Finding Family: A Miss Fisher Video Essay
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- čas přidán 13. 06. 2024
- I learned something making this, I hope you do too.
(Also I quote the Raven King by Nora Sakavic in this video. The All For the Game trilogy was my favorite trash in my early twenties and I kept coming back to that quote for this video. THAT SAID if you are curious and want to read the All for the Game trilogy please look up trigger warnings for this series It is not something I can recommend unreservedly. It was just my cheese when I was 23.)
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00:00 - Intro
02:11 - Chapter 1: Murder Most Scandalous
07:32 - Chapter 2: Dead Weight
22:05 - Chapter 3: Death Comes Knocking
43:02 - Chapter 4: Death By Miss Adventure
48:20 - Chapter 5: Death Do Us Part
52:11 - Chapter 6: Death Defying Feats
1:00:29 - Credits
Music by Epidemic Sound: epidemicsound.com/
Land Acknowledgment:
This video was produced on land that traditionally belonged to the Kizh, Tongva, and Chumash Nations. I need to learn more about the First Nations in America, but given the subjects I covered in this video I wanted to start by acknowledging the First Nation people who lived on this land. native-land.ca/
CZcams's character limit won't allow for all my sources so you can find them all here
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" "She's Protestant and he's Catholic" Look, they're two different flavours of Christian and apparently thats a big deal!"
Me, an Irishman - Oh you better believe it
Yeah that line was a bit weird for me too. Considering the huge wars that happened during literal centuries all over what flavour of Chrsitian one was...
I remember talking to my mum about this part who's catholic , she said they still hate each other.
As a U.S. Catholic, I concur with the Irishman. Even now in the states it can be.
Yeah that was a 'yikes' moment for me. Considering how much research she does into stuff, it's wild & kinda unfortunate to see this brushed aside. And I say that as an atheist who has absolutely no dog in this fight but am aware of how deep this stuff goes
@@pumpkinspacelatte I'm willing to give some leeway on that. Most people in the us don't realize it is still a thing. Most people I know have the same reaction as Lily did. And it isn't as bad as it used to be. And as a lapsed Catholic, I can recognize that indigenous peoples need the attention more than we do.
Never thought I'd see a non-Australian give the warning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people ❤️
Thank my friend Lilli, she's the one who brought up the need for those warnings💜
@@Ladyknightthebrave thank you, Lilli, for your hard work! It's just really nice to see :)
@@Ladyknightthebrave Seconded.
@@robland6804 I know you're a troll, but just so other people are aware: this is out of respect for the social rules and spiritual obligations which surround death for indigenous Australians and Torres Strait Islanders.
It has nothing to do with politics in the slightest and is supported by parties on both sides in our country. Why? Because it is a mark of respect, and a small one that takes no effort, at that. It has been a widely used warning in many Australian broadcasts for as long as I've been alive, although I wish it were used even more often. Australia has a long way to go, and this is the literal least that can be done.
If you don't understand this, especially as someone who doesn't live here, educate yourself instead of making yourself look like a brainless twat.
Thank you to Lilli for your efforts to educate others, and thank you @Ladyknightthebrave for listening, using the warning, and helping to spread these messages even when most people overseas (and even some in our country) don't care to learn at all.
Agreed. She should be warning the world about what she knows, the US: the rampant but hidden racism in US films & series, not to mention the banning of books hiding our ugliness. She’s American! It’s so easy to blame other nations for OUR sins. She does it beautifully, but we are not all critical-thinkingly-deprived... tho’ most of the US is, & is spreading this cancer, like our beyond selfish capitalism, all over the wold... smoother & tastier for US than peanut butter.
"I'm trash, this is my trash"
I laughed but mood tho.
I legit cackled at that part and my partner was SO confused 😂
@@pezjunkie13 the delivery and timing were amazing c:
I am unbelievably excited for this, one of my comfort video essayists talking about one of my comfort shows?? This is a dream come true
It feels weird for me to describe her as "comfort video essayist" as while the videos are kinda comfy I seem to ugly cry to half of them. It makes sense, but I interpret "comfort" as like "feel good" or "I can always emotionally handle it" which... the second is not the case
@@snowfloofcathug oh don't get me wrong I cry to her videos all the time, I cried over the JoJo Rabbit one just the other day
I had this exact same thought!!! I love both so much I nearly spat out my coffee when I saw it on my sub feed
Right!!!!!
