Murdoch Mysteries (TV Series) Murdoch in Wonderland (2011) User Reviews

Murdoch, man of conscience, lets his heart guide his actions (though not perhaps as much as he should)

[miles-33108 · 10/10 · 9 November 2016]

I Have no need to describe the plot, as fellow reviewer ctyankee1 has done a good job already.

Rather, I want to compliment the scriptwriters on their masterful touch, not only in this episode, but the whole series to date.

They have built up Murdoch as a man of conscience, but here he is held captive by that conscience, and left with hard choices about decisions made in the past. Since Murdoch is a suspect in this episode, another detective from another district is called in to handle the investigation; he is a logical person whose determination to seek the truth matches Murdoch's, and he almost matches Murdoch's insight as well. Even so, it requires Murdoch's intervention (and his departure from his normal behaviour) to solve the murder. However, Murdoch broke the law and there will be a price to pay.

Here, we see Murdoch putting his compassion ahead of both his duty and his desire. I had tears in my eyes at the end for this character I so much admire. Now, he has made his choices, and definitely burnt some bridges.

How can he recover his integrity and sense of duty? At least his honour is intact. 10/10!!!

Special effects amazing, lots of heart wrenching decisions

[ctyankee1 · 10 April 2015]

Murdoch, Dr Odgen and her sister Ruby attend a Alice in Wonderland party given by a friend. Murdoch is dressed as a character with a big bow and top hat. A man dressed as a turtle is found dead in bed at the party and Murdoch is passed out in a room in bed in the same house.

The investigation makes it look like Murdoch is the killer. Crabtree and his boss Inspector Brackenreid do not believe Murdoch is the killer but a cop from another precinct is sent to investigate. Inspector Giles seems nice. He is strict with the police rules policeman or not.

It comes out that Murdoch was coerced into drinking liquor at the party by Ruby Odgen (who is very bossy). Later he starts hallucinating. The special effects at this time is amazing. It shows him going into a toy house. That is the way he sees it. As he enters he falls into a big hole and goes down spinning in a tornado like wind then onto a bed. He has a hard time explaining to Inspector Giles what happened other than he thought he was drugged. Later it comes out he was drugged.

Crabtree finds a letter and a ring in Murdoch's desk proposing to Dr Ogden but she gets on the train before he could ask her to marry him and that was many months ago. Ruby the sister is there and grabs the letter and ring from Crabtree. She tells her sister who she calls Jules who is Julia Odgen. Dr Ogden is disturbed because her wedding is planned and Murdoch did not approach her again. Ruby is bossy but she gives Jules good advice about love an marriage, I have to say I agree with her.

Later it is found out who killed the man, where the hallucinatory drugs came from and why the person killed the man.

Murdoch escapes jail and gets suspended, he also lets a prisoner go free without permission and does not attend the wedding ceremony of Dr Julia Ogden the love of his life to Dr Darcy Garland.

Very surprised at him breaking the law but also a very emotional ending.