Is it possible the Canadian government would send the Confederates gold to fight the Union? Well again Murdoch is pressed into service and this time invents "Sonar" to help discover a ship that was sunk in American waters. While his latest invention is fun; it has nothing to really do with the resolution of the plot. But a murder did take place in the 1860's, and Murdoch rests at nothing to discover who did it. And there really was a million dollars in missing gold, and with a nod to "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly," Murdoch uncovers the gold, receives praise from the Canadian Prime Minister, and bests his sometime nemesis Canadian secret agent Terrance Meyers. A fun episode that may be more on the frivolous side but that's what helps make Murdoch Mysteries fun to watch.
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Canadian history brought to life, and perhaps American history too.
miles-331086 November 2016
Warning: Spoilers
Writing from the British side of the pond, I can say that such is the cultural dominance of America that I know far more about what was going on in the USA in the 1860s than in Canada. This episode of MM helps a little about this deficiency.
Through films such as Amistad I had come to understand some of the issues regarding the place of slavery in America, and through others like Lincoln, I have come to understand what a struggle it was to complete the birth of the nation set in motion by the Founding Fathers, and from Michael Portillo's Railway Journeys across America I truly appreciate how carefully those Founding Fathers sought to nurture their infant Republic despite the opposition of the Colonial authorities, and I even know why the US national anthem is about a flag, But I had never stopped to wonder how Canada became a country, or what they did during the US Civil War.
This episode tells me something about those matters and also includes a good mystery that isn't resolved until the very end, as well as being wrapped up in political intrigue.
Such things may be old hat to the Transpondians watching, but they were all new to me and I thoroughly enjoyed the show.
Murdoch is his usual thorough and creative self, anticipating the invention of sonar by 15 years or so - someone really should have introduced him to a Patent lawyer :). At last it is revealed that Meyers really is on the right side, plus a load of gold bars is finally reunited with its rightful owners, having been quite literally buried treasure in the meantime.
Leaving aside the question of the truth or otherwise in the episode plot, the only item that left me unconvinced was that gold bricks and lead bricks weigh much of a muchness while brick bricks weigh considerably less, but hopefully mentioning that won't spoil anyone's enjoyment of this engrossing story.
Through films such as Amistad I had come to understand some of the issues regarding the place of slavery in America, and through others like Lincoln, I have come to understand what a struggle it was to complete the birth of the nation set in motion by the Founding Fathers, and from Michael Portillo's Railway Journeys across America I truly appreciate how carefully those Founding Fathers sought to nurture their infant Republic despite the opposition of the Colonial authorities, and I even know why the US national anthem is about a flag, But I had never stopped to wonder how Canada became a country, or what they did during the US Civil War.
This episode tells me something about those matters and also includes a good mystery that isn't resolved until the very end, as well as being wrapped up in political intrigue.
Such things may be old hat to the Transpondians watching, but they were all new to me and I thoroughly enjoyed the show.
Murdoch is his usual thorough and creative self, anticipating the invention of sonar by 15 years or so - someone really should have introduced him to a Patent lawyer :). At last it is revealed that Meyers really is on the right side, plus a load of gold bars is finally reunited with its rightful owners, having been quite literally buried treasure in the meantime.
Leaving aside the question of the truth or otherwise in the episode plot, the only item that left me unconvinced was that gold bricks and lead bricks weigh much of a muchness while brick bricks weigh considerably less, but hopefully mentioning that won't spoil anyone's enjoyment of this engrossing story.
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