Endeavour

I never even noticed it...but will when I watch the next episode tonight.
What we did find was that there seemed little chemistry between the characters, and put that down to a break since the last series.
It had the most boring plot too, in fact DH nodded off half way through.

I didn't pay heed to the music either but was also bored with the story and switched off after Morse took his eye off the ball, as it were. CI Bright would surely have retired by now and isn't it curious how Joan Thursday alway ends up involved in the case somehow? I do like Dr DeBryn though and Dorothea Frasil (Abigail Thaw) who looks more and more like her father every series.

I was very disappointed with the first episode, especially after looking forward to the new series for so long. Didn’t like the new theme tune and found the plot boring. Not at all up to the standard of previous series. Will watch the next one tonight, hoping it’s an improvement. Didn’t the composer of the old theme tune, Barrington Pheloung, die a while back? Perhaps they can’t continue to use his music but they could surely have done better than what we heard last week.

I do agree with what you say about the characters Silverbridge. And would Bright really have grown his hair so long?!

No it’s a pity, I was looking forward to it I dropped off for 20 minutes but soon caught up with it.

Sadly this series is not as good as previous ones. Definitely no chemistry between the characters.

Perhaps lack of chemistry between characters is due to covid restrictions, and the way they've had to film.

I agree that the plot line of this one was somewhat lacking. I don’t care for Morse (didn’t like the “grown up” version much either), have a soft spot for Jim Strange, and agree that dyed in the wool ex-colonial policeman Bright would never have worn his hair that long. It looks very odd.

Episode 2 had a better plot but still the awful opening music. I noticed Barrington Pheloung on the credits so presumably he composed it. None of the snippets of opera which I used to enjoy. I want to know how Strange has lost so much weight!

The second episode was on last Friday evening here (Nederlands TV) and I finally watched both of the episodes last night.
I honestly did not notice the music, but I do agree with the lack of empathy between the main characters, it just seemed a bit bland.

I really rather like the theme tune. I enjoyed the second episode better than the first and I'm hoping that it keeps improving. I quite agree about Bright's hair.

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Not been the best series,

Didn’t enjoy seeing Endeavour’s battle with his drink demons. Also didn’t like his hair, or Bright’s. (Has the latter grown it for another role maybe?)
And the slimline Strange just looked ‘strange’ although probably dieted for his health.

This last episode was just rather silly.

I think this series has been disappointing compared to what has gone before. Last nights episode could have been so much better. I found it hard to hear some of what was being said and I’m still not entirely sure why people were being bumped off. I hope if there is another series it gets back to the good simple plot lines of old. The actors all deserve better as they are all so good in their roles.

I think prequels are difficult as we know Morse never marries and never gets killed on duty. I don't like the gloomy atmosphere of the programme and have difficulty in believing Shaun Evans is the younger Morse.

I thought that the plot line in last night’s episode was tedious and rather far fetched. I hope if there’s another series they’ll get back to some semblance of the original storylines. Romantic interest for Joan and Strange do you think? As for Strange shedding weight, he’d obviously put it all back on and then some by the time he became Chief Super in the Morse series!

Greyduster we too got bored with last nights episode and never did quiet work out who was who regarding the suspects.
It reminded me of an Agatha Christie plot.

ninathenana, I said exactly that to my husband. I haven't been impressed with the writing of this series, but I've stuck with it.

I thought last night's episode should have been the Christmas special, but as for the plot. Agatha Christie did it so much better.
The house had been untouched for eight years (?), the roads were impassible yet everyone else seemed to have no trouble in driving, Thursday was able to have an interview with a dangerous prison inmate overnight (?), his wife is getting increasingly nasty,and I found the plot incomprehensible.
Oh, and is it the same Strange or another actor?

I neither enjoyed nor understood last night's episode and I hope it does not return any time soon. Too much was filmed in the dark and as I have sight problems much of it was lost to me.

I could not have been more disappointed with last night's final episode. This Morse prequel has been so enjoyablel, and the casting outstanding, but I watched the final ten minutes with growing disbelief as characters offered increasingly ridiculous and convoluted explanations. I can only think that the fine actors playing the leads roles must have felt almost embarassed.

Last nights episode was like an extremely poor imitation/execution of an Agatha Christie dramatisation.

Didn’t enjoy at all last night’s episode, completely agree with easybee’s comments.

eazybee

I thought last night's episode should have been the Christmas special, but as for the plot. Agatha Christie did it so much better.
The house had been untouched for eight years (?), the roads were impassible yet everyone else seemed to have no trouble in driving, Thursday was able to have an interview with a dangerous prison inmate overnight (?), his wife is getting increasingly nasty,and I found the plot incomprehensible.
Oh, and is it the same Strange or another actor?

It’s the same Strange, minus about 3 or 4 stone.

Yes re the difficult driving. No one could go anywhere, but Fred obviously forged his way to the hospital, then the entire force was able to rock up to the abandoned hotel for the last ten minutes.

That girl must have been frozen in her mini PVC Mac, and her white go-go boots would have been useless at keeping her feet dry.

After eight years of being abandoned, the chimney didn’t require sweeping as a roaring fire was soon blazing in the hotel lounge.

Storyline just plain daft. Think all the regulars must have been embarrassed to be taking part.

Watched the first one last night. Didn’t notice any music, but we do fast forward past all the adverts and build up. Maybe that’s why. I’ll look out for it next time.