took her and Dolly? Didn't the nosey neighbor say it was just before she heard the shot? I am sure there is an explanation but I can't seem to get it straight in my mind.
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Post by oklahomafan on Sept 26, 2015 15:35:21 GMT
On MM's OUTSTANDING handling of religion... William says to Inspector B to tell Giles: "Tell him I'm talking to my priest...that's all he seems to think we Catholics do." BURN! I loved this comment too. It made me laugh. William is such a gentleman and so controlled but sometimes his brilliant mind just comes out with most snide comment. You just know he thinks of things like this all the time but is too polite to say them--usually LOL |
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(although I adore her!!)
