Country Matters

[nineveh_uk]

After listening to last night's episode of The Archers there is only thing to say:

“OOoohh NOooo!”

Comments

[dolorous-ett.livejournal.com]

I read the summary this morning. As a result, I will take GREAT care that I don't go anywhere where I might accidentally hear any of the repeats - just don't have the stomach.

Strangely, judging by the summaries, I don't think this will run and run - no landowning Archer will ever be allowed to divorce. Or more accurately, the Powers that Dwell Beneath the Earth with which the clan of Archer have long been in alliance will come to David's aid and keep Ruth bound to the land with many chains (and if he's too oblivious to realise what's going on, then expect Jill to get out her casseroles and ingredients and do a bit of summoning and trafficking of unseen powers on her own account!)

[bookwormsarah.livejournal.com]

Twas exactly my reaction and I texted Jo with those very same words...

[tree_and_leaf]

You got there first!

Of course it won't last - though it will be interesting to see how Ruth behaves in the next couple of days: she seemed much less remorseful than David, who is chiefly guilty of being a complete and utter idiot. Well - and of insensitivity, but Ruth hasn't exactly been nice to him of late either, and that before Sophy came on the scene.†

† Though she does seem to have changed since her youth, as IIRC one of the problems between her and David the first time around was that she wouldn't consumate the relationship before marriage, and while she might plausibly have later come to regret that, the sudden switch to the 'nothing wrong with a spot of light-hearted adultery' viewpoint seems a bit of a stretch.

Also, Sam remains deeply creepy, though I almost feel a bit sorry for him, as he can kiss goodbye to his job, whatever happens.

[antisoppist.livejournal.com]

I was waiting for "Oh Sam, what a solid lump of comfort you are..."

Well...

[wemyss.livejournal.com]

On the most recent re-broadcast of ISIHAC, regarding GCSE scores:

Two ‘A’s and a ‘B’ will get you a place at Oxbridge, two ‘C’s and a ‘D’ will get you a place at De Montfort Leicester, while an ‘E’, an ‘O’, and an ‘R’ will get you a part in ‘The Archers’….