r/murdochmysteries

So I'm rewatching from the beginning and this question just keeps coming up for me. I'm on Season 7 and they are still pulling the will they won't they crap. I forget when it is that they finally get together, I know they do cause I fell off around s15 before.

It's funny what things stick out. Like they haven't even introduced the Newsoms yet. I thought they were around for ages.

But anyway, I know there are some contentious opinions on their relationship (and rightly so) but the question for me is why it takes so damn long for them to get married.

Was Helena not on board with the idea? Was there some reason behind the production screen that they keep inventing reasons for them to not be married? I know Crabtree keeps getting shafted cause Johnny liked the bit (which annoys the shit out of me as well).

From what I recall once they are married it didn't change too much about their relationship (as it shouldn't). So what's the deal?

Is it really so simple as "the writers wanted to drag it out."? Cause that feels insane to me. Who would ever think that dragging out the romance plot between your leads for over seven bloody seasons would be a good idea?!

I'm hoping ya'll have some idea cause I've not been able to find anything online.

I just watched the episode and it was decent. Not terribly good not terribly bad but decent and watchable.

To me it didn't feel like a Murdoch episode but it looked good and was well made.

Who is looking forward to S20?!

What do we think might happen?

Do we think the situation with Julia will ever be resolved?

I just learned that Murdoch Mysteries was inspired by a real-life Toronto detective, Inspector John Murray, whose life first inspired The Great Detective! Have you watched it?

The conclusion of this episode shows Margaret having a vision of war, seemingly a dreadful battle. She sees one of her sons in desperate circumstances. I wasn't able to make out which son. Has anyone else been able to make out the features?

Of course, in a desperate battle, nobody's face is going to appear in its familiar lineaments.

A clue though, already in this season we see Margaret visiting Bobby in prison. However, he tells her his plans for the future is to continue on his religious path once he's paroled, so maybe not?

Though, somehow, they being Brackenreids, that both John and Bobby enlist would be a reasonable action for them both, right?

On my rewatch and in S9. George just never seems to amaze me. He’s ridiculously humble/ realistic -accepts his new constable one role and never flexes his achievements!!!
He’s so aspirational! He inspires me to be more me!!!

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