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just found out about the Duke not returning from my aunt :(. that's too bad but you could see it coming. he was starting to appear less and less with each season. best of luck to the new guy.

9x08: Larry and Leonard got shot!!!! 😭 Tbh i wasn't too worried about Leonard. Larry, however, made me worry there for a second :(. He was a champ this episode. And Larry and Miss Scott!!! HUZZAH!!!! Larry 'got the girl' and will hopefully get the medal too. Happy that the cult was dissolved, not the happiest with Leonard and Daniel seemingly patching things up so quickly. I know daniel was heavily brainwashed but i do hope they sat down and talked things out. Still think they could use some space for a bit if daniel still needs to figure things out. Mrs. C followed thru with her letter writing!!! just for that she can share episode mvp with larry. Overall i enjoyed this finale. I also appreciate this season for shaking things up a bit. I thought it was great this season managed to avoid the usual terrible romance subplot we tend to get stuck with.

1x07 Last week i thought was going to be the finale. This week i thought was going to be the finale...so third times the charm? Eight episodes it is. Hard to miss that very obvious jab at social media spaces (or at least some of the people who use them) like twitter, etc. lol So sam getting arrested at some point isn't enough. I need him gone. Like six feet under gone. Leonard :( I don't see how he and daniel are coming back from this at this point. Sure, daniel's been brainwashed but things are not good between them. They need to call it quits with each other, and if not completely then at least temporary. Sam's cult probably set shop up in daniel's house. Larry :'(. He didn't deserve to be ridiculed either. Heck, have him infiltrate sam's cult and be the key to taking him down. Let him get a big snazzy article about in the newspaper and let him rub it in that pretentious college dude's face.

Funny i don't remember s6 being any longer than the usual 6 episodes lol. Surprised they don't give more screentime to the next oldest keating child. Was she in the Goodbye Will episode? I only remember there being much smaller kids (like 10ish yrs old or younger). She doesn't look much younger than Esme.

Surprised to see we're getting a seventh episode! That hasn't happened since, what? Season...2? With Amanda (ick). 1x06 And was that Augusta from Sanditon hooking up with Alphy???? i can't find an acting credit on imdb, but that looked like her. Jack still exists! Hi Jack! I knew Sam was up to something. He's totally brainwashed Daniel. If he wanted another contribution he should have asked Jack himself. And yeah, it *is* different concerning Leonard, Daniel. Leonard is literally like a son to Mrs. C. And so the 'messy' behavior and drama for Alphy has slowly begun. It was going to happen at some point...yay? 😬 I do like his confidence, though. Reversing the trend of previous vicars anguishing over their poor, messy romantic choices is a nice change of pace. He's lucky Mrs. C didn't catch him participating in cards after what happened last episode. She would have had a field day.lol.

Everything was delayed thanks to a presidential address @ 8:00 pm est. I'm surprised they actually started Mr. T from the beginning afterwards instead of cutting ~20 minutes into the episode.

When Alphy apologized to Mrs. C i thought she would apologize for her behavior in turn...nope. they just totally used the "women in a man's world" bit they were running with in this ep to wiggle around that. They really couldn't have her apologize for the gambling comments at least??? And where has Jack vanished to? And the Keating kids? My mom is also one who continually questions where they are all the time. Happy to see Miss Scott more deeply involved in a case but other than that this episode kind of bored me tbh. So Cathy...menopause??? Possible bipolar disorder??? Still not clear imo. Sam just lurking in the shadows ready to swoop in and prey on people who are wavering/having a rotten day/etc...please go away. It just hit me that the bishop is Roy from Guilt (seasons 2&3).

9x04 discussion: the drama with Cathy and Esme has really really escalated. Too fast imo. I know it's the teenage drama years many parents have to face but Cathy's whole deal is what i can't figure out. Is it bc Esme was a stable constant in her life that she really leaned on up until now? Is it pent up resentment of some sort bc she's jealous of the freedom esme has compared to back when she was that age? Is something possibly happening with her like it did with her own mother a couple seasons back? I feel like the "I hate you!" line usually comes from the teenager not the parent. What is going on Cathy???? Also, Geordie needs to stop bailing on dealing with the drama by ditching house. man up, Geordie! Talk with your wife! Figure out what's going on! Or at least send in Miss Scott or something. Hmmmm...Leonard and Daniel heading for a break up? Also, just noticed Daniel has a new haircut. It's shorter. Sensing a theme this season with the murder cases. Lots of...secret lovers.

If only. We all know the new vicar being problem-free won't last long. Just look at the way he told the young lady God doesn't have a lot of mercy for liars (or something like that). That could be alluding to something. kinda intense otherwise imo. Anyhoo, 9x03: New vicar! I like his car at least. Definitely an awkward meeting. Awkward all the way around. The new vicar (Alfie?) and Geordie definitely don't mesh quite yet. Got to give the actor a couple episodes to settle in before i can determine if i like him or not. the mystery of the week was pretty...meh. not the most riveting. After that fight with Cathy and Esme i was expecting Mrs. C to show up at the vicarage lol. Obligatory 'Dickens is old' comment. Aging more and more by the episode. His and leonard's scenes were nice.

Ep. 9x02: Ngl I shed some tears Will's always been so-so but like...that's Geordie's kid! That's his son! That's Will's dad!!!! And Leonard and him calling each other brothers 😭!!! His goodbye pulled at my heartstrings a lot more than Sidney's did probably bc the cast felt a lot closer than during the Sidney days. Much more a family. The longer the mystery went on the more I wanted Larry's theory of the guy just taking a tumble down the stairs bc of loose shoelaces to be true. Dickens is showing his age. Glad Larry and Miss Scott sorted things out. At least we know they'll stay as friends/friendly coworkers. I had problems with Geordie's "uplifting" convo with the young mother. Did anyone else find it manipulative? Manipulative just like the headmistress was towards her niece, was it not? Not good imo. The convo needed to be reworked and framed better. My mom everytime Will or anyone mentioned them leaving: "You could just visit." It's not like Will is moving across an entire ocean like Sidney. They or the Grantchester fam could always visit. At least my mom will be free of Bonnie. Lol. Ultimately I think Will's best season was the one with the community boxing ring storyline. Still one of the most tightly written seasons this series has had (though the bar has never been set very high in the first place).

Tbh I thought this was eluding to Nana being the thief. personally I thought Feather's face when she opened the bag and saw the stuff was one of happy surprise but that's just my interpretation? Idk. Pretty sure there was a lady who got away with the loot a handful of seasons back. Like season 5-7 somewhere. 9x01: Caught a rare Sidney mention! I don't really have much to say about this episode tbh. Good to see everyone back. Like Sidney, Will wants to do more and is ready to look for new challenges. My mom is still Bonnie's number one hater and I find it highly amusing. It all stems from her actress not being on Call the Midwife anymore. Ngl I was hoping Larry and Miss Scott would maybe become a thing but it looks like that's not gonna work out 😬. *Ignore the random empty spoiler box. I cannot for the life of me delete these or the quote boxes on mobile when I change my mind and don't want to use them. Wish there was an undo button lol.

Yes to the blurry picture quality!!!! We also watch it via the app on roku (no passport though). Tried it a couple different times and it was always pixelated. The other shows streamed crystal clear We ended up watching it via the PBS website by connecting our laptop to the TV. Came in fine that way. Whoever was in charge of uploading the episode onto the app just have flubbed up somehow. Onto episode 3x01 talk: first and foremost this episode felt so short!!! It was 51 minutes apparently but it felt more like 30-35. Jake's girlfriend has a new face! at least I don't think that's the original actress from s1. She bailed pretty quickly though. Roy!!!! shocked to see him still alive and kicking...up until the end of the ep lol. So the girl in the beginning is the detective's niece...and she and the other drug dude owe 20000. I at least understand that part lol. Only place we can go...childhood home? But their mom's dead so maybe to wherever their no good dad is? Evil Mrs. Hughes from Downton abbey is still very spritely for a women her age. so the church thing is still going on...hmmm was that one guy making the phone call the mayor or something? I thought the priest guy owned the church property so I'm kind of confused. Probably just misremembering things though. Main confusion stems from trying to recall all the faces, but otherwise the storyline is easier to follow compared to season 2...so far. Hate Jake's pulled back hairdo. Didn't care for his greasy looking hair from last season either, but the tightly pulled back man-bun style ages him a good 10 years.

Yay! Glad Callum will be back!

4x07 Christmas: Bye bye Oscar. U will be missed. This episode was actually pretty mellow and not a whole lot happened but it was so much better than last year's holiday ep involving the Wizard of Oz girl. that ep was so painful to get thru. baby James Jr.!!! a cutie. Cool to see Helen keeping the whittled old man winter tradition alive. Really lovely. I liked james' training officer. Tough but fair.

Dang. I had completely forgotten about that grantchester Christmas special. way back in season 2. And ofc it heavily involved Amanda so no wonder I completely erased it from my mind. Silly me keeps forgetting about the shows originally airing on multiple British networks first. Also which shows are by the British networks or pbs productions. A sign I need to go to sleep lol. They should give the mystery shows more Christmas specials! Who do I have to write/call to make that happen? Lol. Who wouldn't want a good ol' fashioned holiday themed murder mystery? Especially an ol' timey one like it'd be in Miss Scarlet? pbs can spare one of their fundraising timeslots! Or one of the timeslots they fill with a repeat musical performance!