@@snowfloofcathug i feel i should note that the person commenting was saying “*my* comfort video essayist” so they probably just meant that ladyknightthebrave makes a lot of content about shows that, coincidentally, are their comfort shows. a lot of people don’t really pick their comfort media, it just kinda happens lol
People outside of Australia have seen this show? It's just Always On whenever I switch on the ABC in the evening, never thought it'd have much reach beyond that.
It was on Netflix for a while here. I'm pretty sure that's how most people saw it
I also saw it on Netflix in Europe. Sadly they took it down end of last year
it was broacasted on live tv for a good while here in france
I'm from Norway, so I had to by the dvds😅 Didn't wanna pirate such a good show
There's a channel in East Europe called Epic Drama, and it's basically Miss Fisher and Detective Murdoch 24/7
So glad you take the time to point out the flaws of what you like while also being unabashedly trash about what you really, really love. Omg SAME WITH HIS HAIR THO WE WERE TRULY BLESSED.
When Miss Fisher and Jack sang "Let's Misbehave." I freaking died. I don't usually ship two het white characters but I was smitten with them.
yeah same as a biracial person (thats asian) the only het white characters i shipped so hard was that percy jackson and annabeth chase.
As an Australian I have to give massive credit for the amount of research you clearly did and the amount of understanding you had an especially the inclusion of the warning for Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islanders at the start. There are professional productions in Australia that still don't do that. I love that you learnt the name Naarm which is something I only recently learnt myself.
I had to laugh at your point about Catholic and Protestant basically same thing and reflect on how my Catholic grandfather was always mad my mother married my non-practicing Protestant father. Fortunately the Boomers seem to have killed this conflict once and for all but it was absolutely a big issue for generations of people.
A lot of the credit goes to people like my friend Lilli and the other sensitivity readers I worked with on this video. They provided so much guidance and taught me a lot.
I have to disagree with you a bit on the protestant-catholic, in the U.S. at least. There are still protestants who don't consider us "real" christians. I was told that to my face when I was in college in the 90s. It's a low simmer but it's there.
@@CortexNewsService I got snarked at in high school (early 2010s) by a Catholic student about me being a "heretic" Lutheran at the time, and then a later ex-boyfriend who was Catholic got angry when I said I wasn't sure if I was going to convert if we married. I know Catholics deal with that same energy from some protestants, particularly in insular/homogenous communities. That divide definitely still exists in some spaces in the US for sure, though I'd say most people in the US don't care anymore, thankfully.
At the beginning of the video: and this is Mac, miss Fisher best friend.
Me: oh wow, look at her.
Later in the video: also, Mac is a lesbian.
Me: SHOCKER.
I know you are viewing this through a Jewish point of view but the difference between Catholic and Protestant is a really important to a lot of communities around the world. Australian territories at this point in time were still modelled on British society, which meant if you were from a Protestant family you were more likely to be from a family that migrated and be affiliated with the police, military, politics and 'Respectable Society'; where as Catholics from Irish and Scots stock were more likely to have been deported and have fewer opportunities to economically/ socially progress(Speaking in very general terms). This resulted in a lot of sectarian violence and in countries such as Northern Ireland still divides communities.
I'm not trying to have a go at you and I feel that this is more a weakness of the show for not exploring how religion is/was important in how our nations develop and the class divide they can create.
Please do not forget the flip side where in some places in Australia the Catholic Church was defacto running the cops. Many crimes, especially the ones Catholic Preists are most notorious for against children, were entirely swept away because of segments of the police force answering to Chruch first, law second, human rights not at all.
I literally thought I was the only one in the 2010s and forward having to contain my trashy fangirling over Phryne and Jack having such amazing chemistry when my mom and I watch this show.
Also, the part about Jack's hair. Yes. *chef's kiss*
THANK YOU, LILY!!
I appreciated how you balance the very real problem of erasure and racism in Australia and the issues of Coproganda with the "THIS IS MY TRASH, I WILL GO DOWN WITH THIS SHIP!" energy you have for the show. It was lovely.
1. This is the only time I’ve seen anyone talk about indigenous Australian representation well
2. Miss S is on SBS’ on demand streaming service in Australia. It’s extremely fun and interesting.
I will admit the production value of the show isn't great and it's basically identical, but let's be real, it's probably better than the 60s show. Everything on Seven is trash.
Thank you for the tip about Miss S!
