Game
- Episode aired Aug 20, 2017
- TV-14
- 1h 28m
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8.1/10
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As Endeavour and Thursday deal with the heartbreak of Joan's departure, a death at East Cowley Slipper Baths hurls the pair into another dark adventure.As Endeavour and Thursday deal with the heartbreak of Joan's departure, a death at East Cowley Slipper Baths hurls the pair into another dark adventure.As Endeavour and Thursday deal with the heartbreak of Joan's departure, a death at East Cowley Slipper Baths hurls the pair into another dark adventure.
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- TriviaThe story Morse is told about a portrait of a cast of a drowned woman is an actual one. Known as "L'inconnue de la Seine", she was a woman found in the Parisian river in the late 1880s and presumed to be a suicide since there were no marks of violence. She was never identified, but was seen as the epitome of female beauty and copies of her death-mask did indeed become must-have household objects from around 1900. Her face was used as the basis for the original 1958 CPR mannequin, "Resusci Anne".
- GoofsThe tape drives associated with the JASON computer have bright seven segment red LED displays showing a four digit value. Such displays were not available at the time.
- Quotes
Dr. Max DeBryn: [surveying a month-old corpse recovered from the river] This one's as ripe and runny as a rancid Roquefort.
- Crazy creditsIn the closing credits (after the actors' names cycle through), certain letters of certain crew members' names are colored in red. When read in order, they spell "KINGS GAMBIT," which is a reference to an opening chess move [E4-E5-F4] called the King's Gambit. The killer tampered with the lockers numbered E4, E5, and F4 at the Cowley Baths as a coded message.
- ConnectionsReferences From Russia with Love (1963)
- SoundtracksMain Theme
Main Theme by Barrington Pheloung
Featured review
season 4 starts out with a bang
I have a certain level of frustration with Endeavour. First, like the other Mystery series, there aren't enough of them. Secondly, the show pulled the same thing it pulled the last time it was on. They did not repeat the last episode of the previous series - we have to wait so long for these shows, by the time the new season rolls around, I frankly can't remember every detail of how the last season ended.
That being said, this season 4 opener was excellent. While Morse awaits the outcome of his detective exam, we have a huge computer named Jason playing a chess match, a crime novelist doing a book signing, and a body found in the river. And there are more bodies, all drowned in various waters. Smelling a story, a news reporter approaches Morse with some information, hoping to obtain some in return. This leads to a problem for Morse.
Now, are all these things connected? Surprisingly, maybe with the exception of the detective exam, they are. And it's Morse who picks up important clues and comes up with the notion that these murders are connected -- and how to find the killer.
Poor Inspector Thursday and his wife continue to suffer over the departure of their daughter Joan, as does Morse. And Thursday becomes all the more frustrated when he realizes he should have listened to Morse regarding their current case. "You knew," he says almost accusingly. "You always know."
A terrific script and the usual excellent performances make this a winner. Though I admit I have never found Shaun Evans to be like Morse, he is wonderful. This series stands on its own with no problem. I just wish all of these shows - Endeavour, Grantchester, etc., had longer seasons.
That being said, this season 4 opener was excellent. While Morse awaits the outcome of his detective exam, we have a huge computer named Jason playing a chess match, a crime novelist doing a book signing, and a body found in the river. And there are more bodies, all drowned in various waters. Smelling a story, a news reporter approaches Morse with some information, hoping to obtain some in return. This leads to a problem for Morse.
Now, are all these things connected? Surprisingly, maybe with the exception of the detective exam, they are. And it's Morse who picks up important clues and comes up with the notion that these murders are connected -- and how to find the killer.
Poor Inspector Thursday and his wife continue to suffer over the departure of their daughter Joan, as does Morse. And Thursday becomes all the more frustrated when he realizes he should have listened to Morse regarding their current case. "You knew," he says almost accusingly. "You always know."
A terrific script and the usual excellent performances make this a winner. Though I admit I have never found Shaun Evans to be like Morse, he is wonderful. This series stands on its own with no problem. I just wish all of these shows - Endeavour, Grantchester, etc., had longer seasons.
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