This series of Endeavour has been a real privilege to watch, and for me the peak comes with Quartet (Finale to watch of course.) I've been a fan of the series since the very first, but somehow they took the show up another level with this episode, so many different plots, so much going on, but it was neat, tightly written, cohesive and easy to follow. So often you watch an espionage drama and get lost in complexities or bored, this was captivating.
There are almost too many superlatives for me to highlight, but I'll highlight a few. First of all, the story, absolutely fantastic, multi layered, intriguing, worthy of a John le Carre novel. The characters were incredible, Paul Ready and Ellie Haddington were fabulous, the latter reminded me of her character from Foyle's War. It was socially interesting, it highlighted so much stuff that was going on at the time, The Invasion on Czechoslovakia, the divide in Germany. It was quite action packed, our Morse almost garroted. It highlighted Morse's intelligence very well, and his thoughts on justice compared to those of his boss's. Finally Fred Thursday's decision to retire is told to Morse, so it will be intriguing to discover his fate, and see how the relationship changes between the pair.
I can think of no flaws at all, my only sadness is next week's is the season finale, the decision to put out a six part serial was a great one. It will be good to see the conclusion of the series arc.
Fabulous.