Miriam Margolyes is an absolute treasure and I have never been disappointed with her in anything, and I'm glad to see her Graham Norton appearances shown here because more people need to know about them
Feels like "Kenneth Branagh's mustache" should be billed ahead of "Kenneth Branagh" in that Orient Express movie.
Otherwise, excellent vid as always. :-)
A non-Australian video essay engaging with our deeply ingrained racism and colonial baggage? A shoutout for Cleverman? You're a treasure
I'm so glad to see Cleverman get some recognition outside of Australia!
It is so good
Wow, I learned more history about Australia than I ever had in school.
This was really interesting to learn. Of course I know that racism exists everywhere, but that was horrifying to learn and I’m glad that I’m aware of that bit of history now.
I had no idea of their murder of the Indigenous people , that really brings reality to my view of Australia.
Pretty much anywhere where colonization happened, there was mass murder of indigenous people
You would be surprised how horrifically Indigenous people were/are still treated in Australia. Definitely look into it. It's not all sunshine and oranges down under.
Most people in Australia, let alone outside of it, know or bother to research Australia's history of racism and the treatment of First Nations peoples. It took me until university to find much of the topics you discussed in this video within our education system. Although I'm not an Indigenous person and therefore not the best person to speak on this topic, I really appreciate your effort to acknowledge Australia's appalling history, which often goes ignored despite its lasting effects that continue into the present.
This was worth the watch for the Happy Jewish Saltine alone! And then I learned a lot of horrifying but important stuff about anti-Aboriginal racism in Australia. Thank you and Lily for your work on that!
This was delightful! Fun Fact: The actor playing the villain in "Murder Under the Mistletoe" was an Australian children's TV presenter for years. Watching him in that role was an unexpected delight.
Essie Davis also joins Pedro Pascal in my most petty group of favorite actors: Actors who sparked protest from fandoms after being cast in adaptations, but bodied the roles so completely all the armchair critics disappeared without a trace.
Why did they protest her being cast? Because she was older than the original Miss Fisher in the books?
@@felisd Bullseye! I haven't read the books, but I understand the character is written to be in her early or mid 20s. A vocal minority of book fans tried to claim that Davis was to old to do the role justice prior to the season 1 premiere.
@@malaikamoon Yeah, I'm glad they went with the decision to go older. I haven't read the books either, but if Phryne in the books is really attributed to having all these life experiences and abilities that she has in the show , there's no way it's realistic that she's 20-something. If the books took place in the mid- to late-20's, and she has supposedly served as a nurse during WWI, what was she, like 12 when she did that?! And how old was she when she left home to travel as extensively as she supposedly did?
@@felisd Exactly. The entertaiment industry (and society as a whole) has a youth obsession that can lead to ridiculous casting choices.
Like with the TV series Bones, where they cast an actress much younger than the middle aged protagonist of the novels, but kept all of the expertise and achievements, making the TV version a wunderkind to a point that got a little ridiculous at times. But the TV show was only ever loosely based on the novels.
Here’s my opinion as a Dutch viewer living in The Netherlands. I really enjoyed all the episodes of this series. To me it’s by far the best of everything I have watched in a very long time. I think even for the last 20 years. In total the show is funny, romantic, sweet, adorable and exciting and so much more. Miss Fisher has great acting skills and could be anyone’s friend. Jack is such a sweet and handsome teaser... I would have nominated the show for a Golden Globe, an Emmy and Grammy if it were possible.🎉😊
The video here is such a deal breaker. I mean… Why is it so difficult to just enjoy a fun series which is obviously only meant for entertainment purposes?! Why do ppl always have to analyze everything and bring all the burdens of history into it. For goodness sake, the past is the past so just try to enjoy these shows and if you can’t just skip it and go find something else to watch. Life these days is hard enough so let us please enjoy these lovely characters and thank them for all they have done. Thank you Essie and Nathan and everyone else from the crew. God Bless. MJ 🙏🏼💝🙋🏻♀️🕊️🇳🇱
I haven’t watched the show and decided to watch your video anyway. Two minutes in I said “nah I can’t do that” so... I guess I have a new show to watch now. The fact that you made an essay about is enough to be sure it’s great.
So, I’ll be back some other time, and for now here’s my comment for the algorithm.
Thank you for talking extensively about the oppression of Indigenous Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders, as well as other POC, in Australia. As an Asian Australian, the fucked up racist history in Australia is often ignored. I enjoyed Miss Fisher, but your criticisms about the way they handled racism and Australian history is entirely accurate, and I'm glad you bring it up and talk about it with such nuance and respect! 😊
So happy to see you do a video on this under-discussed show!
