- Lily is quite evil
- “I’ve got an awkward little decision to make”
- Now Topper’s for it
- “Tell your mum”
- “You just got on with it”
Lily is quite evil
Lily has the makings of a really nasty piece of work.
It’s bad enough that she told Freddie he’s mucked his exam up – but did she really then have to go through all of the questions assuming she was right and he was wrong?
Bless little Freddie (who was overjoyed when he thought he might have actually got one right). He deserves far better in a sister.
“I’ve got an awkward little decision to make”
That’s one of the biggest understatements I’ve ever heard!
Lilian’s propping up the bar of Jaxx.
Kenton quite believe that she’s only drinking coffee:
[Kenton] “It’s unusual seeing you with a drink that can’t bite back”
But she’s pondering away, on her “little decision” about whether she should sell The Bull. This goes on for hours, with no sign of booze, until Kenton can’t take it anymore.
[Kenton] “Lilian, I don't want you in any way to take this personally … if you carry on sitting there, I may have to put a lampshade over your head or else passers-by will assume we’re holding a festival of gloom”
So – Lilian has a G&T (hurrah!) and starts to tell Kenton her woes:
[Lilian] “What’s been so maddening, is that he’s been right all along”
(Swearing Kenton to secrecy before she’ll tell him anything, Kenton respond with)
[Kenton] “The secret of the Marie Celeste … the real reason the Mona Lisa is smiling… Lord Lucan’s current postcode. I know them all. But I haven't breathed a word”
When Lilian tells him, Kenton can’t believe it.
He can’t believe Jolene would sell – especially not when it’d mean The Bull wouldn’t be actually sold and kept as a pub.
So he decides to go and see Jolene, but she’s away. (can I just say – what an arse that man can be. He’s been blanking Jolene for a while now, but suddenly decides he can see her when there’s a pub at stake. Nice mate, that one).
But Lilian reckons Jolene’s seeming willingness to see The Bull bulldozed (gettit!) goes deep.
[Lilian] “I got the impression she simply can’t wait to leave Ambridge”
Now Topper’s for it
Topper was Nigel’s hunter – which no-one will now ride.
Which seemingly isn’t good for a horse (though some would think an easy life of grazing and grooming would be quite a nice prospect).
So – he’s to be sold.
And as per, David wants to arrange it, even though Shula could more than likely do a far better job.
Will that man ever stop punishing himself? He’ll be causing yet more disaster if he continues like this.
“Tell your mum”
Jill isn’t daft when it comes to reading her kids.
She spots David’s not quite up to par. And manages to get him to talk about him and Ruth.
[David] “We seem to have lost the knack of talking to each other sensibly at the moment”
[Jill] “You shouldn’t be running backwards and forwards all the time … come less often, but do spend more time when you are here”
The thing is – everyone around Elizabeth agrees that the only real answer to everyone’s woes is to get a professional manager in for Lower Loxley.
But no. They’re all still tip-toeing around her as she:
[Jill] “Still can’t bear the thought of someone taking Nigel’s place”
I know that it will take a very long time for Elizabeth to heal (if ever), but how long will David have to go on half-killing himself working at both Lower Loxley and Brookfield … or how long before Ruth kills him?
And I think Jill actually made things worse. She made mention of what would happen if David didn’t help out as much – Elizabeth would try and do everything herself, which would put strain on her already dodgy heart and could result in death.
Nice work Jill.
As if David needed any more guilt to cope with.
“You just got on with it”
And there it is – Elizabeth spelt out why she is insisting on making life so difficult for everyone in not hiring a professional manager:
[Elizabeth] “I want you to know it really doesn’t matter if you pass or fail … yet you just got on with it”
Talking to Freddie and Lily to reassure them if they fail their exams – Elizabeth seemed to be saying she was proud of them for ‘getting on with it’ through their grief.
Is that her measure?
Could explain a lot. And mean a lot more hassle for David long-term.
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