It’s 'cause he lurves her and gets all twitterpated around her. 
But explain to me how Dorothea knew Mrs. Bright was dead before Thursday?
Violetta’s death scene intercut with scenes from the opera is cause for another use of the vomiting emoji:
Weren’t you wondering at the very end whether Ludo was going to shoot Fred thus removing him from the series for good? Did anyone bother to fish Ludo out of the drink?
She borrowed Ludo’s crystal ball.
Shall we say two o’clock?
I believe we were meant to believe that the Morse/Violetta affair was not known to Ludo all along. We were meant to believe that Ludo snared Morse merely because he thought it would be great to have a “tame policeman” (that phrase or one similar was used in Ep.3). And then he found out that Morse and Violetta were involved.
So the fact that Morse met Violetta in Venice and started an affair, and simultaneously Ludo was planning to become Morse’s bestie (why? how could lowly Morse help Ludo conceal his crimes or whatever the hell???) was all a coincidence.
And, among the plotting awfulness but not yet mentioned: the idea that Morse would go to Venice, all on his own, telling no one (especially not the local authorities!) with the idea of ‘taking Ludo and Violetta into custody’ has got to be the winner for Preposterous Plot Device of the Year.
Geez Louise.
I think I said this back on the old board, but will repeat: if you enjoy UK police procedurals set a half-century or more ago, try the Inspector George Gently series. In my opinion all 25 episodes are better-written than Endeavour. (Shaun Evans plays a large role in one of the GG eps, by the way).
I love George Gently. Also Vera and Shetland. Wycliffe isn’t bad. The Last Detective is good, as is The Brokenwood Mysteries.
A British series that will blow your mind is Life on Mars. I won’t even try to explain what the premise is, as it sounds impossible. But it works.
I beg to differ on the whole of Endeavour-- all three episodes of season 2 were brilliant! Especially Trove.
Regarding that, does he do post mortems at any other time? Is it supposed to be an Easter egg or some kind of joke?
Sometimes it’s 3:00 or another time.
In recent episodes I noticed the 2 o’clock. And Googling, it does seem to be the usual time. There was even a site that sold coasters and mugs with that phrase along with a sketch of his eyeglasses and bowtie.
We slogged through ep 3 last night, which started fine, stayed okay, then rapidly turned into a steaming pile of goo at the end. About halfway through, I turned to my wife and said “Ludo did it.” It was that transparent. “Put the gun down or I’ll shoot the girl!”? Really? This guy should consider a career in IT instead of police work.
It irritates me to admit I think you’re right about that. Although IMO the “all a coincidence” plot device is only one step better than “It was all a dream”.
What I don’t get is what Violetta’s role in the insurance scheme was supposed to be? Was she a mechanical engineer who manufactred rusted through bolts, caster wheels about to fail, and so forth? Or the electrician who rigged the bad Christmas lights? We weren’t shown her as the saleman who bought the insurance policies, or actually do anything else at all except sleep around with Morse.
Yet another plot hole.
I admit I don’t really remember Endeavour Season 2. I’ll have to look for it.
Yeah, Life on Mars is amazing. The US version was somewhat less so, but at least they made the effort.
Reviving the thread to mention that I finally got around to googling those mugs. Found mugs and tee-shirts with the glasses, bowtie, and quote, all apparently designed by the same person, who badly misspells a key word. On Tee’s and mugs alike, the line is “Gentleman, shall we say two o’clock?” (Italics mine.)
Argh. A great gift idea ruined by a moronic error. For Christ’s sake, there were only six words.
Okay, I feel better now. Mind how you go.
I watched a very early episode the other day… first season… and the postmortem was at 3 pm.
Episode 3 was a mess, for many reasons. It would have been much better without Ludo and that whole ridiculous, hacky, and coincidence riddled plotline.
Highlights: Morse ostentatiously pulling out a notebook so he can write down four letters. Ludo sinking into the canal, so we don’t know for sure he’s really dead, which means he’ll be back next season. If that happens, I’m not watching.
I’m still unclear on how Morse had enough money to go on a luxury vacation in Venice.
The whole affair with Violetta and his attitude about it seem out of character for him, but maybe Morse is not the person I thought he was.
I knew they were going to kill Bright’s wife, and I almost stopped watching then. It was lazy writing and it was gratuitous. I did not expect the ludicrous Ludo-involved plot which relied on her hanging Christmas decorations. Maybe I missed something, but I don’t even understand what she could have been doing that caused her to be electrocuted. I know Bright is a fictional character, but I still don’t enjoy watching the man be tortured.
It was just too deus ex machina for me. I generally expect better from British series.
By the way, I just watched the new series “Young Wallander”, the prequel to “Wallander”. Filmed in Sweden, but entirely in English. The lead actor is Swedish, but the rest are pretty much from GB. I only mention this series because they seem to have tried to pattern young Wallander after Endeavour for some reason.
Just a question for all of the series. How in hell did Chief Bright get to be a chief? He’s the like the most ineffectual git ever. Was he a good officer at one point?
Just wait until there is a tiger loose round your house sometime and see if you don’t wish Bright was nearby.
And a lot of crimes can be prevented by Bright’s horde of youthful admirers being around to witness