🦈 Archers thread #137: See left - have they jumped it? Discuss The Caseys - sorry, The Archers - here.

[Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g]

Thank you, @PseudoBadger, for kicking off this long, long series of Archers threads.

All views on The Archers welcome here! New blood welcomed. We don't all agree on all points and most of us are posting tongue in cheek a lot of the time, so don't worry about revealing that you think Steph Casey is a wonderful addition to the programme, or similar odd views.

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Too dispirited to add much else. Have we reached a new low?

I suppose the Archer twins will be born before we need a new thread. 👶👶
Any thoughts on names? Patrick and Antonia were suggested before - inspired! Peggy has to be a strong contender.

Over to you!

Have we reached a new low?

Pretty sure someone says that every thread

I'd give it about a 6 out of 10 these days, nice to have more stories with the younger generation, but still frustrating that the scripties seem to set up fascinating and intricate storylines/situations and never return to them.

Usually me!

4.5/10 from me.

But at the very least we had Tom/ Tash and Helen discussing farming stuff yesterday.
But the gazpacho - just four tomatoes for all that lot of people? It's going to be thin pickings for dinner!

(sorry, I listened uninterrupted so heard all the tiniest details 😄)

Thanks Gasp0de

The 🔮 is of the opinion that Pinky and Perky will make an early appearance, so as to thwart Tash's plans.

And when do we think the first buffalo will come thundering into Ambridge?

Place marking!!

Place marking.
TA is bonkers but I can't stop listening. Like an addiction to see how much worse it can possibly get.

Do they make goats cheese yet?

It's going to be thin pickings for dinner!

I haven't heard yesterday's yet but if this is Pat and Tony's cooking they always seem to be living off watery gruel and lentil parfait.

Thanks @Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g . The Casey sisters are a new low.
I still can't stand Pip.

Another thing that Steph said that sounded strange has just come to mind.

She’s supposed to be insta fluent and would obviously be au fait with hair and beauty trends. Think it was rather old fashioned to say she might have her hair ‘ombré’ when, for the past few years it’s been all about the balayage trend of lightening.

“I suppose the Archer twins will be born before we need a new thread. 👶👶
Any thoughts on names? Patrick and Antonia were suggested before - inspired! Peggy has to be a strong contender.

Over to you!”

My vote is still for Tat and Pony.

I will concede I love the idea that Ambridge could have its own buffalo herd. Surely Ian's pizza van is an obvious potential customer?

And yes, they must have been serving gazpacho in eggcups.

Tat and Pony. I bow to your expertise in matters of hair colouring, @Stath. I thought I was doing quite well to know what ‘ombré’ was, and that's entirely down to MN.

But the gazpacho - just four tomatoes for all that lot of people? It's going to be thin pickings for dinner!

Deonds whether they're cherry tomatoes or beefsteak ones, but... yeah.

For deonds, read depends...

Fanks for the fred. The always-mentioning-the-person-you’re-talking-to’s-name thing always jars with me, but I guess that’s the problem with radio.

Susan and Emma both call their nearest and dearest luv don’t they?

I couldn't get passed the meagre ingredients either- for 6 adults and 2 children. The quantities sounded enough for 2.

I can't believe Helen hasn't thought of mail order cheese before now. All the artisan cheese makers do it. Or that she needed Susan's advice on how to do it.

Lynda is both ghastly and stupid at the moment. The hotel was failing and it's been closed for renovations.

And as for the pizza van... The obvious route for Ian was to open a restaurant. The room fairy could squirrel up a room at The Bull. They could easily do bar food and fine dining. Places like The Peat Inn are in the middle of nowhere and you have to book weeks ahead. Or Fallon and he could have come to an arrangement re the café and open it to fine dining in the evening.

I don't have words re the Casey family.

Why is Pat so sniffy about Natasha’s mum? Has she come round before and tried to bang Tony on the kitchen table? Or is this just some weird My Grandchild shit??

I think Tom named Helen at least twice in 20 seconds during the last episode, not sure whether I picked up on it more due to reading this thread or whether it was actually as jarring as I felt it was... However, I don't name my siblings or friends that often to their face during conversation (especially one to one) as there's no need!

Pat calls people (Tony, Helen, Tom) 'love', too.

*that should say, 'Tom named Helen at least twice during conversation with her'

Agree with the sentiment regarding having no words about the Casey sisters...

I'm interested to see how this will pan out. Vince now seems a little suspicious. Steph is awful beyond words. Someone pondered re a suicide attempt storyline on the previous thread... I half wonder about that, or perhaps an accident (due to mental state or tiredness?) that will bring Beth to Ben's bedside and draw out a confession from Steph... (One more thought, might Ben somehow lose his nursing career before it's even started - he's already been sent home for falling asleep on the job - and end up farming instead?).

As Natasha is Welsh, the twins will be named Dylan and Cerys.
Obvs!

Anyone remember when Steph propositioned Freddie with a threesome with Liam?

I’m waiting for Freddie to bitch about this to Ben but of course this will be yet another forgotten storyline?

I doubt it @SaltyCrisp , those names are very middle-aged for Welsh-speakers.

They already have names - Pinky and Perky