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Post by lovemondays on Oct 7, 2014 20:21:07 GMT
So how badly was William injured in the end...?  William was up on his feet at the end, so we're not quite sure. when will,you see this Snacky? i'd like to say more but don't know if I should. Oops just realized I am behind the times again. Will repost when I have read everything in this thread so I am not repeating stuff. I wouldn't be surprised if Yannick was wearing knee pads under his pants knowing how the fight was choreographed...especially if he had surgery recently. |
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Post by carco on Oct 7, 2014 20:21:47 GMT
Snacky, that site is working. |
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Post by carco on Oct 7, 2014 20:45:13 GMT
I've been wondering how MM would beat "sinking the Titanic" for a BIG season premiere. I think this was pretty big. The violence at the start was certainly shocking for MM. There were no crazy CGI special effects. I hope the budget hasn't been restrained on that this year. It was certainly big, but I don't know yet how I feel about a two-parter. As as for the CGI budget, it's not why I tune in. I loved Murdoch Ahoy, but if less CGI means more Mrs Brackenreid, I'm game. Plus the waterfront was pretty CGId. That's not what it looks like today! Next Monday is Thanksgiving here in Canada but I gather they are still going to air Part 2 next week. I couldn't bear it if we got that "tease" and then had to wait 2 weeks! |
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Post by Hodge on Oct 7, 2014 20:48:18 GMT
What were people disappointed by? I would like to know that too. At the same time I understand the frustrations about the wedding date. Maybe they feel that they should wait for Brax to be back to his normal self. I really liked how they treated his situation, but I am worried that his actions at the end could lead to tragedy. The harbormaster lady gives me the creeps. The ladies' clothes (esp. Jukia and Emily) were wonderful. I am going to have to rewatch just for them! on the other hand I am not sure I like how they reworked the station. The outside scenes were really well done especially if you compare them to the older episodes: a lot more depth in the overhead and streetscapes. Did anyone else notice Emily's new phone? Unfortunately I can't find any of the posts from people that were disappointed. I think at the lack of wedding date but also about the general feel/direction of the episode. I thought it was a great beginning to the new season and I'm looking forward to next week. Can't see why people weren't wowed by it. I wondered if W/J are waiting for Brackenreid as I think he may play a roll in the wedding. They certainly wouldn't have wanted to get married whilst he was in the hospital. I suspect the harbourmaster is behind at least some if not all of what's going on at the docks and if her intentions towards William are more to try and protect herself by keeping him close. |
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Post by Fallenbelle on Oct 7, 2014 21:58:34 GMT
Oh, he already seems to be in a "very good mood" now  ...looser, smiling a lot and being playful (in a William-y way.) He's loosened up some, given his bemused reaction to the lady harbourmaster putting her hand on his knee and later when he proudly piped up "...I am engaged to be married.." when she asked him to confirm he is a single man. But the beleaguered shipper in me has PTSD just like the Inspector and I can't help but sense dark clouds gathering in regard to their future nuptials .... there were too many comments made about the upcoming nuptials and so many confidant replies from Julia and/or William. Maybe Part 2 will clarify things? But one thing about William hasn't changed, when Julia was fiddling with his jacket in the morgue, I couldn't help but notice he took her hand and held it. Perhaps he felt she was getting perilously close to the sacred tie? You thought it was bemused? I thought unnerved, but my video quality wasn't the greatest. I'll have to go back and watch it again. I definitely rewatched the hand holding scene because I couldn't tell either. I think he was stopping her from fiddling with the sacred tie and by the end of the scene, she's the one holding his hand between both of hers. |
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Post by Fallenbelle on Oct 7, 2014 21:59:33 GMT
It was certainly big, but I don't know yet how I feel about a two-parter. As as for the CGI budget, it's not why I tune in. I loved Murdoch Ahoy, but if less CGI means more Mrs Brackenreid, I'm game. Plus the waterfront was pretty CGId. That's not what it looks like today! Next Monday is Thanksgiving here in Canada but I gather they are still going to air Part 2 next week. I couldn't bear it if we got that "tease" and then had to wait 2 weeks! Looks like it'll be back next week! |
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Post by Hodge on Oct 7, 2014 22:18:30 GMT