One thing that did strike me watching the show is that Jack never actually saves Phryne. Every single time, he arrives just as she’s got the upper hand and so can help her with the aftermath. I thought it was an interesting deconstruction of the damsel in distress trope!
I am shocked a non-Aussie is talking about the lengthy and shocking Australian history of racism. I'm getting teary eyed because it feels like no one cares outside Australia.... and in Australia, too. I'm happy to see someone talking about it because I always hear people say, "you're so lucky to live there, Australia seems so perfect" and only names the creepy crawlies and fires as a negative. I feel like when I bring up the abuse of First Australians, people stop listening.
So thank you. I'm legit emotional right now.
We Canadians are being forced to come to terms with our own treatment of our First Nations people these days, so it's a topic that is very much in our forefront (even before the recent publicization of the graves that have been finally found at our residential schools). Considering how closely Australia's history with their indigenous people mirrors our own, it's not surprising that she would speak on this as well as she did.
I have never heard anyone call Australia a good living place except white conservative Americans
@@queerlibtardhippie9357 yeah, I’ve never heard anyone say anything libertarian about Australia. I thought it was common knowledge that it’s hyper conservative and kinda weird. Im not Australian.
"I look like this: smiling saltine with a star of david necklace" you're adorable!
When Miss Fisher was still on Netflix I probably rewatched it more than anything else (specifically season two, and most specifically the scene when Phryne and Jack sing Let’s Misbehave to each other), so what a treat to see your break down on this channel. And I really appreciate how much time you took to critic the show’s lack of aboriginal characters and what was going on there in the 1920s. As a white canadian, a lot of that history is new to me, but also completely parallel to my country’s own fucked up history and current relations with Indigenous people. And it’s so good to give voice to the fact that you can love a show, and find it comforting, and still wish it had done things better. Thank you!
Also shout out to those Babylon Berlin scenes you snuck in there-that show is an (intentional?) hot mess and I adore it.
"This will contain spoilers for the series-"
I've seen the show several times through, I'm ok with this.
"And the movie"
Alright, I'll put this on my watch list, and go watch the movie first.
(And this I have fulfilled my obligation to the algorithm, despite not watching the video completely yet. Google bless.)
exactly the same thing happened to me :P
*Takes notes for my fanfiction regarding the quicksand scene*
I am a simple fool, I see a Ladynightthebrave video that's over an hour in length, I immediately click on it.
Then we are fools together.
SAME
Thank you for this essay! I live on the lands of the Kulin nation, specifically Woiworung land. It’s so important that we view our media through a critical view.
Also yes Cleverman one of the best series produced in Australia! The Australian film and tv industry is kinda small but we really have some gems!
I'm halfway through watching season one with my mum and I'm seriously considering spoiling it all for myself just to watch this 😅
As an Australian viewer thankyou so much for both the warning for aboriginal and Torres strait Islander viewers at the beginning and the discussion of the lack of representation for bipoc.
This in-depth research and critical analysis of the medium you’re about to talk about just solidified you as one of my absolute fav channels; as an Indigenous person of North Africa the plight of indigenous communities from all over the lands Hits very close to my heart, even if we’re very different our histories with colonisation are hauntingly similar
Thank you for the respect you gave to the stories by researching and giving it proper time in the video essay
yes, someone is talking about The Miss Fisher series! Holy crap, you are the best and never stop!
Also, I'd die the day you ever release anything on Spice and Wolf...
Aunt Prudance was on call the midwife maybe her delivering a baby was referencing or inspired that.
*50 seconds in & it's already a classic*
I haven't watched Murdock Mysteries since middle school, and this video inspired me to do so. Socially aware period drama / murder mystery is such a good comfort genre
that matzah with the magen david after the "I don't know, I look like this" is the cutest food item I've ever seen
"It wouldn't have been perfect but it could have been better" just encapsulates so much...
You’d have loved the Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Costume Exhibition at Rippon Lea Estate in 2015. There were 50 costumes, as well as lightbox character videos and a few clues to find scattered throughout...
I’m 26 seconds in. I’m just so impressed, because you’re the first non Australian I’ve ever heard give that specific content warning. Thank you.
I’m also generally just happy to see Aussie TV get the credit it deserves.
This show is just absolutely delightful.
