tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post7044951351407473507..comments2024-03-26T16:25:34.559-04:00Comments on Longish: Endeavour Series 4 - Game - Episode ReviewHannah Longhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15529410255089707007noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-648039705497441252021-05-14T12:20:44.315-04:002021-05-14T12:20:44.315-04:00Surely someone remembers the series where Endeavou...Surely someone remembers the series where Endeavour encounters a ferocious old lady (brilliantly acted) with a shot gun who reads tarot cards for him. Might not she be holding the hanged man card?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-48693327621572029552019-06-14T10:57:17.845-04:002019-06-14T10:57:17.845-04:00You can certainly reach the QGD from 1. d4 Nf6. Fo...You can certainly reach the QGD from 1. d4 Nf6. For example, 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5...and we have a QGD. It didn't look like this is what happened in the show, though. I think the Russian played 2. c4, but then it was unclear what black responded with.<br /><br />Thank you for clearing up this "Kronsteen variation" to which Trewlove refers (not a real variation of the QGD). <br /><br />An observation I made was that when the first move is made, 1. P-Q4, the guy entering the move on the computer put in 1. P-K4. So, they weren't very careful when they did this part of the show. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-61399377935003165642018-02-26T18:05:06.904-05:002018-02-26T18:05:06.904-05:00Thanks! Enjoy Oxford - I'm determined to visit...Thanks! Enjoy Oxford - I'm determined to visit sometime once I've graduated. Hannah Longhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529410255089707007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-53419457691862203502018-02-26T02:36:20.768-05:002018-02-26T02:36:20.768-05:00Similar to what someone above said, I too enjoy re...Similar to what someone above said, I too enjoy reading reviews for the television shows I really love. I'm late to the party because I only just discovered Inspector Morse about two weeks ago. What a find! I'm hoping to visit Oxford this summer and I've made a list of the pubs mentioned in the show so I can drop in for a pint. Your review was very thoughtful. Keep up the good work. Mr. Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05549519701686475998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-55534377264319792582017-08-22T10:58:08.200-04:002017-08-22T10:58:08.200-04:00Just wanted to say thank you for this input. Most ...Just wanted to say thank you for this input. Most interesting.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06187241811924637777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-301310860002013932017-08-22T10:34:40.020-04:002017-08-22T10:34:40.020-04:00Well, you're well in keeping with Morse lore, ...Well, you're well in keeping with Morse lore, as an episode of Inspector Morse saw him facing a Masonic conspiracy to destroy his life.Hannah Longhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529410255089707007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-85277206499701077962017-08-22T02:07:41.159-04:002017-08-22T02:07:41.159-04:00As I recall, he abused his sister. She hid a descr...As I recall, he abused his sister. She hid a description of his unwelcome attentions in the doll, and ended up committing suicide by drowning herself. Haunted by his dead sister, he kept killing people who frustrated him. Basically: he was completely nuts. Hannah Longhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529410255089707007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-45016357949007775942017-08-22T01:10:34.643-04:002017-08-22T01:10:34.643-04:00Because I grew up in a family that did not appreci...Because I grew up in a family that did not appreciate the Masons as "helping make life easier via one's profession (etc)" and Strange's impertinent attitude about it when Morse wasn't interested after the previous season (plus, evidence being taken, by which we saw some stranger's (or, not) hand removing it), the Masons are my go-to villains. Or, the Knights' Templar. Secret organizations are never to be trusted. <br /><br />For those who love them, just ignore me and my conspiracy theroy. : )Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165608676901937703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-41201137971253582762017-08-21T09:08:46.557-04:002017-08-21T09:08:46.557-04:00I didn't understand why the killer did what he...I didn't understand why the killer did what he did. What was the reference to his sister? Why the doll?<br />Masterpiecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17257190619062318603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-84043087861820837642017-07-11T09:44:02.513-04:002017-07-11T09:44:02.513-04:00As Trewlove says