Unfortunately I can't find any of the posts from people that were disappointed. I think at the lack of wedding date but also about the general feel/direction of the episode. I thought it was a great beginning to the new season and I'm looking forward to next week. Can't see why people weren't wowed by it. I found a couple of comments in another thread from people that were disappointed. They both thought Brackenreid going over to the dark side was disturbing. I actually don't think he's completely gone over, I feel he's angry and this is how he's showing it. Maybe he can be stopped but we'll have to wait until next week to find out. They also didn't like the 'new' inspector but we know he won't be there for long, just until Brackenreid is back so what's so bad about that? Someone didn't like the violence but again I don't think it was that bad, just the beginning and end. A couple of people said this episode wasn't as well written. I've noted a lot of people don't care for episodes written by Peter Mitchell though. A couple of people didn't like Julia's eyelashes! |
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Post by carco on Oct 7, 2014 22:41:50 GMT
Next Monday is Thanksgiving here in Canada but I gather they are still going to air Part 2 next week. I couldn't bear it if we got that "tease" and then had to wait 2 weeks! Looks like it'll be back next week! Well, that's something to be "thankful" for right there  |
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Post by carco on Oct 7, 2014 22:51:33 GMT
Oh, he already seems to be in a "very good mood" now ...looser, smiling a lot and being playful (in a William-y way.) He's loosened up some, given his bemused reaction to the lady harbourmaster putting her hand on his knee and later when he proudly piped up "...I am engaged to be married.." when she asked him to confirm he is a single man. But the beleaguered shipper in me has PTSD just like the Inspector and I can't help but sense dark clouds gathering in regard to their future nuptials .... there were too many comments made about the upcoming nuptials and so many confidant replies from Julia and/or William. Maybe Part 2 will clarify things? But one thing about William hasn't changed, when Julia was fiddling with his jacket in the morgue, I couldn't help but notice he took her hand and held it. Perhaps he felt she was getting perilously close to the sacred tie? You thought it was bemused? I thought unnerved, but my video quality wasn't the greatest. I'll have to go back and watch it again. I definitely rewatched the hand holding scene because I couldn't tell either. I think he was stopping her from fiddling with the sacred tie and by the end of the scene, she's the one holding his hand between both of hers. Well, maybe "bemused" for lack of a better word...but I didn't see his expression as one of being particularly upset about it. I think he just didn't see that one coming! I sure didn't---I laughed out loud when she did that! I can't recall ever seeing Julia overtly place her hand on his leg! haha! I think William didn't over-react to it because he is feeling a wee bit cozy and protected by his new "engaged to be married" status. |
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Post by lovemondays on Oct 7, 2014 22:54:01 GMT
I suspect the harbourmaster is behind at least some if not all of what's going on at the docks and if her intentions towards William are more to try and protect herself by keeping him close. I agree completely. We all thought it was the O'Shea brothers feeling Brackenreid's heat that was the reason behind his attack. In this episode we find out that Brax had been questioning Cecily McKenna so it's entirely possible that she ordered the O'Sheas to go after him. Then, it was Dawkins who called the dinner meeting of the Harbour Commission. He didn't even get to open his mouth to say why before he was bludgeoned. If she's the culprit then that was a 3 part win...someone who could blow her operation wide open is dead, she has a perfect alibi, and Dawkin's own predilections are a good diversion for any investigation. Her flagrant come-ons to William should be a red flag for him but he has a much harder time dealing with women who behave badly than men. Hopefully this won't lead to any angst for Julia. They are so cute together. I'm rewatching the ep now and I think snacky is right about the tie. He doesn't let Julia get past his lapels...very often  . |
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Post by Hodge on Oct 7, 2014 22:56:20 GMT
For those that haven't seen S8E1: uploading.com/e94b3daf/Murdoch-Mysteries-S08E01-On-the-Waterfront-1-mp4This is a decent quality copy. When the page opens up the button on the left will say 'Starts in 15 seconds' before this gets to 0 click on the box below to turn off download accelerator. Click Download for Free. The file will take a little while to download but it doesn't put any unwanted stuff on your computer. |
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Post by lovemondays on Oct 7, 2014 23:19:32 GMT
The new vid for The Making of...is available. It's got some terrific historical details. I can't get the link to work but it's on the CBC website and youtube.