Never heard of or saw anything of this show, but I am literally here cause I love learning new stuff and you make T H E best video essays on this platform. And that is not said without a deep love of video essays.
A note for non-Australians: the show was done on the public broadcaster. Which makes the copaganda and racism worse, to be clear. But also, no wonder the movie was crowdfunded. The ABC's budget has been cut by EIGHTY MILLION. This is important in the context of THE ABC IS CRUCIAL AND A NECESSARY PART OF OUR DEMOCRACY, but also, good stories suffer, too.
YES THIS IS MY ABSOLUTE COMFORT SERIES
The raven king quote nearly killed me
I had the same reaction, getting a foxhole court reference out of the blue utterly slaughtered me
Would absolutely love to see an Anne with an E video!
After Miss Marple, I really want more detective mysteries featuring woman protagonists. And was hit with not good Asian caricature. Yeah, Miss Fisher looks great. Though as an Asian, it makes me sad that I have yet seen representation other than Lucy Liu's Watson.
It's so great to see people bring up Australia's genocide. It's one of the most horrific events swept under the rug, and thanks for letting me know more.
Women protagonists are absurdly common in a lot of detective/mystery/thriller literature today. Check out there.
There are LOTS of tv shows with female detective protagonists. Particularly English/ British tv shows. Recommend a vpn and Netflix for more Asian characters, not sure how many lady leads you will find though and obvs they are all Asian, no other people of colour at all.
@@TheGeorgeD13 Oh yeah I love that! It's just that its rare to see one on TV. Most I've seen feature a white women protagonist (there's a lot of them I love), but they are very very white and often lack the kind of issues books get into details about racism, systematic oppression, and lastly those who are trying to survive through them.
I actually love this series so so much, and it's great to see someone giving it the attention it deserves
Just wanted to let you know, the content warning flashing means some people have to look away from the screen/can't focus when the content warnings are being given
I didn't notice it myself, but I started this vid with my roommate and they had to duck their head and cover their eyes for the first 30 seconds to avoid getting a migraine
I didn't realize that! I can't fix that on this one but I'll keep that in mind for future videos
Thank you for pointing that out! I was able to squint and read it but if I were having a bad night it could have easily cause a migraine.
i love hearing you react to all the small bits that really give you some joy; also i really appreciated how much work went in to chapter 2 and the fact that you made it/made it as detailed as it is at all
I knew this was gonna be a good video when you opened with a warning about deceased persons, and it is also nice to know that every mfmm fan delights at the same scenes. (I'm sorry Miss! I'm sorry Miss I'm sorry Miss I'm sorry Miss!)
I absolutely adore your channel, your approach, and your take to the things you review.
Gonna be honest I was not expecting the All For the Game quote. I come here for fantastic video essays that are largely about things I haven't seen, and the quote from The Raven King slapped me in the face.
I'm Aussie and grew up on this show... I was 9 when I was my first episode and it has shaped me as a person some of the best memories I have with my mother and grandmother are with this piece of media
Thank you
Babes wake up the new ladyknightthebrave just dropped
I appreciate you putting so much of the history of Australia in this video. Since this IS an essay about a period piece, it feels like it's necessary to talk about it a little bit, but I feel like you went above and beyond what would be considered "necessary".
It's interesting to me, a Canadian, that the treatment of Indigenous peoples were so similar. I guess since both countries were colonised by Britain, they would be treated similarly. I will say that I think Australia has a better performative reconciliation than Canada. I visited Australia in the before time, and from a tourist perspective, they have a lot more public acknowledgements about harm done.
Also 21:13 - I didn't know that Australia had their own version of Mounties (that would be the RCMP - Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Google it) and that both organizations were formed for basically the same reasons.
Thank you for talking about the history of racism in Australia. It's incredibly important that this stuff is discussed and brought to the light of day, for as an Australian, we have far, far too much of an insidious tendency to sweep history under the rug - something which, for a student of historiography with an interest in my country's history, is immensely frustrating.
Hell, it's still a common belief that all Aboriginal peoples were nomadic hunter-gatherers, despite the huge amount of evidence produced by colonisers at the time (in the writings of Major Mitchell and Charles Sturt, for instance) tearing down this idea - Aboriginal peoples had extraordinarily complex means of land management, food procurement, cultivation and, what I would call, full on agriculture (see Bruce Pascoe's works as well as Bill Gammage's Biggest Estate on Earth book).
