Can I PLEASE just have 13 minutes? 13 measly minutes to myself to listen to The Archers?

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Come and enjoy awkward dinner parties galore!

unitarian Great minds about the steaks (i posted the same on the defunct thread ). "A stir fry won't touch the sides". WTF? So Hell made manly mash to accompany the meat.

Shameless place marking.

How long before Rob starts detaching Helen from Ian? I'm sure there's homophobia to come.

Listening to last night now. Battling nausea, particularly the 'I rustled up these steaks because little Helen was going to give us rabbit food' nonsense

And yes, I reckon Henry was tucked up in bed very very tight with the ladder removed.

You've all said what I wanted to say, so I am marking my place. That was pure excruciating gold! I hope Ian approaches this gently, or she'll go on the defensive and start avoiding him.

Hmm. The homophobia is a bit obvious though. If someone is saying stuff like that about your best friend, it's very easy to take them to task on it. Rob has to keep it ambiguous. Henry will start getting clingy and Hel will find herself agreeing to the ladder!

Might Ian possibly become a bad influence on Henry?

Sadly, Rob is clever. I agree with other posters that for him to use homophobia is too obvious. He'll pick a fault of Ian's that Helen has to admit is true, then play on it as a distancing tactic. Or engineer an argument where Ian (who can be manipulated into being hotheaded) says something about Rob or Helen that can be taken as insulting in some way so Helen will cut herself off from him.

I love and hate this storyline!

Possibly - or perhaps Hell will wonder aloud about A and I babysitting and Rob-bastard will suggest it's inappropriate?

All sorts of lovely possibilities - looking forward to tonight's episode.

Listened on catch-up, it is very well done. The comment about the kitchen at the lodge and the comment about her hair, it's so controlling and manipulative, but Helen is just happy to have a man so she can't see any of it.

it's very cleverly done because as with RL abuse the early stages are (deliberately) hard things to pin down and possible to explain away or rationalise if you want to (or if you are generally an arse, as evidenced by bitoutofpractice's experience of Another Forum)

Another one already? Wow!

Ian smokes. Could that be the bad influence Henry needs to be protected from?

It'll will boil down to that old chestnut: your friends don't want you to be happy etc.

Now I'm off to train for Dan and Fallon's sport relief course. What do you mean 'it's only pretend?!'

one of my friends is in an emotionally abusive relationship but i say much less than i think because she has cut off anyone who has voiced their true opinion. many people have lost patience with her, understandably tbh, but i hate to think of her completely isolated

will be interesting to see how ian and adam handle their concerns

I promise not to stray from this warm bison again.

It does my blood pressure no hood at all!

a warm bison for the lonely cow...

That's good BitOutOf we'll definitely hold you to that promise and make sure your warm bison stays in its hood

I thought the kitchen at the Lodge comment was a mis step from the script writer- I don' think he would have said that.

Just caught up on I player...he is definitely going to turn out to be a total rat! Brilliant episode!

Also does anyone foresee a relationship between Fallon and Dan? What's the age gap? Archers mrs Robinson in the making?

Ah but Titch is showing off and being the alpha male with Adam and Ian.Remember the comments about being captain and head boy and the s sports? That's what made Ian competitive about joining Daniel's sport relief thing.

Martorana I agree. It was shoehorned in and I was disappointed that it was the final straw for Ian to go ballistic. Even worse was the random comment from Helen about how what she loved about Rob was them working side by side or some such nonsense. I am still pleased that the dinner happened and that now we have clear outrage from Ian but I am afraid I disagree with those saying how well done it was. Could have been much more subtle.

I'm about a week behind and must listen listen listen to the podcasts and catch up.

How else does a bison stay warm if not with a hood eh?