Murdoch Mysteries - Murdoch in Wonderland, S04E13 - Season Finale

If you are a fan of Murdoch Mysteries, than most likely you watched the season finale of season 4 some months back when it actually aired. I, however, just watched it tonight. I am very glad that I have begun blogging again because all I can think is WHAT JUST HAPPENED!!!

The murder mystery of the episode I liked very much. William Murdoch (Yannick Bisson) is accused of a bizarre murder which took place at an Alice-in-Wonderland party, and Inspector Brackenreid (Thomas Craig) and George Crabtree (Jonny Harris) do what they can to help prove him innocent. Of course, William is innocent, but the woman who did commit the murder turns out to be a victim that William had convinced to take the stand several years ago - with very bad results. And that's when things start getting tricky.

William's choice of standing by the law or trying to right the wrong he did this woman all those years ago, a wrong that led her to commit the murder she was now going to hang for, was tough. He elected to release her from prison and give her a chance. I respect him for this choice. Yes, he freed a murderer illegally. But by following the law so many years ago, he allowed a murderer to go free, one who then did unspeakable things to this poor woman. Strangely, had William not let her go, I would have agreed as well, but it is refreshing to see William make a choice of the heart. He does have the capability of doing so.

Except of course that to accomplish that choice of the heart, he had to abandon Julia (Helene Joy) forever.

Option 1. Stick by the law and stop the woman you love from marrying another.

Option 2. Break the law you cherish and stand down in love.

William chose honour. Not legality, but honour. What honour would there have been for him to burst in on Julia in the moments before her wedding and beg her to call it all off. It was too late. It had been too late for some time. Frankly, I am annoyed at Ruby (Sarah Gadon) for pressing the matter. I realize that she cares about her sister's happiness and that she is the type of girl who goes with her whims, but Julia is happy with Darcy (Jonathan Watton). She chose to end her relationship with William and she chose not only find love again, but get engaged. Certainly the feelings she has for William are not the same as those she has for Darcy, but it is possible to find love more than once. William was engaged to a woman he cared about very much before the series began. He cannot have loved her in the same manner as he loves Julia. Regardless, both affections are genuine and whole.

I am glad that Julia married Darcy and I expect that if they had, in fact, lived in 1899, they would have had a happy and fulfilling union. I do not know if that is what we will see in Season 5...indeed, with Murdoch having broken the law in such a way, I really have no idea what we will see in Season 5...but I have every hope that this show will continue being fabulous. I can only hope that we can all move on from William and Julia, as that really is the only thing to do.

What do you think will happen?