Racism is so intertwined within Australian history - from the fact that modern Australian nation was founded upon genocide and theft, to the driver of Federation largely being due to racism and fear of Asians (even a movement that is dear to my heart, unionism, was heavily driven by racism and a false fear of Asian workers, see events like the Lambing Flats [among other] Anti-Chinese riots) to our ongoing brutalisation of Indigenous peoples in our legal systems and locking refugees in deplorable detention camps for simply being non-white, non-Christian asylum seekers - it's an undeniable and shameful, and our cultural tendency to turn a blind eye to it makes it all the worse.
Also, I thought I'd add, the fact that 'she's a Protestant and he's a Catholic' was often quite the big deal in Australia in the past lol! Primarily due to the prejudice toward Italians and Irish held by Protestant English and Scots!
EDIT: Also, thank you for discussing an Australian TV show! It's such a delight to see our media being watched, enjoyed and analysed by non-Australians. I loved Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries when it aired, as well as the movie; it's perfect comfort viewing. If you would like another period crime-drama, check out The Doctor Blake Mysteries. It's a wonderful show with great characters and writing set in Ballarat in the 1950s. Though be forewarned: the lead actor of the title character was accused and charged of sexual harassment and assault, though he was acquitted. I do not, however, believe his involvement should diminish the quality of the show that resulted from the work and love of other cast members, writers and so forth - so if that is not an issue, please do give it a watch!
OMG, I can't believe you're doing a video essay on Miss Fisher! I found you through your Haunting essays and wasn't expecting this delightful treat to TY!
Living in Melbourne all my life, it was my greatest joy to point out where just about every single scene was filmed. Particularly Ripponlea, Como House and the fabulous Werribee mansion (where I live five minutes from and spent most school holidays traipsing about the gardens of), Melbourne, Williamstown and Geelong Botanical Gardens, Queenscliff, etc. This was such a wonderful watch! And I totally applaud your extremely thorough research into our not-so-great past.
Gotta say, I love your video essays! Your videos are basically structured fangirling and I just find it so warm and genuine. I love it when you say you love a dumb and miniscule thing about a thing. Keep up the amazing work!
This is so good and nuanced and wonderful, and the excitement I felt at seeing the thumbnail was unparalleled! Something that has always struck me about the way Miss Fisher deals with the historical injustices its setting is steeped in is that, as a Melburnian, I’ve been to all the historical houses they used as locations (Rippon Lea, Werribee Mansion, Como, Monsalvat, etc.) and they are now all places open to the public to engage with their history. Visiting them, you are forced to see the disparity between the wealth of the main rooms and the threadbare servants’ quarters. It lends a very particular air of “sweeping things under the rug” to watch these places made up as they could have been for the period in Miss Fisher, and knowing that just beneath or behind the actors, off screen, are rooms that housed real people suffering under real oppression. Additionally, many of these places now house Indigenous art and have an acknowledgement of stolen country at the entrance or on signs, and while that’s absolutely not enough considering the crimes done to Indigenous people in this country, it is strange to watch Miss Fisher and know that those things are at least acknowledged in real life but silent in the show. While it is escapist and fun, it has always felt very viscerally to me that Miss Fisher is engaging with an idea of our past, one that isn’t too bad really we promise, and one that fundamentally doesn’t exist.
Plus it’s always funny hearing an American try to pronounce Melbourne :P we say it more like “MEL-bin”
I’ve never watched this show before, but I truly enjoy your commentary and media critique in general. For that alone, I will gladly watch an hour’s worth of your hard work.
also ‘et tu brute?’ made me giggle so hard i skipped back to watch it again, amazing job as always
I haven't watched this show yet, but hearing you say the phrase "Poor communication solely for the sake of drama" is such a cathartic thing to hear. I will always stand by the opinion that having characters talk out their feelings is better drama than a season long hissy fit because one character just wont actually talk about their feelings to another
Canada has it's own 1890's murder mystery show Murdoch Mysteries with a Toronto police detective and the female coroner. Its been running for 14 seasons on CBC and they have stupid/silly christmas specials. By the later seasons they certainly do better on the BIPOC representation with recurring characters.
If you're interested, check out "Frankie Drake Mysteries". The plot is basically the same as "Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries", but this story is set in 1920s Toronto and the protagonist is a middle class woman as opposed to a high society socialite.
I did not know that I could love you more than I already did. I ADORE this show and I love how you covered it--and how you didn't shy away from shining a light on all of the things the show tried to keep in the shadows.
