I have been an Endeavour fan since the beginning and thought that some episodes rival or even better the best of Inspector Morse. Examples include the Pilot and Home - season 1, Trove and Neverland - season 2. But over the last two seasons, the pace has slowed; mystery-solving has given way to (in some cases) almost soap opera-ish attempts at psychological insight, all with far to much 'arty' videography. The sole aspect of the series maintaining its original high standard has been Roger Allam's superb portrayal of DI Thursday.
Which brings me to this sad story. The spooky(?) village scenes and the nuclear powerplant background story remind one of any number of eminently forgettable TV mystery/dramas from both sides of the Atlantic. Morse seemed out of his element, so much so that at any moment I expected Prof. Quatermass to arrive on the scene and dismiss him to re-take his sergeant's exam. The final insult were the inanimate Morrismen and the village crone. Whenever they were on camera I could not escape the image of an early Blackadder episode, also with Morris dancers and Witchsmeller Pursuivant.
If there is a next season, I hope all hands return posthaste to Oxford and to story lines more befitting a legitimate Inspector Morse prequel.