Last week on Van Der Valk, we started investigating the death of a young freerunning champion who got himself involved in some shady, as yet unidentified business to save his girlfriend, who herself got kidnapped from the hospital at the end of the hour. We also met our two new team members, Citra and Eddie, and watched our hero completely lose it when confronted with his doctor ex Lena. What’s on tap this week?

Last week, in the season premiere, we met New Cassie. Jury’s still out on her, IMHO, but what is clear is that her cheating spouse Dirtbag Husband is the actual worst. We also got a new case, which New Cassie tried to prematurely close until DS Beanpole saved the day by dating the body to the 2010s, rather than the 1950s. Who’s our victim? No clue.

What do you get when you mix a bunch of stone cold weirdo detectives, seedy crimes, and the stunning backdrop of Amsterdam? Van Der Valk, of course!

Well well well. We’re back. Season five kicks off with a crew renovating a house who are attempting to clean out an old fireplace. They think some poor critter fell down the chimney and got stuck, because they don’t know they’re characters on Unforgotten, and are thus pretty horrified when they instead discover a full on mummified human leg.

MASTERPIECE aired the penultimate episode and the season finale of Grantchester Season 8 together for maximum emotional impact. Will’s struggle with the aftermath of the car accident comes to a head and he is forced to confront his acute stress disorder. Bonnie is in the late stages of pregnancy and is unsure if Will can be the man she married again. Leonard is also struggling with the impact of the murder on the future of the halfway house. Let’s discuss everything that happened in the doubleheader.

This week on Grantchester, the halfway house is at the center of the investigation and the focal point of the personal life plots as well. One of the residents has died in suspicious circumstances. Both Leonard and Will blame themselves for what happened and Geordie is under pressure from residents and higher-ups about the house's existence. Let’s discuss what happened but first note that this episode discusses suicide and suicidal ideation.

This week on Grantchester, a famous Italian nude painting is the center of controversy at the college. Three women protest the patriarchal society, someone steals the artwork and a porter is found dead. Meanwhile, Will is still withdrawn from his friends and family after the motorcycle accident and Leonard is struggling to accept professional help for the halfway house. Let’s discuss what happened.

This week’s Grantchester focuses solely on the fallout stemming from Will’s motorcycle accident. Elliot is ready to send Will to jail for decades, but Geordie is convinced that another unrelated incident is why Will accidentally hit the pedestrian. The episode follows Geordie and the others piecing together the events leading up to the accident.

Everyone’s favorite vicar-turned-investigator is back! Grantchester starts off its 8th season with two deadly incidents related to motorcycles. Will struggles to balance married life and parenthood on top of his crime-solving and religious duties. Geordie is asked to consider his future, while Leonard focuses on helping the less fortunate. Mrs. C is struggling with the changing attitudes of the youth. Let’s discuss what happened.

Anyone else quietly losing it over the fact that this is the last Endeavour episode ever? I guess there’s nothing for it: the episode is going to air whether we want it to or not, so we might as well crack on with the recap. “Exeunt” (aptly named as always) begins with a funeral. A fancy funeral, with extensive flower arrangements. Meanwhile, our main cast get up to shenanigans, specifically, Sam Thursday stealing money out of Win’s purse (and getting CAUGHT in the act), Joan Thursday having alterations to her wedding dress (not that any of us expected this wedding to get called off, but still), and Morse glumly staring into another excavation site at Blenheim Vale.