"The opening appears to hav...As Trewlove says <br />"The opening appears to have been the Kronsteen variation of the Queen's Gambit declined. Black sacrificed material for positional advantage. The question now is whether he's prepared to accept the exchange of knights in a bid to develop the centre."<br /><br />This is a reference to From Russia With Love by Ian Fleming, where Tov Kronsteen, a chess grandmaster, works for SMERSH as head of the planning department, the Soviet counterintelligence agency. He helps devise a plan to trap James Bond by providing a SMERSH decoder (called Spektor in the novel and Lektor in the movie), then killing him. In the novel, Kronsteen is champion of Moscow for two years in a row and is playing in the championship tournament for his third year. In the novel, the chess game was described as a Queen's Gambit Declined, Meran Variation (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 Bd3). The movie version was a King's Gambit Accepted, Modern Defense (3...d5). In the novel, Kronsteen won by introducing "a brilliant twist into the Meran Variation of the Queen's Gambit Declined to be debated all over Russia for weeks to come." <br /><br />The moves of the locker keys were the Kings Gambit. I found the recognition of algebraic notation by Trewlove for the locker keys a little unlikely as the computer was using English notation or English descriptive notation and until the 1970s, at least in English-speaking countries, chess games were recorded and published using this notation and Trewlove would have learnt that notation. <br />In the game itself it wasn't Queens Gambit as Black's first move was not P-Q4 but N-KB3 and then White P-QB4 and Black P-K which is the Indian Catalan Opening.<br />The checkmate move looked unlikely to me as the White pawn could have taken the Knight unless the King was in check by the Knight. But why did the King move to N3? Highly unlikely for a grandmaster to expose his King on the Rook's flank!<br />davdevallehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02283361499244946374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-66662413187353128072017-05-15T00:19:32.420-04:002017-05-15T00:19:32.420-04:00I don't think it's ever revealed. They jus...I don't think it's ever revealed. They just mutter grim things about the people in high places who Morse has angered. Hannah Longhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529410255089707007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-55347879066261835552017-05-13T17:30:10.305-04:002017-05-13T17:30:10.305-04:00Any idea who pinched endeavour's sergeant exa...Any idea who pinched endeavour's sergeant exam paper?Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09342657513677635283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-20401486045295629022017-04-24T01:27:00.453-04:002017-04-24T01:27:00.453-04:00I was basically just using my own chess skills as ...I was basically just using my own chess skills as a metric. Almost anyone is a chess genius compared to me.<br />Hannah Longhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529410255089707007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-66985837803587754782017-04-23T14:52:14.702-04:002017-04-23T14:52:14.702-04:00Trewlove recognizing a couple of openings hardly m...Trewlove recognizing a couple of openings hardly makes her a "chess genius". Knowledgeable about chess, certainly, but not a genius.monojussihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03815090493491413333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-65132430672248245832017-01-24T13:09:14.442-05:002017-01-24T13:09:14.442-05:00That's my current theory, as of episode 3.That's my current theory, as of episode 3.Hannah Longhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529410255089707007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-10046974873156628562017-01-24T06:10:00.651-05:002017-01-24T06:10:00.651-05:00sheila hancock as the Tarot reader?sheila hancock as the Tarot reader?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-19204508790317557412017-01-23T21:23:13.917-05:002017-01-23T21:23:13.917-05:00Interesting theory. She looks like she could be hi...Interesting theory. She looks like she could be his mother. Since Hathaway's mom was never a major plot point, I doubt that's it though. But I can't say much - I have a nutty theory that Joan is going to turn out to be Mrs. Strange!Hannah Longhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529410255089707007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-37222804049260607772017-01-21T14:44:58.902-05:002017-01-21T14:44:58.902-05:00De-lurking to say that I have a crack theory that ...De-lurking to say that I have a crack theory that Trewlove is James Hathaway's mother: tall, blond, highly intelligent, smokes, plays chess, fluent in another language, slightly enigmatic. In "Prey," Phillip Hathaway seemed interested "better" class women (for want of a better term), which Trewlove appears to be. <br /><br />Also, although James Hathaway's timeline is not completely clear, we know his mother died 12 years before the final season of 'Lewis,' which more-or-less was around the time he left the seminary. While there were hints as to why he left, I do not recall any real explanation as to why he went into the police force instead. (I may, of course, be forgetting something.) Maybe, it's what his (recently deceased) mother did?