Many aspects of this episode reminded me of the end of the pilot for the adventures of brisco county jr. But what worked for that show doesn't do much for Murdoch mysteries because the former was a show that never intended to take itself too seriously and so the science-fiction element fit right in. Murdoch mysteries has often pushed the envelope of scientific discoveries by having the inspector invent technology that is now commonplace but this episode suddenly jumps into the realm of steampunk. The moralizing at the end about how far the government's reach should extend was heavy handed at best and saw Murdoch persisting in the claim that two people had been murdered when, even by today's standards, the first would not be considered such.
Review of The Annoying Red Planet
