Measure of My Dreams
On Christmas Eve, Murdoch and Choi investigate the disappearance of a trouble-seeking drunk.
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"The other review seems to be less about the show than spewing a political diatribe that seems a whole lot of the pot calling the kettle black, and I'm sure Ebeneezer Scrooge would love it, but for the rest of us, how about a review of the actual show hm? I should also note it's a Canadian show and Canadians don't care about your hangups with giving everyone the rights and respect human beings should have. Thank God for Canada. Bottom line: It's a Christmas story. It's a Murdoch Mysteries Christmas story, which means it's not going to be factually accurate and loa..."
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The two Irish vagrants, and their resulting hijinks, are a reference to the well-known Christmas song Fairytale of New York Their names are Shane McCowan and Kristy, after the singers Shane McGowan and Kirsty McColl, she calls him a 'cheap lousy maggot', a slight melding of lyrics, Shane insists he has a sure thing that's 'eighteen-to-one', also a lyric, McBride says 'this Christmas will be her last', after the lyric 'happy Christmas, your arse, I pray God it's our last', after the band stops, McBride tells them to start up again ('when the band finished playing, they howled out for more') if not entirely word for word, Shane's speech trying to protect Kristy is based on his part of the last verse 'I kept [your dreams] with me, babe, I put them with my own, can't make it all alone, I've built my dreams around you'. The tune of the song also plays in the background several times.
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On Christmas Eve, Murdoch and Choi investigate the disappearance of a trouble-seeking drunk.