I thought it was sweet too. I thought Robert ended with a comment about “if he’d gone on we’d be hugging” (or something). I definitely got the vibe they appreciated his sentiments and genuinely were pleased for him, but that overt display of sentimentality made them feel awkward, since they don’t lend themselves to that outpouring of emotion.
I was both right and wrong. I correctly guessed what happened to the letter opener, which was obvious, but I was wrong in that the resolution where Violet got one over on Isabelle made the whole story line totally worth it.
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My take as well. It wasn’t as snobbish as Shodan would have it; more (a) bemusement at the breach of protocol and (b) discomfort with open emotion. (Remember Robert’s scene a few weeks back where he is open, emotional and warm with someone – Bates? – and ends it with mock horror at so much emotion from an Englishman.)
Maybe they’re not being completely snobbish all the time because of Cora’s influence.
THANK YOU!
Regards,
Shodan
Can someone fill me in on the tenants? Do the Crawleys have a lot of tenants, that is, farmers who work the land on rented fields? What is it they grow, mostly? It all sounds so feudal. Does this mean the farmers in “All Creatures Great and Small” didn’t own their farms, but were actually tenants of people like the Crawleys? Were ALL farmers before WWII renters, not owners? That can’t be! When the family falls upon hard times, what then, do they sell off parts of their land?.. I hope I’m making myself clear and don’t sound too ignorant, I’m genuinely curious about this kind of thing.
Love it!!!
That’s how I took it. While there is an element of upper class formality with everything they do there is also a stewardship mentality. They feel a duty to the people who work for them.
Just because there is a class system in place does not equal disdain or disrespect between them. Look at how much of a kick Mary got supporting her “people” by knocking the snobby maitre d down a notch.
I think she’s contemplating an abortion. She clearly stated she needed to know if he’s dead and needed to make a decision.
Cora, not Mary.
Not all farmers were tenants but most of them were. There were farmers who owned their own farms, some were smaller and some were larger. Remember William Mason’s father owned his little farm and offered to give it to Daisy when he died. Obviously, it was small enough that his son felt he needed to go into service in order to have something to live on. There were also larger farms and the owners of them were often considered either gentry or just below gentry class depending on the size of the farm, how many generations had owned it, and what it’s income was.
Considering her disdain for the black singer, she’d probably have a good ole time in Germany a year after the current show year (consider that Gregson is supposed to be Munich of all places!!) ;).
We’re probably getting ahead of ourselves, but this is from the Wiki article about the Nazi Party (NSDAP) around that time:
During 1921 and 1922, the Nazi Party grew significantly, partly through Hitler’s oratorical skills, partly through the SA’s appeal to unemployed young men, and partly because there was a backlash against socialist and liberal politics in Bavaria as Germany’s economic problems deepened and the weakness of the Weimar regime became apparent. The party recruited former World War I soldiers, to whom Hitler as a decorated frontline veteran could particularly appeal, as well as small businessmen and disaffected former members of rival parties. Nazi rallies were often held in beer halls, where downtrodden men could get free beer. The Hitler Youth was formed for the children of party members, although it remained small until the late 1920s. The party also formed groups in other parts of Germany. Julius Streicher in Nuremberg was an early recruit, and became editor of the racist magazine Der Stürmer. Others to join the party around this time were WW I flying ace Hermann Göring and Heinrich Himmler. In December 1920 the party acquired a newspaper, the Völkischer Beobachter, of which NSDAP ideological chief Alfred Rosenberg became editor.
From here: Nazi Party - Wikipedia
gettin old. I need score cards to keep up.
Good luck sorting out Edith, Edna, and Ethel, Tom Branson and Thomas Barrow, and Rose and Rosamund. You’re not old; it’s a conspiracy.
^Not to mention all the titles and honorifics.
And which g.d. fork to use!! :smack:
Sigh. Is it Sunday again yet?
Good question. And how many more eps to go, anyway?