Gem Wheeler Feb 6, 2018
Endeavour returns for its fifth series with grisly murders, amusing developments and more romantic turmoil. Spoilers ahead in our review...
This review contains spoilers.
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5.1 Muse
It’s 1968, a year of political unrest and social upheaval. The assassination of Martin Luther King, reported in clipped tones on a radio broadcast at the end of this opening episode of Endeavour’s fifth series, brings a chill of foreboding from the outside world to Oxford’s tranquil streets. That peace, however, has always been deceptive. The discovery of the body of Joey Sikes (Victor Gardener) underlines the point. The boxer-turned-gangster, instantly recognised by Thursday as a bad lot, has been shot dead, but there’s a gruesome twist; a metal spike has been driven deep into his ear. This unnecessary touch suggests a...
Endeavour returns for its fifth series with grisly murders, amusing developments and more romantic turmoil. Spoilers ahead in our review...
This review contains spoilers.
See related American Gods season 2 has a new showrunner Vampire Chronicles TV series: Bryan Fuller now involved
5.1 Muse
It’s 1968, a year of political unrest and social upheaval. The assassination of Martin Luther King, reported in clipped tones on a radio broadcast at the end of this opening episode of Endeavour’s fifth series, brings a chill of foreboding from the outside world to Oxford’s tranquil streets. That peace, however, has always been deceptive. The discovery of the body of Joey Sikes (Victor Gardener) underlines the point. The boxer-turned-gangster, instantly recognised by Thursday as a bad lot, has been shot dead, but there’s a gruesome twist; a metal spike has been driven deep into his ear. This unnecessary touch suggests a...
- 2/6/2018
- Den of Geek
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