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I wish I could see that (their return to Monticello). I guess hearing about it in such detail is almost as good, if not better.

They were always just supposed to be there for that one particular story, similar to how Slesar handled a lot of his mystery/crime plots. They happened to be very popular with viewers, so he must have changed his mind eventually. They just killed off Geraldine's son and I think husband (?) in a boating accident or something.

It was after her first run on EON. Slesar wrote the entire Whitney family out, but he and Kibbee seemed to get on well, and Geraldine was very popular with viewers, so I guess he brought her onto Somerset in a new role to anchor the Moore family. She then returned to EON a year or two after this. I can't help feeling that the production lets the writing down, especially in the Jingles scene, which could have been more dramatic with better camera work. That woman's Mary Hartman pigtails trouble me. I've always found Chris Pennock in that era both annoying and somewhat hot... I wonder if Lahoma and India were gone by this point.

Very rare 1972 episode. There's been a lot of Somerset stuff the last few months - more than I can remember in many years. I hope it isn't over.

More Somerset audio.

I thought the ratings fell pretty consistently throughout last season.

I think this was Helen Reddy's last hit in the US. It's a very pretty song - sort of the apex of the era of that type of that speak-sing personal ballad. I hate the wrong lyrics all over the video but it sounds better than other versions I saw on Youtube (the album version doesn't sound that great to me...).

You can tell who the Beltway is gaga for when they spin this hard for Rubio and Cruz, talking about "master of facts" for Cruz and Rubio when they couldn't even work basic details. http://www.politico.com/story/2015/11/fourth-2016-republican-debate-milwaukee-215694 http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/marco-rubio-philosophers-welders http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/cruz-eliminate-federal-agencies It's frightening to see media darling Marco keep on failing upwards. The money men and the press would do anything to get him in the White House, especially after Bush and Walker tanked. We're just getting started.

Thanks. I'm glad more of this is showing up - I wish it were full episodes but you can't have it all.

Interview with John Middleton about the dementia story. He's such a class act. I really think Kate Oates is making a mistake with this. http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/emmerdales-ashley-thomas-opens-up-6800748

I think people tended to enjoy the story, as Declan was never the most stable character to begin with and the writing did treat him with some sympathy throughout. I just wish they hadn't killed off Robbie, who was so cute.

Those gifs are hilarious. Did you make them all? If so, thanks.

My problem is the raging lack of chemistry and the terrible writing for her.

I haven't watched (I just watched the premiere a few days ago...), but I read that it had a lot of Tara, so I'm happy about that at least. Unfortunately I also read that it had a lot of the stomach-churning "Jessick" storyline...

How random. Bruno Langley looks cute there. And it's always nice to see Michael le Vell.

I'm not sure. I do remember Ellen Dolan or someone saying that when the show was ending they burned one of his old rugs.

Thanks. The hair on poor Felicity on those last two is shocking. Yikes.

I prefer this to the original.

That photo looks like one of those "gotta nail me if you wanna nail my wife" porn films.

The hospital scene annoyed me because they tried to present Chrissie as somehow being "good" when she's really just as nasty as Robert. The show just can't admit how nasty the Whites are. I think the family is fairly tolerant of Emma, considering her behavior, but I do think it was stupid of Finn to yammer about what she'd done at that moment. Of course how was he to know Debbie has superhearing? That is a nice photo of Katharine Barker. I wish they'd bring her back as Dolly.

As Bette Midler said in Big Business, "She looks like a blood clot."

First scene of Cain and Charity. Little did anyone know just how much they, particularly Cain, would change the show long-term...

She never would. The only way I'd buy it is if she was ill and was covering it up. I think DTC must have an issue with Nina. Either that or he is yet again trying to recreate another Walford family in his image.

Masood tells the family that Zainab told him she wants nothing more to do with any of them.