I've had a little show called Miss. Fisher's Murder Mysteries in my Netflix queue for an embarrassingly long time. It was one of those series which always seemed really interesting, but never quite tipped the proverbial scales to push it above the other shows I'm currently bingeing. However, in the last week I stumbled on it yet again, when my sister added it to her queue (and actually watched it!). The show is now my latest obsession (...Just what I needed, another adorable couple to ship!)
Phryne Fisher is the “lady detective” (her words), I’ve always wanted to see. The Australian series (based off the Kerry Greenwood mystery novels) follows the Miss. Fisher of the titles through 1920’s Melbourne as she solves a number of fascinatingly crafted murders, while wearing in some of the most fabulous costumes on television. Seriously, the show’s costumes are so spectacular. They even have their own museum expedition currently running in Australia.
We watch Miss. Fisher (portrayed with mind-numbing awesomeness by actress Essie Davis) live her life completely under her terms. Throughout the series, we watch her working (and thriving) in the very masculine world of law enforcement. She often serves as a resource (and even points out the mistakes) of Detective Inspector Jack Robinson (Nathan Page) and Hugh Collins (Hugo Johnson-Burt). Phryne carries her own gun, and is usually the first to enter into tense situations, flanked either by Robinson and Collins, or by Bert (Travis McMahon) and Cec (Anthony Sharpe) on more unofficial jobs.
The show also refuses to turn a blind eye to the topic of “women’s issues.” As a period piece, taking place in the late 1920s, this gives the show an incredibly unique, interesting perspective. A humorous moment comes in the pilot episode when Phryne's companion Dorothy ‘Dot’ Williams (Ashleigh Cummings) finds a nondescript case under a bed. She brings it back to her employer, who describes it as a “family planning” device. The naive, very Catholic Dot, drops the container, a shocked look on her face. The show doesn’t shy away from highlighting Phyrne’s unabashed liberalism and her free-thinking views on sexuality, which stands in opposition to our perspective of the 1920s, which shades how the 1920s are usually depicted.
Finally... (what would this blog be if I didn’t take a moment to fangirl) Davis’ on-screen chemistry with her co-star Nathan Page is charged with a subtle flirtation, fueling dozens of related Tumblr blogs (their shipping name is ‘Phrack’). Robinson is quite a restrained character. Other blogs have called him: ‘a stick in the mud,’ as well as a ’stickler for process'. Neither Detective Inspector Robinson, nor Miss. Fisher have been quite ready to “go there” in terms of the more physical aspects of their relationship. In the narrative, Robinson is fresh off a divorce, and Miss. Fisher is hardly one to be tied down into a traditional relationship. However, the fleeting moments and stolen glances depicted in the show make it a shippers paradise.
The first three seasons are currently available on Netflix, with a fourth season to hopefully air on Australian screens soon.
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We watch Miss. Fisher (portrayed with mind-numbing awesomeness by actress Essie Davis) live her life completely under her terms. Throughout the series, we watch her working (and thriving) in the very masculine world of law enforcement. She often serves as a resource (and even points out the mistakes) of Detective Inspector Jack Robinson (Nathan Page) and Hugh Collins (Hugo Johnson-Burt). Phryne carries her own gun, and is usually the first to enter into tense situations, flanked either by Robinson and Collins, or by Bert (Travis McMahon) and Cec (Anthony Sharpe) on more unofficial jobs.
The show also refuses to turn a blind eye to the topic of “women’s issues.” As a period piece, taking place in the late 1920s, this gives the show an incredibly unique, interesting perspective. A humorous moment comes in the pilot episode when Phryne's companion Dorothy ‘Dot’ Williams (Ashleigh Cummings) finds a nondescript case under a bed. She brings it back to her employer, who describes it as a “family planning” device. The naive, very Catholic Dot, drops the container, a shocked look on her face. The show doesn’t shy away from highlighting Phyrne’s unabashed liberalism and her free-thinking views on sexuality, which stands in opposition to our perspective of the 1920s, which shades how the 1920s are usually depicted.
Finally... (what would this blog be if I didn’t take a moment to fangirl) Davis’ on-screen chemistry with her co-star Nathan Page is charged with a subtle flirtation, fueling dozens of related Tumblr blogs (their shipping name is ‘Phrack’). Robinson is quite a restrained character. Other blogs have called him: ‘a stick in the mud,’ as well as a ’stickler for process'. Neither Detective Inspector Robinson, nor Miss. Fisher have been quite ready to “go there” in terms of the more physical aspects of their relationship. In the narrative, Robinson is fresh off a divorce, and Miss. Fisher is hardly one to be tied down into a traditional relationship. However, the fleeting moments and stolen glances depicted in the show make it a shippers paradise.
The first three seasons are currently available on Netflix, with a fourth season to hopefully air on Australian screens soon.
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