Sidney/Lane

those in the morseverse fandom might wonder “why would u say that? he’s so unhappy without a partner. its such a big part of his character that hes lonely and never finds someone” but have we considered his unhappiness wouldnt have been cured with a partner?

lets take his inability to date joan. despite his clear yearning and her clear yearning, it doesn’t ever work out, either for external forces or because one of the two don’t do something to/for the other (or miscommunication). as an aromantic person, i think some of the miscommunication is self inflicted on both of their parts. they prefer yearning over the real thing, and i think joan is with strange at the end due to societal pressures.

when morse is with monica, its a stable relationship, but he’s still unhappy (granted, his life outside of the relationship sucks). when he gets out of prison in s3, he has no real wish to reconnect with her, and never reaches out to her even if not to be in a relationship.

Feral kitten Morse being quietly adopted by Thursday (and his whole family).

Pulling off Police detectives quoting poetry to each other.

The cinematography and the beautiful city of Oxford.

There's a good amount of hurt/comfort, especially early on.

Enjoying the emotion and care conveyed in the looks and words left unsaid but also wanting to shout at them to use their bloody words and have an actual conversation.

Morse being a little shit (but usually to people who deserve it).

Morse's compassion and empathy, especially once you know his backstory.

The angst of the writer Russell Lewis' "we wanted to start out with a fairly optimistic, hopeful young man, and take him apart bit by bit."

The tragic inevitability of knowing that our DC Morse becomes the character of Inspector Morse.

There are a million easter eggs in each episode.

There's a tiger. No, really.