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Endeavour: Colours (2018)
Love Akin to Death
Thematically, this episode seems to explore the relationship between love and death. Morse's intimate talk with his lover, wrapped in sheets, reveals his dark view of humanity and oddly enough, congruently, his great respect for love. Her degage attitude seems to suggest this will only be a summer romance. Love and its link to death, also permeates the passionate protests against racism that the episode focuses on. Strong feelings often lead to violence. Kindness to a close associate as shown by DS Strange can also become a lack of concern for those considered different. The binaries in this episode are well explored, suggesting that cool heads, like Morse's, are best able to be fair, however it seems to doom him to slightly set apart.
Deep undertones of fascism, prejudice and the price of peace aside, this episode was very comedic. The salon owner had perfect comic delivery, Morse whispering romantic repartee, Superintendent Bright engaging in gossip, what a juicy episode!