<br /><br />So. That's my theory about Trewlove -- until I'm proven wrong. Going back into lurk mode. . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-30033564175354527022017-01-14T15:04:37.264-05:002017-01-14T15:04:37.264-05:00Lovelace College stuck out to me as well. That'...Lovelace College stuck out to me as well. That's an interesting history.<br /><br />I suppose Joan's disappearance was more of a thing because they're still uncertain of her whereabouts. Even so, Thursday's reaction seems a bit overblown. She's a grown woman. <br /><br />The storytelling does seem to be back on track, which is a comfort. I enjoyed the wackiness of series 3, but I don't think it was sustainable. Hannah Longhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529410255089707007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-23016833099509186272017-01-13T06:46:00.970-05:002017-01-13T06:46:00.970-05:00Watching the episode, I kept thinking to myself th...Watching the episode, I kept thinking to myself that Lovelace College was an exceptionally modern building for 1967 Oxford. It wasn't until halfway through the program that I noticed an 'Oxford' chair in one scene and my architectural history came flooding back. It's really St Catherine's College Oxford (St Catz), which was designed in the early 60s by Danish architect Arne Jacobsen. Jacobsen also designed the furniture; hence the famous 'Oxford' chair mixed with several of his other chairs such as the 'Swan' and the '7'. <br /><br />Back to Endeavour. I did think it odd that everyone was so sad that Joan was gone when Sam Thursday had left for the army in the same (previous) episode. Poor Sam - no photo on the sideboard; not even a mention.<br /><br />Minor complaint really. I'm pleased that the producers have returned to proper storytelling of series 1 and 2. I particularly liked De Brun's comparison of love to the fish that got away. Great stuff. Bring on the next episode.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16650147340969927580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-51738238837935440252017-01-11T07:06:06.893-05:002017-01-11T07:06:06.893-05:00Perhaps she thought it would be stimulating~ the C...Perhaps she thought it would be stimulating~ the Chase, the detective work,the following of clues~ Interesting parallels with Helen Mirren's portrayal as Jane Tennison in Prime Suspect, of which they are now also making a prequel Prime Suspect, Tennison. We could of course, say the same of many walks in life. It's becoming clear that Trewlove has hitherto hidden depths, of which, I hope Endeavour will capitalise upon....<br />Dorothy Langmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-1913861769617847322017-01-10T11:29:42.229-05:002017-01-10T11:29:42.229-05:00The hand was definitely too old to be Joan's. ...The hand was definitely too old to be Joan's. I think it was a woman's, but it could have been an old man's. Hannah Longhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529410255089707007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-55232282462219585302017-01-10T11:13:56.314-05:002017-01-10T11:13:56.314-05:00I agree that Endeavour is generally better than Sh...I agree that Endeavour is generally better than Sherlock, if less ambitious. It does seem I might have corned the market on Endeavour reviews - I'd lament its lack of notice if I didn't appreciate the attention it brings my blog. In any case, it's certainly fun to write about, and I'll keep cranking one out as long as they're willing to make them.Hannah Longhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529410255089707007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-22459633302724407522017-01-10T11:08:04.269-05:002017-01-10T11:08:04.269-05:00I wasn't referring to her rank, but rather her...I wasn't referring to her rank, but rather her choice of profession (amended the article to reflect that.) You'd think she would choose something more intellectually stimulating than police work.Hannah Longhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529410255089707007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-55116122792909163532017-01-10T09:26:13.494-05:002017-01-10T09:26:13.494-05:00I think the hand dealing the tarot card was too ol...I think the hand dealing the tarot card was too old be Joan's... Sara Vickers did post on her twitter feed back in May that she had wrapped filming for an episode in this series. Don't know which one, but I look forward to seeing her again. She was so good in Shetland.Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06359955219174230475noreply@blogger.com