Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries: Blood at the Wheel
September 1, 2015 6:54 PM - Season 2, Episode 7 - Subscribe
When a female race car driver is found dead in her roadster, Phryne struggles to convince Jack that her death was no accident.
Jack: When I thought it was you in that wreckage...I found it unbearable.
Phryne: Sounds serious.
Jack: It is.
Phryne: I am who I am, Jack, I can't give that up
Jack:I'm not asking you to give it up. I would never ask you to do that.
Phryne: So you're giving up me instead. What we do best, us, together, you'd sacrifice that? If you did that, Jack, I would feel... I would feel like it was you lying in that wreckage. Please, can you think about that?
Jack: I will.
Jack: When I thought it was you in that wreckage...I found it unbearable.
Phryne: Sounds serious.
Jack: It is.
Phryne: I am who I am, Jack, I can't give that up
Jack:I'm not asking you to give it up. I would never ask you to do that.
Phryne: So you're giving up me instead. What we do best, us, together, you'd sacrifice that? If you did that, Jack, I would feel... I would feel like it was you lying in that wreckage. Please, can you think about that?
Jack: I will.
It took me a moment to realize that Jack arrived at the scene of the crash thinking that it was Phryne in the car. It meant I was discovering what was going on at the same rate he was. Not sure if that was intentional.
But anyway, the really neat part of the episode (because I honestly can't remember who the murderer was) is Jack fighting with himself about how to handle what he just went through (do I put my foot down and be all patriarchal to keep her safe? do I leave her so I don't get hurt again? do I just man up and let her be who she is?), and kudos to the actor for showing us that largely silent struggle going on behind his classically stoic exterior. Shows a vulnerability that is a nice view to his character, and a conflict with real stakes for both of their futures.
posted by Mogur at 5:36 AM on September 3, 2015 [2 favorites]
But anyway, the really neat part of the episode (because I honestly can't remember who the murderer was) is Jack fighting with himself about how to handle what he just went through (do I put my foot down and be all patriarchal to keep her safe? do I leave her so I don't get hurt again? do I just man up and let her be who she is?), and kudos to the actor for showing us that largely silent struggle going on behind his classically stoic exterior. Shows a vulnerability that is a nice view to his character, and a conflict with real stakes for both of their futures.
posted by Mogur at 5:36 AM on September 3, 2015 [2 favorites]
and kudos to the actor for showing us that largely silent struggle going on behind his classically stoic exterior.
He did so much nonverbal communication in that last scene, I didn't think I could do it justice trying to include them in description along with the dialogue.
It's good when relationship obstacles are based in good characterization, and not just arbitrarily thrown plot grenades.
posted by oh yeah! at 2:28 PM on September 3, 2015 [3 favorites]
He did so much nonverbal communication in that last scene, I didn't think I could do it justice trying to include them in description along with the dialogue.
It's good when relationship obstacles are based in good characterization, and not just arbitrarily thrown plot grenades.
posted by oh yeah! at 2:28 PM on September 3, 2015 [3 favorites]
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posted by infinitewindow at 4:27 AM on September 3, 2015