Setting the tone for 36 years of delivery of the consistently highest arch of entertainment, it is befitting that this classic prequel ends with Shakespeare. There is no author that better reflects how the seemingly random foibles of fate can ruin the most promising and ardent of young loves. So it is with Morse and Joan Thursday. One feels they two belong together with every fiber of our being, but through a combination of stubbornness, PTSD, and plain old bad luck, have managed to miss each other completely. Since we know Morses future, we also know this is not something he recovers from. He remains alone, doomed to the occasional affair, a tragedy of epic proportions given Morses innate capacity for loving as well as his contributions to society. Thus the character study is complete, and incredibly moving. The love story- for that too is what it is- between Morse and partner Thursday has a similarly impactful denouement, Morse ultimately sacrificing his deeply held moral principles to shield his mentor and friend. The last scene between Morse and Thursday is worthy of the Shakespearean stage. Many a flower...
Review of Exeunt