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Post by Hodge on Oct 7, 2014 23:26:29 GMT
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Post by Hodge on Oct 8, 2014 0:11:45 GMT
I've rewatched this scene several times now and I'm not sure if it is the look I'm catching or the tone of voice matched with the look. It reminds me of when William and Julia were walking together at the end of Tour de Murdoch, the lighthearted joking about Leslie Garland being too young for her. Has a similar feel to it. I know what you mean, but this time I think that tone means William is nervous about the whole subject. Probably shouldn't be doing this but this is copied directly from someone's comment on fb re this very scene.... I re-watched a couple of times. William definitely had a certain teasing tone in his voice and look in his eye. When I watched it the first time, I thought, "where have I seen that before?" I realized It was when William teased Julia about Leslie being too young for her. He used the same joking tone and now I am almost sure William has some surprise up his sleeve. He just brushed her off too lightly. Usually when he is distressed or worried about class difference, he looks and sounds almost embarrassed. It shows on his face. This time there was a definite smugness or something. Seems I'm not the only one that viewed it this way. |
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Post by CosmicCavalcade on Oct 8, 2014 0:16:34 GMT
Unfortunately I can't find any of the posts from people that were disappointed. I think at the lack of wedding date but also about the general feel/direction of the episode. I thought it was a great beginning to the new season and I'm looking forward to next week. Can't see why people weren't wowed by it. I found a couple of comments in another thread from people that were disappointed. They both thought Brackenreid going over to the dark side was disturbing. I actually don't think he's completely gone over, I feel he's angry and this is how he's showing it. Maybe he can be stopped but we'll have to wait until next week to find out. They also didn't like the 'new' inspector but we know he won't be there for long, just until Brackenreid is back so what's so bad about that? Someone didn't like the violence but again I don't think it was that bad, just the beginning and end. A couple of people said this episode wasn't as well written. I've noted a lot of people don't care for episodes written by Peter Mitchell though. A couple of people didn't like Julia's eyelashes! I've watched it for a second time now because I didn't know how to feel about it the first time. Generally I'm really high strung during live viewings, especially premieres, and I tend to have impossible expectations. It didn't help that Mitchell really over-hyped it on twitter. And now that I know that he wrote it, I understand why. I didn't have a problem with Brax 'taking the law into his own hands'. I highly doubt he'll actually end up killing anyone though, not unless he absolutely HAS to. As long as Margaret doesn't randomly show up again looking for dinner recipes, I think we're good. The violence at the beginning really threw me for quite awhile after. I've watched way worse stuff before but on MM it's way more jarring. I didn't have much of a problem with the rest of the violence though. That was expected at least. I didn't mind Slorach, but I didn't really love him either. I suppose he was there for comedic relief. Not sure why they passed up on the bumbling of words then.  Henry has really started to annoy me these last few seasons. Yes, he and George have always heckled each other but now it comes across as more mean spirited than it used to. I almost like Jackson more now and I've never particularly liked him. Me thinks the poor sod needs to get laid a girlfriend finally. I really do think that's why he's been more intolerable than usual. All of the suffragette stuff was cool. But any time Julia takes charge, it tends to be 'fascinating' to watch.  The dock thing seems pretty obvious to me but perhaps I'm completely off base. It was funny watching George face off against another 'great wall'.  Even I noticed the women's outfits were nicer than usual and I don't pay much attention to that stuff. They were all looking really fab.  The ending score was really great and I'm glad Carli made it available to us!  Overall it was a good episode but it certainly didn't blow me away. |
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...looser, smiling a lot and being playful (in a William-y way.) He's loosened up some, given his bemused reaction to the lady harbourmaster putting her hand on his knee and later when he proudly piped up "...I am engaged to be married.." when she asked him to confirm he is a single man.
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