Our Girl and Captain James Addicts Thread XXXVIII

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2 years ago a thread on Our Girl was started with these words ^Anyone watching this drivel?
although slightly enjoyed the family dynamics going on last night, unfortunately DD's favourite programme and in fact Guardian seems to recommend it^

38,000 posts, fireside wrestling contests, fan-fiction, autograph requests, carol concerts, CJ Grand Tours later we are about to watch series 2! And that first post is a distant memory.

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Morning all. Sorry I missed the watch along. I did though manage a sneaky 2nd viewing yesterday. Loved reading through your thoughts on a 2nd view though. One thought I had was do you think TG wrote part of the plot before we knew LT wouldn't be in? I think some of the things GL does could quite easily have been written for MD. Still loving having it back though.

I had a bit of an afternoon in front of the TV yesterday. Caught up on nashville too. Episode 3 is brilliant but tissues at the ready!

Raining here today so I think it'll be a day of inside jobs and shopping for us.

MrP gave me a lie in this morning and I'm taking it easy with a cup of tea and 10 zillion questions about light sabre colours from DS.

Oh dear I am officially bugged by something now. Whilst taking a shower this morning, which is not relevant at all but is a time when I often do a lot of useful thinking whilst wasting the electricity, it just bugged me that Georgie changing into scrubs is becoming my Sohail under the blanket moment of episode one.

As someone who does and has spent a lot of time pondering small plot details (not always hugely successfully I admit!) I'm just bugged by there being no good reason for Georgie to have changed apart from it being essential that she was not recognised as a soldier by the terrorists when they opened the back of the ambulance ( I do get that!). I even just watched that bit again looking for maybe a word or two such as "Oh I'm minging, boss, and need to change," or "It's bloody hot in here," or "The Police check points won't let you through if you don't look like medical personnel" or "The hospital won't like you being in the ambulance and might get sticky about it," or "There's not much room in here," just anything that would explain changing out of uniform in that situation? She just automatically changed without explanation - stop it Rhubarb

I did however, read an article about Anthony Horowitz who wrote that recent TV series and he was talking about last minute changes to scripts etc brought about by alterations to filming so I'm going to tell myself that's it.

In the meantime I think I'd better take the dog for a walk and try to blank it from my mind. I think that's called getting out more...even if it's with a dumb companion.

It's a good point rhu but unfortunately I thinks it probably just that it was convenient for the next scene - they don't know she's military. Hope Mansfield averted his eyes whilst she was changing her trousers also being someone who's wears scrubs most days she bloody lucky to be provided with a pair that fit

I assumed she changed to scrubs because she was going to do something medical when she got the guy to the treatment facility (although she had dealt with a man getting his legs blown off the day before dressed in combat gear)

As you say, it's a plot device, but I love how we're taking it all so seriously.

For my input, the machetes (in Swahili, panga) everyone has aren't the sort you normally get in Kenya. But people walking down the street with them is correct, everyone has pangas, they're like a multi tool

Just watching channel 5 Saturday show live (left on from cartoons at 6;30 -I know!!!!) and there was a bit from the next ep ... Will be on channel 5+1 in an hour if anyone wants to see it. No CJ though :(

I had assumed that it was NGO need to be seen as impartial, so visible military would have consequences.....and for plot development purposes

I'm with the plot device school of thought and she also ripped off her dog tags a little while later. I presumed she didn't want to reveal she was military.

I love that we're all back in the OG bubble again after a few lacklustre weeks.

Maddie I bet if you were being filmed for a BBC series, they'd find you scrubs to fit! Could you claim to be an ex soap star? My next door neighbour complains of the same problem.

I think you're probably right on that mooj but being the sort of crossing the t's and dotting the i's nerd I am I suppose I wanted a single sentence to remind me that was why - I know CJ said something in his briefing but I'd forgotten by the time we got to the ambulance scene - sieve brain . However, I have decided to view it as a Hardyesque moment - wrong church, ill-advised Valentines card, letter under the mat, changing to scrubs - which sets in motion a whole chain of devastating events.

Cor, Pix my eyes are popping at the thought of a multitool that big!