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lady knight : Mel-burn
spelling: Melbourne
actual pronunciation: Mel-ben
aussie pronunciation : plague city
I binge your Hill House and Bly Manor videos so often and I am so excited about this video bc I love your thoughts and Miss Fisher!
PUSHINGUPROSES APPRECIATION WOOO
Also, I love that you put out this video while I was watching PUR's latest video
Being only recently introduced to your videos, and being thoroughly hooked, I'm thoroughly enjoying going through the backlog. I find myself having bouts of murder mystery obsessions. Times where I couldn't be bothered, and then it's all I can talk about. I went head over heels for Mrs. Bradley mysteries.
How do you manage to make videos about all the random shows I love that no one else is talking about?
Thank you for explaining my affection for this series. I’m rewatching after a few years and I can’t stop!
Wonderful video 💚 - I came here from your Stargate one & am definitely subscribing because you balance the fun of this show so well with it's negative parts that I feel others can struggle with. Big thank you to Lilli & all sensitivity readers (& glad to see that you mention them)!
Also, Pushing Up Roses is the best way to get into 'Murder, She Wrote', great choice 👍
Dammit, it just occurred to me that I need to watch Crypt of Tears first! I bought a ticket for it when it came out but that was the week that lockdowns started and so I didn’t go see it (didn’t refund it because I still wanted to support them), but damn, I never saw it! I know what I’m doing tonight!
Every single thing about this!!!! My all time favorite show and you tackled this video essay so well thank you so so so much
If I could like this 100 more times I would! I'm thrilled to see one of my favorite shows getting attention and I'm even more thrilled that you are the one doing it. I audibly gasped with glee when this came up on my feed.
Yes! I love this show! And you’re doing an essay. Oh my day has been made.
Also Kenneth Branagh’s moustache is so gloriously hilarious I watched the movie just to see it lmao
I will probably never tire listening to you talking about how a show make you feel. Thank you so much, you're such a great lens to experience shows I will never get to watch through. I hope you are well with people that you care for. All the best from Denmark. N
Oh I'm so glad you're covering Australian content in-depth! It's always so great when non-Australians do, but I don't see it happen very often!
i am unexplainably happy and excited whenever i see you upload. i know every video you make i will adore
i feel like i mustve commented this last time i watched this BUT my best friend and i have watched this show together since high school & we are OBSESSED w that “oyyy mate” scene with bert. we quote it constantly
commenting this before I watch; I've actually been binging all of your videos while drawing because it's really nice to listen to and I'm really excited to see what this one is about !! love your content
I really love your essays and have been rewatching them from time to time, and I didn't expect your new one to be on one of my absolutely favorite series.
I'm Aussie and this tickled me that you would do an essay about this lil show of ours! loved it!
This is the first video of yours I have watched. I just poured myself some tea, put a cat on my lap, and am settled in for a massive binge. I love finding new brilliant video essayists up afraid of criticizing the things they love and approaching difficult issues.
Edit: also you should watch Harlots. It’s brilliant
I’m always excited for the new content that you make even though are usually haven’t seen those TV shows it’s interesting to see what they’re about and how deep they are
I love miss fisher and am glad to see it getting more coverage
i'm so glad there's an essay about miss fisher. i love 20s aesthetics and murder mystery thank u sm
Thank you Lilli for the help on Chapter 2 and thank y'all who support this lovely channel. Awesome video essay!
I'm so grateful that your video essay allowed me to indulge in the show all over again! So well thought out, and excellent production quality! Thank you thank you thank you!
my favorite youtuber talking about one of my favorite series! yay!
This video essay was excellently done: insightful, entertaining, and delightful all at the same time.
IM SO EXCITED FOR THIS, one of my favourite shows ever and definitely underrated, this is a great video essay
Thank you Lily! And also thank you for making a video that manages to talk honestly about what a really lovely show got wrong, because that's how the next show gets better. I'm going to do a rewatch now!
First? For the first time ever ? I’m sooo excited!! 😁
[editing this literally two years later just to say I think I had Atlantis’ Mole and his gleeful delivery of the last line in mind when I wrote that bit… and that, errr, didn’t come across 😅]
Words can't describe my excitement at seeing that you've posted every single time. I've never been a murder mystery person but this was still incredibly fun to watch. Great job!
i haven’t seen anything about miss fishers in so long but it used to be one of my favourite shows and i love your videos so i’m very excited about this!!