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Post by shangas on Jan 24, 2014 8:16:47 GMT
The "Strangers on a Train" angle didn't irritate me. I felt it was a good homage to Hitchcock. But I agree, the whole Gillies thing is getting very tired very fast.
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Post by Lucy on Apr 15, 2014 18:52:25 GMT
I thought the episode was really good, I have been trying to stay away from spoilers but I read somewhere that Leslie is behind the Gilles threats?
I like (at the moment) what they are doing with Julia and YES she should be part of the team properly! I've said before that she keeps popping up here and there, with no real reason. I do miss her as the coroner though
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Post by snacky on Apr 15, 2014 20:27:31 GMT
I like (at the moment) what they are doing with Julia and YES she should be part of the team properly! I've said before that she keeps popping up here and there, with no real reason. I do miss her as the coroner though I miss her as the coroner, as well. She seems like a bit of a third wheel while she's waiting for William to invite her to help. There are also some things about William's attitude that bother me - like when he teases her about her presumption that they are working together. Grr. Also, is this the episode where Julia finds the letter from Leslie on Emily's desk? William's priggishness was really annoying in this scene. This is the guy who stalked Julia's appointments after he saw her with Poundsett and even considered having him investigated (George offered to rough him up, too!). And William DID have Leslie investigated. So why scold Julia on her curiosity about the letter when people they care about are at stake? I hope this is not a result of William letting the "great detective" title go to his head. Julia is not there to bask in his greatness: she's great in her own right. |
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Post by murdochic on Apr 15, 2014 21:43:05 GMT
I thought the episode was really good, I have been trying to stay away from spoilers but I read somewhere that Leslie is behind the Gilles threats? I like (at the moment) what they are doing with Julia and YES she should be part of the team properly! I've said before that she keeps popping up here and there, with no real reason. I do miss her as the coroner though I liked what they did with Julia this series. I'd love if she was part of the team all the time, but they still use her quite well. I also miss her as the coroner though. |
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Post by Lucy on Apr 16, 2014 13:32:21 GMT
Also, is this the episode where Julia finds the letter from Leslie on Emily's desk? William's priggishness was really annoying in this scene. This is the guy who stalked Julia's appointments after he saw her with Poundsett and even considered having him investigated (George offered to rough him up, too!). And William DID have Leslie investigated. So why scold Julia on her curiosity about the letter when people they care about are at stake? I hope this is not a result of William letting the "great detective" title go to his head. Julia is not there to bask in his greatness: she's great in her own right. Yes it's that episode, there is clearly something up with Emily and I don't believe it's anything to do with George. I can't wait to see the next episode to see what happens  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2014 2:32:12 GMT
It is interesting what you notice when you view an older episode after seeing newer ones. I just watched this one and am now watching Holy Matrimony: no reason just random watching. I have to wonder who did Wiiliams's bow tie for him in this episode, as George had to do it in HM. Was it George here too? Or Mrs. Kitchen? Or Julia??? Hmmmm
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Post by snacky on Nov 22, 2014 3:52:12 GMT
It is interesting what you notice when you view an older episode after seeing newer ones. I just watched this one and am now watching Holy Matrimony: no reason just random watching. I have to wonder who did Wiiliams's bow tie for him in this episode, as George had to do it in HM. Was it George here too? Or Mrs. Kitchen? Or Julia??? Hmmmm I vote Mrs. Kitchen for all earlier bowties! It's just too adorkable to think of that.  Of course, Mrs. Kitchen was probably besetting William with chitchat of "little merit" while she helped him with his tie.  My theory is Mrs. Kitchen also did all William's laundry and that wasn't even in the original Boarding House agreement.  No wonder they need a hotel staff to take care of them now. |
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Post by Hodge on Nov 22, 2014 4:55:56 GMT
It is interesting what you notice when you view an older episode after seeing newer ones. I just watched this one and am now watching Holy Matrimony: no reason just random watching. I have to wonder who did Wiiliams's bow tie for him in this episode, as George had to do it in HM. Was it George here too? Or Mrs. Kitchen? Or Julia??? Hmmmm I vote Mrs. Kitchen for all earlier bowties! It's just too adorkable to think of that. Of course, Mrs. Kitchen was probably besetting William with chitchat of "little merit" while she helped him with his tie. My theory is Mrs. Kitchen also did all William's laundry and that wasn't even in the original Boarding House agreement. No wonder they need a hotel staff to take care of them now. But if they were living at JULIA'S HOUSE they'd have staff to take care of them. I don't get the living in a hotel.  |
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Post by snacky on Nov 22, 2014 4:58:55 GMT
I vote Mrs. Kitchen for all earlier bowties! It's just too adorkable to think of that. Of course, Mrs. Kitchen was probably besetting William with chitchat of "little merit" while she helped him with his tie. My theory is Mrs. Kitchen also did all William's laundry and that wasn't even in the original Boarding House agreement. No wonder they need a hotel staff to take care of them now. But if they were living at JULIA'S HOUSE they'd have staff to take care of them. I don't get the living in a hotel. But then they'd be William and Julia's servants instead of general employees. Maybe it's more tolerable if they are working for an organizational hierarchy instead of a specific person. |
