#morse&lewis

[endangeredintegrity]

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@mostlycatsmostly

#cats #catsoftumblr #catsofinstagram #morse and lewis #cat #caturday #@mostlycatsmostly #morse&lewis #christmas cats #christmas

[morsesnotes]

I think Russ Lewis deserves a lot of credit for managing to seamlessly bring Morse into the modern era through a storyline set in the 60s.

Endeavour on paper was a tricky concept because not only was it a prequel for an iconic character, it was essentially about a group of 60s-era white male cops. Lewis had to find a way of making them likable and sympathetic without it becoming completely unrealistic.

A major reason this show has had such a hold on me is because he executed this so well. Morse's sensitivity regarding issues such as racism, homophobia, misogyny, etc. could've come across as contrived, but it doesn't. It makes total sense considering his backstory and position as an outsider. Plus, crucially, Morse is no angel. He's not entirely comfortable with the feminist movement, looks down on sex workers, and isn't immune to objectifying women. Misogyny is ingrained in him even though he probably thinks he's above it.

Endeavour was created during the peak of anti-heroes, brutal detectives, and imo questionable depictions of neurodivergent people as being devoid of feeling. Lewis went in the opposite direction. He was like, "This man is a highly emotional marshmallow who loves deeply and abhors violence. No matter how much pain I put him through, or how hardened the outside becomes, he will always be a marshmallow."

As a result Endeavour still feels as fresh in 2023 as it did when it came out. Maybe moreso.

It's even more impressive what he did with Thursday and Bright. They're both traditional but anti-fascist which influences how they react to the times. There was a post I saw once which went into this more deeply, and it mentioned a deleted scene for I think Canticle where Thursday talks about bonding with gay men during the war. I love that and wish it had made it in. I love how between these three and Jakes, there's a theme of the harm done to these men by the institutions (+ toxic masculinity) in place, how they've become attached to what harmed them, and wanting to escape somehow. Their experiences have made them more empathetic even if they don't fully understand the changes happening around them.

Idk it's tragic and just kind of beautiful to me because it would've been so easy to lean into cruelty.

#itv endeavour #endeavour #endeavour morse #fred thursday #reginald bright #russell lewis #thinking thoughts #this is one of those things i've found hard to find the words to express but it's been on my mind a lot

[sircolinmorgan]

Morse + covering for George.

#endeavour #itv endeavour #endeavour itv #endeavour morse #shaun evans #fred thursday #roger allam #george fancy #lewis peek #on the outside morse comes across as rude and dismissive but he's such a good person!! and no one ever sees that side of him! #i'm starting an e. morse defence squad #my gifs #endeavour1

[partywithponies]

#midsomer murders #father brown #death in paradise #morse #lewis #endeavour #McDonald and Dodds #agatha raisin #grantchester

[jessieren]

Mr Evans looking fine in a tux whilst also managing to act and direct

Does this man ever sleep???

Bonus profile shot…

#shaun evans #itv endeavour #endeavour morse #tux tuesdays #Russ Lewis is right… he does look fine in a tux #and out of one #and in pretty much anything #even manky vests #which must be discarded as quickly as possible #before more poems need to be written about them #these tags will make absolutely no sense #to anyone who isn’t following our random musings #about vests #and poetry #and various other random things #anyway… #he’s so pretty #hot damn evans

[fanficrocks]

The significance of absence in storytelling

When does the absence of a supporting character take over a narrative? Or at least impact it massively?

Two clear examples from my fave fandom, the Morseverse:

Susan’s absence in Endeavour (we never see her barring the one imaginary sequence in the pilot) is so much more powerful and consequential than Susan Fallon’s appearance and subsequent death in Inspector Morse, even though the latter is played by the incomparable Joanna David

Val Lewis in Inspector Morse gets perhaps 90 seconds screen time, and as the wife of the sidekick, has zero impact beyond establishing her existence along with that of his family. Val Lewis’ headstone in Lewis gets perhaps 60 seconds on screen altogether, but her loss shapes so many undercurrents throughout that show

What do you feel? Look forward to more examples.

#minor characters #itv lewis #itv endeavour #inspector morse

[mywingsareonwheels]

Men Endeavour Morse definitely slept with and other related matters...

