Starts off in all caps, calms down quickly
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WHO’S DREAM SEQUENCE WAS THAT? From the ‘all because of you’ last line, I’m tending towards Demelza, but I can’t be sure, and I disapprove of a dream sequence/imaginary conversation like that, because I was sure that the Rowella/Whitworth scene would turn out to be another. Either make them as heightened as Ross’s imaginings of what would happen if Drake died (though I had problems with that) or leave it be. The exception, of course, would be the dog dreaming.
As for the Demelza and Ross of it all, the (slightly contrived) discontent of the previous episode bit deeper as Ross was grumpier about going out publicly and Demelza wanting to dress up, and George winning, and there was Elizabeth back on his radar. So although Demelza threw the paper away and tried to turn off Armitage, she was flattered and Prudie (who is Team Demelza, but her response to Armitage is different to the soldier from last season) was encouraging her to, if not go for it, flirt with the idea. And then, because they were doing it in the doorway, Prudie saw Ross kiss Elizabeth at the church, and obviously told Demelza, which changed things.
Ross only maybe woke up to the fact that Hugh’s attentions were getting somewhere with the singing – good, shake his complacency if he’s sniffing around Elizabeth. And Demelza’s response – seeing as she’d given him chances to tell her something about Elizabeth – well, it was about what he deserved. It was honest and a reminder that she has a human heart, too, which he keeps conveniently forgetting. Idiot. He hasn’t always given him cause to look at him adoringly of late. Now, I’m not pro Demelza/Hugh in any way, and I think Demelza’s vanity often makes her unfair to Ross. Basically I’m sad that both Demelza and Ross are having a however-many-years-it-is itch. Will talking it out, or her part of it (because Ross/Elizabeth is a different order of adultery given the history and the feuding and the child) help them get back on track?
There was some very early staring out to sea going on in this episode.
This episode also featured politics: so, neither Ross nor Dwight (now that he’s married an heiress?) can’t vote. Let alone the working man or the women of this world – that was one of the unspoken things haunting this episode.
George and Elizabeth needed to have it out, I agreed with Ross on that, but I thought his plan for Operation Cover-up was a bit convoluted. At least the elephant has been named. Otherwise, I had just remembered that Verity doesn’t know about Aunt Agatha, and she’d be the most likely to care after Ross, who we know doesn’t do grief well - so no, Elizabeth you can’t use the phrase ‘my dear’. Serve you right for being watched by John-Daniel in your own home and being banished from London. Nobody made you get engaged to George. Character counts more than bank balance.
The best thing Elizabeth did do all episode was stand up to Whitworth and send for Dwight – having been part of forcing Morwenna to marry him. Whitworth is verging on pantomime villain with the praying out loud for his wife’s death, but his selfishness and sex addiction and abusiveness towards his wife touches a nerve. So this season’s marital rape continued.
Until Rowella stepped in!?!? Now, I thought she should keep a poker by her side, then I wondered what she was up to, and I still don’t think the educated young woman/loving but more forceful sister adds up to a character that makes sense. Even if she likes sex and power…WHITWORTH!?
I still think Morwenna and Drake are stupid young kids, but I really think trying to get Drake to marry someone else right now might spectacularly backfire.
Sam in love (noticed the blueness of his eyes more this episode, which works as a resemblance to Demelza). Typical that it was Emma who spoke sense about getting married, though she was obviously touched that that was what he was proposing. I’d really like all this to make him less self-righteous (I’m giving up on portraying Methodism at the time correctly). Also ‘stalking’ got a giggle for anachronism.
Caroline is not exactly a well-trained doctor’s wife yet, is she?
WHO’S DREAM SEQUENCE WAS THAT? From the ‘all because of you’ last line, I’m tending towards Demelza, but I can’t be sure, and I disapprove of a dream sequence/imaginary conversation like that, because I was sure that the Rowella/Whitworth scene would turn out to be another. Either make them as heightened as Ross’s imaginings of what would happen if Drake died (though I had problems with that) or leave it be. The exception, of course, would be the dog dreaming.
As for the Demelza and Ross of it all, the (slightly contrived) discontent of the previous episode bit deeper as Ross was grumpier about going out publicly and Demelza wanting to dress up, and George winning, and there was Elizabeth back on his radar. So although Demelza threw the paper away and tried to turn off Armitage, she was flattered and Prudie (who is Team Demelza, but her response to Armitage is different to the soldier from last season) was encouraging her to, if not go for it, flirt with the idea. And then, because they were doing it in the doorway, Prudie saw Ross kiss Elizabeth at the church, and obviously told Demelza, which changed things.
Ross only maybe woke up to the fact that Hugh’s attentions were getting somewhere with the singing – good, shake his complacency if he’s sniffing around Elizabeth. And Demelza’s response – seeing as she’d given him chances to tell her something about Elizabeth – well, it was about what he deserved. It was honest and a reminder that she has a human heart, too, which he keeps conveniently forgetting. Idiot. He hasn’t always given him cause to look at him adoringly of late. Now, I’m not pro Demelza/Hugh in any way, and I think Demelza’s vanity often makes her unfair to Ross. Basically I’m sad that both Demelza and Ross are having a however-many-years-it-is itch. Will talking it out, or her part of it (because Ross/Elizabeth is a different order of adultery given the history and the feuding and the child) help them get back on track?
There was some very early staring out to sea going on in this episode.
This episode also featured politics: so, neither Ross nor Dwight (now that he’s married an heiress?) can’t vote. Let alone the working man or the women of this world – that was one of the unspoken things haunting this episode.
George and Elizabeth needed to have it out, I agreed with Ross on that, but I thought his plan for Operation Cover-up was a bit convoluted. At least the elephant has been named. Otherwise, I had just remembered that Verity doesn’t know about Aunt Agatha, and she’d be the most likely to care after Ross, who we know doesn’t do grief well - so no, Elizabeth you can’t use the phrase ‘my dear’. Serve you right for being watched by John-Daniel in your own home and being banished from London. Nobody made you get engaged to George. Character counts more than bank balance.
The best thing Elizabeth did do all episode was stand up to Whitworth and send for Dwight – having been part of forcing Morwenna to marry him. Whitworth is verging on pantomime villain with the praying out loud for his wife’s death, but his selfishness and sex addiction and abusiveness towards his wife touches a nerve. So this season’s marital rape continued.
Until Rowella stepped in!?!? Now, I thought she should keep a poker by her side, then I wondered what she was up to, and I still don’t think the educated young woman/loving but more forceful sister adds up to a character that makes sense. Even if she likes sex and power…WHITWORTH!?
I still think Morwenna and Drake are stupid young kids, but I really think trying to get Drake to marry someone else right now might spectacularly backfire.
Sam in love (noticed the blueness of his eyes more this episode, which works as a resemblance to Demelza). Typical that it was Emma who spoke sense about getting married, though she was obviously touched that that was what he was proposing. I’d really like all this to make him less self-righteous (I’m giving up on portraying Methodism at the time correctly). Also ‘stalking’ got a giggle for anachronism.
Caroline is not exactly a well-trained doctor’s wife yet, is she?
