Pylon

The series is as wonderful as ever, but that mustache on Morse's face is hiding his very expressive mouth, it looks like a brush glued on his face. Please, shave him:) And I would like to see more of Dr. DeBryn - his remarks are always....remarcable, the character is played very well.

The slightly timing attribution to song release month or type of medical supplies. What's wrong with you people???!!

It's absolutely bloody awesome TV and I am very much annoyed how short this season is. Please, Please, Please! Make bloody 6 or more episodes per series.

The first show of season 6 shows several of the characters moving on -- different jobs, different locations, different looks. Two things distinguish this episode -- First, showing just how heavily incidents in their lives, both work and personal, weigh on Morse and Thursday, and second, watching the brilliance of Morse solving cases almost in his spare time against the backdrop of the designated police barely making any progress at all. "Pylon" is everything that can be great and terrible about being a policeman.

This is very superior television.

I remember thinking that Morse was one of the best written series I had ever watched all those years ago and thoroughly enjoying Lewis throughput it's run too. Endeavour surpasses both for me though. It's well written and superbly acted. Pylon is a brilliant story of child abduction and with all the main players now operating from different stations I was pleasantly surprised to see that no one was missing from this new series. The little twist at the end regarding Morse's transfer was a brilliant way to end the opening episode of series 6 and hint at a possible thread running through this series. As superb as ever matching the very high bar set by series 5.

Despite all of the quality shows on, Endeavour remains my favourite still. Pylon has a totally fresh feel about it, everything is different, not just the physical, like the buildings, and the roles that the main regulars are now in, but the music, direction, tone are all very new. With so many changes, I feared this one would feel a little disjointed somehow, not a chance! Pylon continued the immense quality of pretty much the entire previous five series.

Morse pushed into the country donning a tache, Fred Thursday taking orders from an oaf, poor CSI Bright now at traffic (the Pelican advert at the beginning was wonderful,) and of course Strange, who's inner circle will always see he lands on his feet.

The story was so sad, but as always engaging, not the outcome I expected. The dynamic between Morse and Thursday is so interesting, I can't wait to see how the rest of this series plays out.

Great to have you back. 9/10