(This is a selection of headcanons, obviously YMMV. :D )

Definitely slept with:

Tony Donn, when they were at Oxford together, probably a lot

Ludo Talenti

Jack Swift

Probably slept with:

Jerome Hogg, when they were at Oxford together

Peter Jakes, either prior to "Arcadia" or in s9

Would definitely have slept with if bad things hadn't happened to the man in question first:

Joss Bixby, and how

Nick Wilding

Would probably have slept with very frequently if the other man weren't in a monogamous marriage for the duration of their friendship:

Robbie Lewis

Didn't sleep with but probably should have done:

Jim Strange (it would have done a lot for both of them I think)

Didn't sleep with but I suspect the other man would have liked to:

George Fancy

Should not merely have slept with but got married to:

Max DeBryn (we know this to be true)

Not platonic or romantic or sexual but a secret fourth thing that was far more intense than everything else in this post, bloody hell:

Fred Thursday

#itv endeavour #silly post #e morse #endeavour morse #bi endeavour morse #which honestly is canonical #anthony donn #ludo talenti #jack swift #jerome hogg #peter jakes #joss bixby #nick wilding #robbie lewis #jim strange #george fancy #max debryn #fred thursday #endeavour spoilers #endeavour s9 spoilers #itv inspector morse #generally agreeing so much with the morse x swift shippers we've all been sleeping on that one for far too long

[greenapricot]

(x)

#itv lewis #inspector lewis #robbie lewis #endeavour morse #lewis #kevin whately #john thaw #music to die for #lewis edit

[terribleoldwhitemen]

endeavour || raga

#itv endeavour #endeavour morse #fred thursday #endeavour itv #I had to stop watching endeavour because it made me too crazy. #russell lewis would just be like [gives the murderer of the week dialogue which #describes and foreshadows the conflict between the mains for the season] #hooting and hollering and yellering #THE CAMERA CUTTING TO MORSE AND THURSDAY ON 'PEOPLE YOU LOVE?' #HELLO????? #neither able to bear the thought of being seen as less in the eyes of the other #and the corroding spiral of pride and ego both professional and personal that results as they overcorrect #russell lewis pay me

[mr-iskender]

While openly talking about one's feelings is a fate worse than death, bagmen still require validation on a semi-regular basis to be their best and brightest selves!

To make sure your bagman does not start believing himself to be abandoned by God while you are not looking, consider periodically affirming how much he means to you (pro tip: putting a car in between can help ensure you do not endanger your hard-won English repression in the process!)

#itv endeavour #endeavour itv #itv lewis #inspector lewis #fred thursday #e morse #james hathaway #robbie lewis #the gift of promise #striker #i had entirely too much fun #my gifs

[endangeredintegrity]

Christmas cats 2022

#cats #catsoftumblr #catsofinstagram #morse and lewis #morse&lewis #@mostlycatsmostly

[morsesnotes]

“In early drafts of SWAY, I think right up until the readthrough draft – ENDEAVOUR kept the contents of Luisa’s letter from THURSDAY. Shielded him from the pain it contained. As with Lewis and the cassette tape. But Shaun wasn’t comfortable with that. He didn’t feel he had the right to keep something like that from Thursday. And so the final few scenes were rejigged to the version we went with.” -- Russ Lewis, Barcroft interview

I really love how much Shaun Evans cared about details like this.

#endeavour #itv endeavour #endeavour morse #shaun evans #endeavour: sway #thursday #sway #russell lewis

[rawyld]

One of the last photos taken in 2000 with John Thaw and Kevin Whately.

#inspector morse #endeavour Morse #John thaw #kevin whately #inspector lewis

[caitkaminski]

my Mc by the casa amor pool dodging all the new boys and imagining her li in the main Villa sucking someone else’s face rn

#if I come back and hear he sucked a toe I won’t be happy #that tapping is me doing morse code on the fence #LEWIE CAN YOU HEAR ME #litg #love island the game #litg s6 #litg double trouble #litg casa amor

[annadaptors]

DCI Endeavour Morse + DS Robert Lewis in 'Service of All the Dead', Inspector Morse (ITV, 1987).

"Lewis said nothing more. He'd worked with Morse many times before, and treated his outbursts rather as he had once treated the saddeningly bitchy bouts of temper from his own teenage daughters. Nevertheless, it still hurt a bit."

#inspector morse #morseverse #endeavour morse #robert lewis #john thaw #kevin whately #gifset #i'll say 'is anyone gonna gif this' #and not wait for an answer #filed under: scenes which live in my head rent free

[bryndeavour]

#inspector morse #endeavour morse #robbie lewis #robert lewis #john thaw #kevin whately #morseverse #my gifs #morse is so insistent i love it