If we're talking about inconsistencies, I think quite a few of the events in the refugee camp are not true to life (or at least my experience of them)...

It's impossible the British Army would be supporting a Kenyan NGO with the maverick Kicki. It would have to be a decent sized international NGO with insurance policies that wouldn't allow her to stay overnight in such danger.

The mission would have set pretty clear restrictive boundaries on CJ's unit. I think there was a lot of mission creep. The idea that GL would be allowed to order another fridge re-stocked with medicines for the NGO, that arrived in a couple of hours was pretty unbelievable.

The tic tac incident was -irritating- funny, but rubbish, in real life that couldn't happen, it's unethical, over medicating is a real problem in these types of situations.

If there were constant attacks on the camp, the refugees would have disappeared already, run away to somewhere safer. I've been in a similar situation. No one stays around to die.

It would be better if it was more realistic, but it's a drama about a British medic and has other qualities, so I can accept it...

It's really interesting to hear from someone who knows a lot more about these situations Dance. I'm guessing the other "qualities" of the dram are pretty obvious to most of us...woof of course would insist it was the dramatic dramatisation of the drama that keeps her interest.

I know there were lots of gripes about military inaccuracies last time and some this time as well. I do wonder exactly what the role of military advisers is but I guess even they have to compromise for the story and must at times feel a bit awkward but try to keep it as real as they can. In the same way I suppose it's inevitable it won't be fully accurate in respect of Aid agencies and work in refugee camps but I suppose it does at least shine a light on prime time TV to some of the difficulties of this type of work. We tend to only see news reports and most of them make you feel pretty distant and helpless. At least a drama showing the work and lives of people there - albeit a bit inaccurate - makes it seem more relevant.

Coo get you lot with your in-depth analysis! I just watch to see the pretty boys hopefully just in their pants and then carry on with RL being the Secretary General of the United Nations.

What happened to Beansys explanation of Grazias review, she's not come back to us. ASAP please Beans

I thought it was the dramatic dramatisation of the drama that drew you in woof

Mud pit almost wrestling ready with all of this rain

Rain mooj? It's warm and humid here. Just picking blackberries from the garden.

Yep although it is lurching drom light drizzle to pouring down. In drizzle mode at present. Just seen a lady in town taking 2 cockatiels on leads for a walk. Why? Currently watching the paralympics and in trouble with MrM for not wanting to watch het another doc on the SAS

comes on pure shamefaced

Two things....

1. i thought I was on the "Motherland" thread... It was "Motherland" that got slagged by Grazia

1. I can't find aforementioned copy of Grazia in the house

1. I was pissed as a fart last night after pretty much a wineless year. Two malbecs later and I was flying

So much

Derr!!! Obviously pix but the hot young totty helps to keep focus on the strongly scripted sensationalised situation of the scene in a very serious sense. Plus of course it works wonders on the ol' HRT addled uterus

Beans you sound perfect for this thread! Double away and watch episode 1 on the iplayer and then let us know what you think!

More seriously, I saw Motherland and couldn't help thinking it was based on Mumsnet and pretty funny. Can't remember how many times I've been stuck at temporary traffic lights fuming about being late and nothing's coming the other way and I sort of recognised one of the other characters.

Beansy hang your head in shame

woof your alliterative account of the analytic analysis of the allegorical aspects of the action is amazingly appreciated.

Get me - I sound like the Master of ceremonies from the Good Old Days!

I'm too young to remember The Good Old Days Rhu

Rhu !. Unfortunately I do remember The Good Old Days.

Ah the Good Old Days. Our rendition of Down at the Old Bull and Bush (complete with props and actions) always brought down the house didn't it woof?

Sorry I've been awol but obvs I've been deeply involved with the Olympics and the Russian male gymnastic squad (they send their love and the special edition dvd of their pommel horse routine woof) plus Prudey's been smashing pasties left right and centre to help keep Ross' strength up for all his pounding down the mine.

Would you believe I haven't even had time to watch OG yet???

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYY!!!!!! orph is back!!!

I'm a little bit euphoric overjoyed beside myself relieved pleased