Friday 27 August 2010

The Archers 25th August 2010: The Girls' Night Out

The Archers: Tony gets his mower conditioner … Ed’s still on about Artichokes … The Girls’ night out … Jamie offers to do the shopping

  • “Great conditioner to cut ratios”
  • Why has no-one asked Ed about his artichoke obsession?
  • Natural or high tech birth?
  • Is this a permanent ceasefire between Kathy and Jamie?
  • Surely The Bull isn’t shutting!
  • Steady on there ‘Girls’!
  • And in case you’d forgotten …



“Great conditioner to cut ratios”


Phew! I was worried there that the ratio would have been rubbish (!).

Tony has got his mower conditioner, Ed’s excited about it, but seemingly Tom just glanced at it and grunted about it being unnecessary.

Poor Tony.


Why has no-one asked Ed about his artichoke obsession?

As Ed’s now asked everyone and anyone abut artichokes, why has no-one thought to ask what this sudden obsession is all about?

It’s now quite ‘Ed’ now, is it?

Also trying Tony, Ed seems to be having no luck in the shops. It seems artichokes won’t be round again until March-May.

Helen suggest that Kirsty might have a supplier. Seemingly Jaxx has a

“more esoteric menu these days”


Natural or high tech birth?

Helen’s quite taken with the idea of having a natural birth (at the birthing centre Amy’s working at), whereas Tony seems to think she needs state of the art equipment.

Tony obviously wants his daughter to be safe, but there’s the undercurrent of Tony not letting go of how Helen got pregnant in the first place:

“the child wasn’t conceived natural – a high tech birth seems more appropriate”

How long will he keep this up for? He surely has to accept that despite how she got pregnant, Helen is going to have a baby - and that everything after the conception is as ‘natural and ‘normal’ as any other pregnancy?


Is this a permanent ceasefire between Kathy and Jamie?


It does all sound very civilised.

Jamie offered to do the shopping, is doing well at his job and actually mowed the lawn when only asked once.

Kathy also seems to be a lot calmer, which must make even having a conversation with her less fraught.

Talking to Pat later on, Kathy thinks it was the shock of how upset she was last week that has jolted Jamie back into being a nice chap.

Or, maybe he’s working through his grief.

Either way, I’m very grateful there’s no shouting.

That just leaves Kenton and Kathy to sort themselves out, or split up (the latter I think is most likely).

Kenton’s agreed to go to Kathy’s golf club dinner dance. Which Kathy is delighted about.

But hold on a minute … Kenton’s seemingly been moaning to Kirsty about how the dance will be full or bores. So he doesn’t seem happy to be going.

Does this mean Kenton is finally putting Kathy’s needs before all of his own – or is he doing it out of duty, to stop Kathy moaning? If so, I would have thought shouting shall resume quick hence …


Surely The Bull isn’t shutting!


That’d be ridiculous.

Even if Jolene does want to sell her shares, surely they’d keep it going while everything gets sorted out?

Or will we see Ambridge residents having to go to Borchester for their pints?

Village riot ahoy!



Steady on there ‘Girls’!


Helen can’t stop yawning, Brenda’s picking up bathroom catalogues for Lillian, Fallon can only talk about The Bull.

Party time indeed!

It might have been better to avoid The Bull altogether to give Fallon a proper break (and started out in Borchester), but Kirsty doesn’t seem to be having much fun with her friends these days.

Where else could she find a distraction … ?


And in case you’d forgotten …


Will doesn’t like Ed.

Not even able to give more than a monosyllabic answer to Ed when they cross paths in the pub, Will is hardly going to be pleased when he hears about Emma’s pregnancy.

I’d lock him up now. Will is quite simply a violent nutter.

2 comments:

Limertilly said...

Will is the kind of person i'd totally avoid if i actually ran into him in the street of an evening. he's SCARY and you can guarantee that Nic is going to bear the brunt of his anger. I feel properly sorry for that poor woman who is already dealing with his possessiveness and jealousy

Inga McVicar said...

Absolutely. I reckon Nic doing less shifts at The Bull was because Will went out of his way to not be able to look after the kids. It's typical signs of the start of domestic abuse - cut them off from their mates, being able to get out and about and control who they talk to. Nic seems a lovely lass - but you're right - it's going to get far worse before it gets better.

If only we could stage an accident during one of the shoots ...