Blood at the Wheel
- Episode aired Oct 18, 2013
- 54m
Jack and Phryne find themselves at odds over the issue of foul play when a lady racer dies in a car crash. The matter shakes up their working relationship.Jack and Phryne find themselves at odds over the issue of foul play when a lady racer dies in a car crash. The matter shakes up their working relationship.Jack and Phryne find themselves at odds over the issue of foul play when a lady racer dies in a car crash. The matter shakes up their working relationship.
- Cec
- (as Anthony Sharpe)
- Millie Wilton
- (as Nikita Leigh Pritchard)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDot pretends to be a Russian race car driver and Miss Fisher introduces her be the name Cecil cooked up for her, "Valentina Ranamelova". The joke here is that the surname sounds like "ran-'em-all-over", a funny name for a race car driver. This is why in the previous scene, when they are falsifying the credentials, Cecil says he's got 'a beauty of a name' for her documents.
- Quotes
Phryne Fisher: I know we have some minor points of contention, Jack, but we enjoy uncovering the truth together, don't we?
Detective John 'Jack' Robinson: Therein lies the problem.
Phryne Fisher: What do you mean?
Detective John 'Jack' Robinson: [pause] When I thought it was you in that wreckage, I found it unbearable.
Phryne Fisher: Sounds serious.
Detective John 'Jack' Robinson: It is.
Phryne Fisher: I am who I am, Jack. I can't give that up.
Detective John 'Jack' Robinson: I'm not asking you to give it up. I would never ask you to do that.
Phryne Fisher: So you're giving up me instead.
[he looks away]
Phryne Fisher: What we do best, us, together, you'd sacrifice that?
[he nods, barely]
Phryne Fisher: If you did that, Jack, I would feel... I would feel like it was you lying in that wreckage. Please can you think about that?
Detective John 'Jack' Robinson: [nods] I will.
[he leaves]
- SoundtracksMinnie The Moocher
Written by Cab Calloway, Clarence Gaskill & Irving Mills
Performed by Cab Calloway
1931 EMI Mills Music Inc. Licensed courtesy of J. Albert & Son Pty Limited
Licensed courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd
Earlier today when writing about the film Checkpoint (coincidentally, another race themed film), I wrote that I considered it underrated. I feel the opposite about Blood at the Wheel. To me, this fan-favorite is overrated. I have a number of problems (Dot's impersonating a Russian driver, an unrealistic looking race, and the annoying women vs men theme) but the biggest issue to me is the manner in which the final reveal is handled. I hate it when a murderer, with very little prompting or reason, just starts spilling their guts and confesses to everything. Who does that? It feels so unnatural and lets the detectives off the hook without actually having to solve anything. It bothers me in books, TV shows, and movies. It's a huge cheat I cannot stomach. And to me, it really hurts the episode.
As for the developments in the Jack - Phryne relationship. I'll just say it's all heartbreaking. While I can certainly understand some of where Jack is coming from, it seems little like overkill. Hopefully, he (and the writers) will have a change of heart.
- bensonmum2
- May 26, 2017
Details
- Runtime54 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix