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The opening credits gave me major Durrells vibes :') same people working on it perhaps? I suppose i can google the credits later. that was a nice comfy hour of television. james seems like a swell enough lad. A handful of cutie patootie bby calves too siegfried i could see potentially getting on my nerves at some point (depending on my mood), but i loved the lil 'magic' show he put on for the guy when helping his horse. Mrs. Hall is definitely my fav so far.

My mom and I have started to rewatch the show (my parents got me the entire series on dvd for Christmas!). Figured it would be a good series to keep the winter gloom away. It hasn't been too long since the show ended, but i've missed this show so much. Still magical. Louisa is as great as I remember her, the kids are awful and bratty in the most delightful way and aren't at the point where some of their antics *cough*gerry*cough* annoy the heck out of me. Margo's awkward as heck crush on max, poor donald, leslie shooting everything, spiros yelling at people, larry's obsession with sex, Lugaretzia being Lugaretzia, theo, SVEN.... :'). It felt like the show was welcoming me back home. The only thing that's slightly soured is the spiros/louisa thing tbh. Like they directly state he's wearing a wedding ring and has a pic of his fam in his taxi (no other statement about his situation has been made as of yet-2 eps in)...but now that we actually know for a fact that the wife was alive and kickin' and all the drama... :(. i completely forgot cpt. Creech was in the very first episode and that louisa's and florence's first encounter was a bit...icy. Been looking forward to this for awhile. Can't wait for Sunday!

Watched Gotg 2 and Thor Ragnarok! I enjoyed both flicks. Can't say if i enjoyed Gotg 2 more or less than the first film (which i've only watched once like 2 years ago). Yondu 😢 Kurt Russell was fun as the bad guy. Thor Ragnorok: Definitely my fav thor flick. It was incredibly refreshing compared to the pretty average first movie and the awful second one. Didn't miss jane and her not-so-funny comic relief squad at all. I didn't miss thor's lil squad either (they were there for oike less than 5 minutes which fine by me). I was much happier without them tbh. Valkyrie was a great addition along with bruce, karl urban and jeff goldblum...lol. Good to see Dr. Strange too. this was the most i've liked odin. hela was fun. thor's new look is pretty great the lil theatre production retelling the end of thor 2 was great lololol only three more films until i'm caught up! Infinity War, Endgame and Far From Home!!! So close!!!

Once every few blue moons i randomly pop in here to give an update on my quest to catch up with the mcu movies so here i am. I can't even remember if i popped in here after i watched civil war and black panther during that one oscar season. It's been a long time. Since then i've managed to watch Thor 2, Captain Marvel, Homecoming and Ant Man and the Wasp. Thor 2- the less said the better imo. It was plain awful. Chris Eccleston was wasted as the villain in this movie. 😞 Homecoming- it was...kinda slow? And a little boring??? I didn't have an issue with tony's role in the film but i actually wasn't a fan of all the spidersuit tech stuff. It was too much. Too...techy. Happy seems more grouchy too. He always took his job seriously, but it usually came off in an endearing way. Not so much here. Mvp award goes to Michal Keaton for sure. He was really good. The Vulture was great. Antman & wasp - relatively fun. Still like the first one better but i enjoyed getting to see Hope kick some butt. I though Ghost was pretty cool and intriguing but i wish we could have gotten more of her? I feel like they could have gone way more in depth with her, like pyschologically or something ya know? That gal was in a constant state of hurt and i wanted to see more of her story. Captain Marvel - i actually really enjoyed this one? Wasn't expecting to tbh. I enjoyed it the most out of this batch. Carol and fury made a good team, i really enjoyed Talos. Lee pace's character confuses me a bit tho. This takes place a number of years before gotg so why did his personality seem to do a 180? From serious to over-the-top cartoony???? Movies i have left: gotg 2, thor 3, infinity war, endgame, far from home.

I feel the same. It doesn't help that they still seem to be looking for their next big hit after DA. I almost wish they'd take a step back from trying to find the next big thing for a year and just go back and focus on smaller book adaptations for a season again like they used to (outside of the shows that are still running ofc). I'd totally be down for another round of austen adaptations. I could watch a new one each day tbh. There's plenty of classic books out there that'd make for good content still. And you wouldn't have to worry about not getting a second season.

I'm sorry but my mom and i laughed thru that whole last bit. It was terrible. So they were attacked or something, a few people injured, others with blood on their shirts, baby kidnapped...but no one knows anything about what went down???? Like, were they almost all conveniently out of the house when it happened? How did no one see anything or see who did it? Was everyone just hiding and taking cover??? No one thought to send out a search/chase party after it happened? They just waited for john to return??? Like what??? I was gonna be mad if general french guy died bc he and chandrika are about the only ones i halfway liked on this show. And chandrika basically peaced out too. I was also gonna be mad if mrs. Patmore got over opium that easily so seeing her have withdrawals was good to see (but not like that kinda good, if you know what i mean). Margaret interrupting that ceremony without a care in the world was cringey. The whole margaret/john romance was cringey. Way too fast. His wife has only been dead for less than a year (probably closer to half a year) and he's known margaret for even less. Bleh. No thank you. People are probably gonna disagree with me, but i think violet and daniel would have worked as a couple. Like, i can see the sibling angle, but it also comes off as flirty imo. My mom and i just rolled our eyes when everyone freaked out about august not sleeping well and how chanchal (was that her name?) was the only one who could help him bc apparently she's some sort of magical baby whisperer? Like what? I didn't know it was that easy to leave the army/militia/whatever back then. First john just walks off and now daniel just decides to stay at the beecham house all willy nilly like it's no big deal. Militia who? I might be coming off as overly harsh but i'm not gonna be very sad to see this show go. Like, i've seen worse, but it didn't have a lot going for it outside of some prettiness. I shall headcanon that that one beecham house guard dude survives his wounds bc i kinda liked him too. As for the other head servant dude who likes chanchal...i wish him a better fate than evelyn napier.

*Ep. 1x05/Season 1 finale parallels: -sidney goes to fancy party drunk→will goes to fancy party drunk (sidney was way worse tho considering he was also dealing with ptsd at the time) -sidney sleeps with random lady (the jazz singer in ep. 5)→will sleeps with random lady (the ex-nun). Only difference was that it turned out better for will rather than sidney. Pretty decent finale. Leonard finally got some good focus!!! I'm sorry, but i'm on team leornard when it comes to how he handled his dad. I didn't care for daniel wagging his finger at leonard about the whole thing. Geordie gunning for the husband of the year award, but alas, season 2/3 geordie will forever be lurking in a dark shadowy corner. Didn't really care for the ex-nun actress. I feel like i get what she was going for, but she couldn't pull it off. Glad matt and will made up. Probably my favorite season since the early sidney years tbh. Much more tightly written, lighter in tone (outside the murders ofc). Good balance. If anything, it was a little light on the church stuff for my liking.

My suspicions were correct!!!! Poor Will. Vic was a father figure to him. 😞 Blergh Didn't quite like how they resolved the Mrs. C/Jack issue. Jack got off too easy imo. That was quite the ending sermon. Yikes. Looks like our lady culprit streak has finally been broken. I was kinda hoping they'd try going 6 for 6 tbh. Oh well.

I don't really care for any of the romances in this show. @ the opium confrontation scene: Huzzah! A scene with Mrs. Patmore i actually liked! So we finally learn john's backstory...i'd consider it a win with my guess of it being the lady who probably helped nurse him back to health. All these secret conversations being held with doors wide open and in large, open spaces where anyone could hear them... The friend is literally twirling his evil mustache for all to see and young beecham is the only one who suspects anything 😕

The stuff with cathy's mom was sad, but something had to be done. 😞 i almost thought they'd try introducing her to a psychologist first, considering they met a whole bunch of people kinda in that field this episode. My heart goes out to cathy. Geordie's been good this season. He's got an 'A' in the husband department so far this season, which makes me all the more angrier what they did to his character in seasons 2+3. 4 for 4 with the ladies. Will we make it to a record 6 for 6? Had the killer pegged the moment she showed up on screen. Glad mrs. C finally told someone what's going on. And proud of leonard for what seems to be him taking a big step forward by getting in touch with his dad. Will proposing was the dumbest thing ever. How long have you known ellie???? Do we know how much time has passed since they've met? I'm with everyone in telling him he has some issues to sort out first. My mom noticed that there seems to be even less churchy things going on this season which...i kind of agree with. We still get the end of the episode sermon, and i feel like there's been a handful of churchy conversations, but he seems to be doing even less vicar duties than sidney somehow. I feel like the show has almost all but lost that vicar-by-day/amateur sleuth-by-night feel to it. Will walking out on leonard as the latter is trying to have a meaningful conversation with him was very sidney-like. I hope it doesn't become a habit. I wish they'd give leonard something more to do this season. I know they probably want to focus on establishing will a bit more first, but still...when was the last time leonard got to give the sermon?

Baby steps 😛

Mrs. Patmore's constant yelling is super grating. I do not like the mother at all. And no, i'm never gonna stop referring to her as Mrs. Patmore.

3 episodes, three lady murderers. Just an observation. I'm liking this season quite a bit more than the past few. It feels...more cohesive? Better written? I think it really helps that the secondary and minor characters seem to be playing what feels like a bigger role this season (even tho it's not really the case for some like leonard). Grantchester feels much more alive and like a community if that makes any sense. It also helps that there's no toxic-as-heck love garbage. Speaking of love, i do like will and the reporter girl. That club he took her to looked like somewhere sidney would have enjoyed. The boxing trainer dude (vic?)...i had him pegged as someone who'd probabaly end up murdered based on his relevance so far...but something felt a bit sketchy tonight. The way he was kinda trying to cover for the young man (i can't recall his name)...hmmm. That kid was doing pretty well and now this so something's definitely going on. I actually felt a bit bad for larry this episode so i was happy to see him kinda rewarded with a pint with geordie. Is it just me or has Mrs. C been really mellow this season? Although now her marriage is going up in smoke. I'm glad she stood up to jack though. I honestly wasn't expecting to get that sort of drama with him. Like, what the heck dude? That's awful stuff. I had fun trying to point out all the old movie posters :P. Cathy, send your momma packing!!!

Do i spy a 90s P&P Mr. Collins? Happy that the two brothers reconnected. :') You could see geordie internally screaming when Will brought up the younger lady thing... Cathy looked super lovely in that springy-green outfit at the end of the episode. I wonder how long her mother will be sticking around. I also wonder how long leonard and daniel can keep sneaking around before getting tired of it.

I reay love the rogue-ish costumes tom bateman's character gets to wear. I'm not sure i can take LN's character seriously though, bc all i can see is Mrs. Patmore playing dress up. Poor young stringer's looking rough after everything went wrong for him in sanditon 😞 my guess is that the mystery wife/lover? Is someone who he met after being shot. Maybe the gal tended to his wounds or something and they fell in love (and then she died or they got seperated or something? Or like magdalene said, maybe the baby isn't his and he's covering it up.

Same tbh. This episode seemed very middle of the road. Not the best, not the worst. You can tell the actor who plays Will has settled a bit more into his role now too compared to last season, which is nice. I'm liking the fact that we're heading into the late 50s has been pushed into the forefront too, if that makes any sense. The 50s aesthetic is more noticable in the songs and gadgets and diners, etc. and i think it helps give a bit of a refreshing feeling to the show again.

Tom Bateman from Vanity Fair (2018) some obvious ones: Leo Suter from Sanditon (still #TeamStringer), Lesley Nicols as the infamous Mrs. Patmore from Downton Abbey 😛

I wonder if new journalist is supposed to be vaguely based on It feels like it's been ages since this has been on. My mom and i were trying to recall what happened last season at dinner time.lol. I thought things left off with a bit more drama between will and his mom? Didn't she want him to ditch the church to come back and manage the mess that was made? And it sounded like her living situation wasn't gonna be quite as comfy as it's apparently turned out. I agree with those who say that it feels like leonard and daniel are heading towards a breakup. Itls felt like that since last season too tbh. *ignore the 2nd spoiler tag within the spoiler tag; i can't seem to edit it

Kasia and the witchy mother are the only characters worth somewhat sticking around for and even then...I don't really care for any of the characters. Plus it's been pretty depressing so far. That brother's an idiot to think he could come close to passing as a pacifist. Boldly claims for all to hear that he doesn't believe in fighting in the war but has zero issue with beating the crap out of regular people that get on his bad side??? Yes, that'll definitely convince them you're a pacifist.

Helen hunt???? Sean bean???? Will he survive? That one young man who's been in a handful of stuff the past year or so??? You can probably tell i haven't paid much attention to the casting or anything. Like, i've seen it advertised, but i figured l'd be watching regardless of anything so i didn't really pay close attention to the commercials and stuff 😛 Mom was shocked to see helen hunt look old-ish. I think the image of her in twister is probably stuck in her brain considering that's probably the only thing we've ever seen her in...and that movie is from ~20-30 yrs ago. Lol. Like, ofc she'd be aging at this point. A bit of a depressing opener, though it is about war so... With it being more of a quick introduction to the characters and their situations, i can't say that any of the characters really stood out to me. I'm probably interested in kasia the most at the moment.

An update about the season 2 situation (*i only posted the link but then it turned into the whole image, so sorry about that, i don't know how that happened). Also some (like, 3 of them) of the cast's wishes about their character's futures if anyone's interested: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/specialfeatures/sanditon-casts-wishes-for-their-characters/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=mastersocial&utm_campaign=sanditon_2020 *My shipper logic based on that article: Charlotte's actress: hopes charlotte continues to pursue an interest in architecture Young Stringer: an architect/future architect in the making 👀 in conclusion: charlotte x young stringer = architect power couple that totally happens at the end of season 2 👀

I'm rather eager to see how oskar rises back to the top tho. 😛 I'll agree that max and lydgate are a better match in terms of their minds, but their chemistry lacks. I've seen worse though. And now that max and clara are separated i'd much rather have them stay seperated and move on. If anything, maybe max will will eventually move on from lydgate some day.

He seemed pretty surprised to me when Mr. Parker said 80,000... Considering how Jolly Parker hasn't shown attraction to anyone, i feel like he leans more towards being ace than gay. This is just hypothetically speaking: A marriage of convenience, but involving different people. instead of Meh Parker and Eliza...why not Jolly Parker and Georgiana (if they both agreed to it ofc)? Georgiana has a bigger dowry than Eliza, right? And ofc i mean marriage in name only, basically. They can get married but just stay good friends.Georgiana would no longer be pestered by potential suitors and Jolly Parker seems to be one of the only men she tolerates, so why not? Just an idea. Ofc that'd open the sidney x charlotte possibility back up that'd ruin my headcanon that charlotte realizes there's better men out there than sidney *cough* young stringer *cough*...and i guess it'd be far less dramatic than how they ended things. Lol. I second this. 😛 *Sanditon Season 2: Electric Boogaloo - The Rise of Young Stringer* needs to be a thing This. Her, Lord Babington (though i wish we got to know him more outside of his interactions with esther), lady denham (who after hitting a low after that disasterous dinner party...rose like a phoenix in terms of likability) and Young Stringer were the only ones i was invested in. And Jolly Parker. Jolly Parker didn't get much but he proved his worth too. He still managed to be very likable despite the lack of focus.

Immediately googled on whether there'd be a season 2. Seems unconfirmed for now but i have my fingers crossed. They definitely set it up for the possibility of another season.

*happy dancing* Charlotte and Sidney didn't technically end up together and i am 100% ok with that (and i don't care who knows it) meanwhile the superior OTP got their happy ending (babington x esther ftw!) looks like they made it clear that ms lambe and jolly parker bro aren't heading towards romance, but i'm totally here for the friendship they've struck up MR. YOUNG STRINGER DESERVED BETTER. But hey, at least with no season 2 i can headcanon that he avoids being evelyn napier-ed into oblivion. He looked so dapper in his ball outfit. Lord Grantham vs. Mr. Parker: who's worse with their money, let's go! Why was sidney surprised at how much his bro owed? He's been the one doing most of the money scrounging for him...he had to have some idea of how much he owed. I'm glad edward didn't do anything worse than bust into the ball (yeah sure, outing his and esther's situation was not good, but at least there was no violence or anything like that) *I really didn't care for the lighting/color scheme/atmosphere? of the ball it was very...bleh.