User Reviews

Apparently some fans did not like this episode and I am not one of them.

It manages to close many story arcs - some of them having started in previous seasons - with a believable and pleasing way.

Also, maybe I do not agree with all the decisions but I do understand why they were taken.

Last, but not least, I liked the apparent philosophical theme of the episode that we should first try to understand and then pass judgments and make convictions.

I understand that the source of the 'disappointment' of at least some of the fans may be the homosexual story arcs. If that is the case, then those fans should better leave the series and pursue ones that is more supportive of their... lets say life philosophies.

What is right? What is wrong? Who requires redemption? Who deserves another chance, and why? This one episode is the most thought-provoking one yet, and I've seen every single bit of Murdoch content that has been produced in all forms. If this were a self-contained episode rather than the terminus of several story arcs then it would make for a great hour of entertainment for children and young adults to start some deep philosophical discussions leading to a better understanding of the life that lies ahead for them. Adults will recognize their own conundrums and the decisions they've had to make in order to successfully navigate them. Honestly, this has been the finest episode of Murdoch Mysteries yet, and just one more reason why this series should be perpetually renewed.

Basically they took a detective show and turned it into a soap opera with a detective in it. In an episode of 45 minutes, you get maybe 10-12 minutes of crime solving coupled with 30+ minutes of soap opera material where characters are constantly getting into unnecessary drama with each other, constantly clashing and infighting, stories not moving forward, characters not developing. It all came to a halt and you can clearly tell that writers of the show ran out of fresh ideas so they are keeping the show on life support but also refusing to pull the plug because they want to milk it for as long as possible even if it doesn't make sense to keep doing it anymore.

Why are the writers destroying the show? I loved M. M up until season 11, and then they began to dismantle it with their woke agenda. But this episode has sank the show by turning a villain into a victim.

For a few years, this show has not been available on my cable system, but now it is again. I was excited to see that it was, but, good grief, has this show gone downhill! Along with other reviewers bemoaning the awkward grafting of today's "sensibilities" onto early 20th Century society, I note that they do the same thing with the legal system. Here, finally, Murdoch has something concrete on the crooked coroner, sits her down for an interview, and she refuses to speak without her (of course, female) lawyer. Murdoch immediately stops. Granted, that's a way of life now, but does anyone really think that would work over a hundred years ago?

In the U. S., it was not until 1966 that Miranda, a 5-4 decision by a liberal Supreme Court, established a code of conduct for police interrogations of criminal suspects held in custody. However, even today, in Canada, adults do not have a right to have a lawyer with them in the room while they are being interviewed by the police. This interpretation of the Canadian "Charter of Rights and Freedoms" was confirmed by their Supreme Court in 2010 in Sinclair. Regardless, in the early 1900s?: The police would have continued to question the coroner to explain her actions.

And, BTW, the judicial gloss Justice Warren placed on the Fifth Amendment is that a person cannot be "compelled to incriminate himself." However, what the amendment actually SAYS on that issue is: "No person . . . Shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself." In other words, what was intended was that a person could not be compelled to testify against himself AT TRIAL.

As for the plot of this particular episode? I agree with those who found the plotlines (of this and the last several episodes) to be dull, a rip-off of Misery (thank goodness for fast-forward buttons!), and a melange of various other non-appealing things. Notwithstanding their attempt at uplifting endings for all the regular characters, I'm so disappointed in this formerly engaging show.