Oh. Hello. I didn't know we'd invited another The Archers thread round darling. How nice to see you. Discuss Ambridge here.

[PseudoBadger]

As tribute to the best SL at the moment...

Was pure filth mini.

mini may have just hit on a potential new thread title - 50 shades of chilli!

"50 strengths of chilli - join us in Ambridge, perhaps even venture into the Carter's Red Room?"

If Rob's messing with your head, just think what he's doing to Helen's.

trevor - I thought that too, I reckon Jill had had a peek and knew full well the diaries were there. She was just too casual about it all. And also quashing David's nice little fantasy about saving the hedge for the robins in perpetuity - she's not letting him gloss over the consequences of selling Brookfield.

Helen going back to the shop does give rob plenty of opportunity to pretend not to cause havoc at home and blame it on her busy-ness

Oh yes Gill is definitely on a black ops mission.
Let's all guess what might be in Neil's red room? There will be a pig pen and nose rings.

mini, I find the 'oh dahling' stuff quite false but then again I'm not sure it's just the way some people talk. It's just not my way. If I do call DH 'dahling' it's as a joke and he usually jokes back. And though I use/used endearments on my DC (now grown up-ish) 'dahling' was just not my style.

So, I am very unsure about the motivation in TA. I find Helen's 'poor you' to Rob when he's had a fairly normal working day, esp. if it's still only lunch-time, a bit weird. Also quite funny. But I think that IS a deliberate
move on part of SWs.

I can't believe we've almost filled a thread. Again.

not sure it's not ... is what I meant. grr!

I think it's all part of H&R's little mutual fantasy about what they and each other is actually like

Yes, I think that's it but only partly. Does Pat not do the darling thing too - to Helen and Tony and so on? - so it could be learned behaviour. Also possibly how Helen thinks everyone behaves. I know Lillian does it too, but with her it sounds okay.

I have decided to delurk a bit more.

I think Rob needs Helen to be busy in the shop and put their marriage plans on hold because he can't actually get married any time soon, can he?

Ah sorry I was talking about the "poor you" stuff mainly - I didn't quite realise you meant calling each other darling. my family all call each other darling as a term of genuine affection, and dp and I will call each other darling sometimes. So I don't see it as especially affected in general (though it sounds it with H&R) but maybe it does sound like that when we are saying it!

If Rob's messing with your head, just think what he's doing to Helen's.

Spot on there, errol!

I like the suggested thread title.

Did anyone notice? Helen makes Rob Steak Diane.

Are they eating Otto?

Wouldn't it be Steak Otto then? Does bull meat get marketed differently and taste different from cow meat? P.S. I do know it's called beef.

That implies that someone called Diane was chopped up to make the original dish!

A bit of promising continuity there.

Deeavid is so going to buy Ed's cows and stay at Brookfield isn't he.

The Hooting Geordie will go ballistic!

Hadn't thought of Ed's cows. Interesting.

Deeavid has to stay now! Ruth will go mad, as will Pip, and it is fascinating how apparently blind they are to Deeavid's change of heart...

Thought it was really boring tonight. Much more excited about the name for the next thread, than I am about the next episode.

I missed last night's epi so without the thread I would have had no idea why Deevid was waxing all sigh-ful over a hedge. There's no way he's going anywhere. He's going to instal Ed's "lovely little herd" at Brookfield and refuse to leave, causing utter havoc - SATTC!

Liking pseudo's thread title, it will be a long time before I look at a bowl of chilli without giggling.

How thick is Ruth? He doesn't want to leave, it's not hard to see.

enochroot, hadn't thought that through.

David's actor is certainly good at doing mournful. He's been sounding miserable for weeks. Why hasn't anyone in Ambridge - esp. his wife - noticed?