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Post by Hodge on Nov 22, 2014 5:03:45 GMT
But if they were living at JULIA'S HOUSE they'd have staff to take care of them. I don't get the living in a hotel. But then they'd be William and Julia's servants instead of general employees. Maybe it's more tolerable if they are working for an organizational hierarchy instead of a specific person. Who? The staff? What difference to W&J whether the staff are theirs or a hotel's. Better if they're theirs and they're living in a house rather than a hotel. Of course living in a hotel may make it seem like they're still on honeymoon but that's not really marriage is it?? |
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Post by snacky on Nov 22, 2014 5:07:11 GMT
But then they'd be William and Julia's servants instead of general employees. Maybe it's more tolerable if they are working for an organizational hierarchy instead of a specific person. Who? The staff? What difference to W&J whether the staff are theirs or a hotel's. Better if they're theirs and they're living in a house rather than a hotel. Of course living in a hotel may make it seem like they're still on honeymoon but that's not really marriage is it?? hmm - I'm not sure what the precise difference is. But for Americans, it doesn't make a difference whether you're someone's direct servant or whether you're an employee in a "service position". |
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Post by CosmicCavalcade on Nov 22, 2014 18:05:20 GMT
But then they'd be William and Julia's servants instead of general employees. Maybe it's more tolerable if they are working for an organizational hierarchy instead of a specific person. Who? The staff? What difference to W&J whether the staff are theirs or a hotel's. Better if they're theirs and they're living in a house rather than a hotel. Of course living in a hotel may make it seem like they're still on honeymoon but that's not really marriage is it?? I hope there's a logical explanation (like she sold her house) rather than the writers just doing this to be 'different'. BTW, congrats on your Godhood!  |
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Post by snacky on Nov 22, 2014 18:48:34 GMT
Who? The staff? What difference to W&J whether the staff are theirs or a hotel's. Better if they're theirs and they're living in a house rather than a hotel. Of course living in a hotel may make it seem like they're still on honeymoon but that's not really marriage is it?? I hope there's a logical explanation (like she sold her house) rather than the writers just doing this to be 'different'. BTW, congrats on your Godhood! Wa, Talbotrail is already a Venerable Deity twice over. Is someone else approaching the Sacred Temple? I had another thought on the hotel. They might have gotten the idea from Tesla's biography. He lived at hotels throughout most of his active years, and he parked at the Waldorf-Astoria after 50. He was also a fixture at Delmonico's. Perhaps someone was reading a biography of Tesla and took some side notes on this as a lifestyle possibility. Which also means...Tesla could be back! High Voltage, anyone? |
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Post by CosmicCavalcade on Nov 22, 2014 18:57:03 GMT
I hope there's a logical explanation (like she sold her house) rather than the writers just doing this to be 'different'. BTW, congrats on your Godhood! Wa, Talbotrail is already a Venerable Deity twice over. Is someone else approaching the Sacred Temple? I had another thought on the hotel. They might have gotten the idea from Tesla's biography. He lived at hotels throughout most of his active years, and he parked at the Waldorf-Astoria after 50. He was also a fixture at Delmonico's. Perhaps someone was reading a biography of Tesla and took some side notes on this as a lifestyle possibility. Which also means...Tesla could be back! High Voltage, anyone? Oh yeah, forgot it's only 500 posts, not 1000. I believe it's Edison again or Edison Junior in High Voltage. That doesn't mean there couldn't be Tesla as well. But Lilian Moss is being introduced in that episode, so that would be a lot going on then... |
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Post by snacky on Nov 22, 2014 19:06:03 GMT
Wa, Talbotrail is already a Venerable Deity twice over. Is someone else approaching the Sacred Temple? I had another thought on the hotel. They might have gotten the idea from Tesla's biography. He lived at hotels throughout most of his active years, and he parked at the Waldorf-Astoria after 50. He was also a fixture at Delmonico's. Perhaps someone was reading a biography of Tesla and took some side notes on this as a lifestyle possibility. Which also means...Tesla could be back! High Voltage, anyone? Oh yeah, forgot it's only 500 posts, not 1000. I believe it's Edison again or Edison Junior in High Voltage. That doesn't mean there couldn't be Tesla as well. But Lilian Moss is being introduced in that episode, so that would be a lot going on then... I believe we should get Super God at 1000!!! Aw dang, no Tesla, then. But I do have a feeling the hotel idea came from the Tesla bio, given the Delmonico's reference. Anyway, I think its an interesting idea because it should bring out some William's notions of and discomfort around class (re: the soup - that must have been embarrassing, but William totally shrugged it off!). At some point is William going to feel threatened or overwhelmed in this setting? On the other hand it does make life a lot easier for him: his every need is being taken care of, his "level of conversation" is being raised around people of wealth since they tend to have more education, and he's enjoying a permanent honeymoon with the woman he's wanted for a decade. |
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