#the sunday confessional

[jessieren]

The Sunday Confessional

Having almost died at a PT session earlier where they told me the answer was to strengthen my core I've been finding ummm... 'inspiration' in these shots of Evans and his impressive crouching skills - which I assume stem from a fairly impressive core

If anyone needs me I'll be errrmmm... back soon... ish

Also... how to spot Evans in a crowd 😂

[shaun-evans-fanblog]

[missjuliemuc]

Sunday Confessional

I'm so excited: I will attend a Summer School course at Christ Church College, Oxford, this July!

This show is so inspiring in many ways...

[too-antigonish]

Update to "So this is the geekiest thing I've ever posted about Endeavour..."

So way back in February I wrote about the gunshot scene in Exeunt and some rather geeky symbolism that came out of the fact that the church was called "All Angels" in the script—short for "St. Michael and All Angels." You can go back and read about that here. 

But for a while now, I've been waiting for it to be September 29th so I can say:  Wait! There's more!

September 29th is the traditional feast day of St. Michael. It is also Colin Dexter's birthday. As it happens, it's also when the world was first introduced to Morse. The main narrative of the first Inspector Morse novel, Last Bus to Woodstock, opens with the words, "Wednesday, September 29th." 

So in a sense, Colin and Morse share a September 29th birthdate. Given Dexter's cryptic tendencies, I don't for a minute think this was accidental.

La fontaine Saint-Michel, Francisque-Joseph Duret

Now the fact that September 29th also the feast of St. Michael is something that Russell Lewis may or may not have chosen to intentionally build upon—but it's sure fun to think about--because it's another layer on top of what's already one heck of a layer cake. 

September 29th is Colin Dexter's birthday

September 29th is the date of Morse's first appearance in Last Bus to Woodstock.

The gunshot scene occurring at St. Michael's and All Angels gives it full Pagan-Endeavour-Morse symbolism (see Feb post). 

Michael is the patron saint of police officers. 

Finally, you can also throw in Michael's traditional role as guardian of the dead, a point raised by @te_angeli  on Twitter in response to the February post, where she said: 

"St Michael is, more generally, the warrior-protector of justice. He also happens to be the Christian angel of death - a psychopomp who not only walks the newly departed to their judgment, but stays to advocate for them. ...which, to think of it, had been a large part - perhaps the main part - of E.'s earthly function."

It's all more over-the-top geekiness but I find it hard to resist.

Of course I'd be negligent if I didn't include a disclaimer, courtesy of S4E1: Game:

THURSDAY: Right! Just don't go making something out of nothing, that's all. MORSE: That’s what we do, isn't it? THURSDAY: That’s what you do.

Well, it's certainly what I do. It's half the fun.

**Note: Author Mike Ripley's lovely tribute to Colin Dexter first drew my attention to the connection between Colin's birthday and the appearance of Inspector Morse.

[fanficrocks]

Morse and friends

As an accompaniment to my earlier post about Morse and loneliness, especially how he sees himself as more alone than he actually is, here are some photos of him with those who consider themselves his friends. All photos from IMdB.

[season-77]

The Sunday Confessional

I bought a new dress, did my nails, and in excitement and anxiety, I might just carve myself a carriage out of a pumpkin because Cinderella is heading to Richmond in three days!

[librawritesstuff]

The Sunday Confessional: He’s got verging-on-psychopath-eyes but is insanely hot.

(Manor rehearsal/promo)

[thewatcher98]

Don't ask me why but I LOVE this gif

All his poor little meow meow energy it's showing and for some reason I'm a sucker for it (am I a bad person??)

***Okay so this belongs to a @snappyjenkins gifset and you can find the original post HERE. I'm so sorry. Didn't mean to steal or anything. Unfortunately Pinterest had no link. Thank you @phoenixflames12 so much for telling me.***

[jessieren]

Sunday confessional (aka the Evans eye-fuck)

I love how there’s so many bts photos of Evans on set where Roger/whoever appears completely oblivious to the cameras and Evans is making full on eye contact

[shaun-evans-fanblog]

Random shots from various plays.

[missjuliemuc]

Interestingly, these conversations are very much about

curls and messy hair

freckles and blue eyes

hands and 'THAT' back

Not that I would disagree with that.

But I wonder if I'm the only one who wants to write a poem about the irresistible curve of his upper lip and his velvety voice that completely envelops you - especially when it comes from close range?

Tell me, am I?

[season-77]

And there it is again… that profile, especially in the second photo.

....... Hmmm…

.......

.......................

Jesus …

I’m sorry, I just experienced a few seconds of bliss. Anyway, this post definitely confirms what I said in my previous one.

Shaun Evans and Sean Rigby filming Endeavour S6F1, August 2018, St cross building Oxford

© endeavourneverland

[too-antigonish]

Top 10 Shaun Evans Acting Moments in Endeavour

This is quick-and-dirty, off-the-top-of-my-head sort of list—so don't hold me to it. 

Making his move on Rosalind Calloway

S1E0: Pilot

2. The death of Morse's father

S1E4: Home

3. Morse tells Thursday about prison

S3E1: Ride

4. The infamous zipper scene

S3E2: Arcadia

5. Joan leaves home

S3E4: Coda

6. Bright tells Morse that his sergeant's exam was "lost."

S4E1: Game

7. On the rooftop with Joan

S5E3: Passenger

8. Violetta comes to Morse's house

S7E2: Raga

9. Morse's showdown with Gwen

S7E2: Raga

10. The pub scene in Exeunt

S9E3: Exeunt

What did I miss?

[fanficrocks]

Morse, I I don't want your pity.

Time for the Sunday confessional... and I still cannot get over how Morse and Joan just could not communicate in Harvest! To add insult to injury, that was just the start of their inability to say what they meant.

A brief meeting and an inevitable parting...

And then she has to be sedated before he can show his feelings!

[season-77]

The Sunday Confessional: I baked a cheesecake, a gingerbread cake, and a poppy seed torte today, so naturally, I’ve got absolutely nothing for today!

But, inspired by my recent chats with @librawritesstuff and @jessieren, I’ve spent the entire day singing while baking:

"Santa baby, just slip Evans under the tree for me Been an awful good girl"

Cheers, darlings! 🥂

[too-antigonish]

@jessieren I see how you just snuck in another one there!