Our Girl Thread 57 "Our Girl Revisited"

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We have been following Our Girl since 2014 and although there are to be no further series, we revisit time and time again to discuss. As an alternative, we are also watching the 1990s series of Soldier Soldier.

Molly takes care of the injured Taliban soldier and treats him the same as any British soldier.

One of the Taliban is still alive. It must be difficult to square it with your conscience when faced with the injured enemy.

I take it she's back at university Rhu (and in lockdown)?

CJ is impressed yet again - lots of mutual liking going on. Smurf overhears.

Above and beyond Molly! CJ is impressed!

Not actually locked down Ilove. Thankfully, she's in a house this year instead of halls, so touch wood not so restrictive, if they all stay well.

Molly receives praise from the Major for her actions.

CJ has volunteered Molly to sing a duet with him...ooh...er!

They all know something she doesn't.

Major Beck praises Molly for her actions with the insurgent who is now in hospital at Bastion.

CJ drops the bombshell that he and Molly will be singing a duet together for the troops' entertainment. That's another song I can't hear without thinking about OG!

Stargazing on the roof of the..er..latrines. Lovely stars overhead. Smurf brings her some tea - bless him. He's trying too hard to be nice.

How can you read a letter in the dark?

Pleased to hear it Rhu. It's headines on our local news reports every day.

I do like Smurf and Molly as friends.

Ooh, just had to watch that scene in the tent without commenting - ah so sweet, so much chemistry.

CJ hands Molly the words for their song.

It's the first time he calls her Dawesy.

Bashira is to be extracted for her own safety because her Dad is a wrong 'un.

If CJ were to wake me up, I'm not sure my first words would be "Have I overslept?"

The plan is to take Bashira away from her father and place her in a safe house in Kabul. Afghan social services are on hand to assist.

Off they go to Bashira's house to find her.

Here they are at the compound.

I remember the first time we saw this, I was on tenterhooks and wondering how it would end.

No Ilove "Is this a dream?" would be more appropriate.

Meanwhile, Bashira is not in the house but she has been spotted in the market.

This was so shocking the first time. Molly is horrified, but her heart takes over.

Poor Bashira - she must be terrified and she can see that Molly is scared too. She must think it's all over.

Bashira appears and is wearing a suicide vest. Molly rushes over to keep Bashira calm until the bomb disposal team arrives.

CJ must be almost having a heart attack at this stage.

Here comes the bomb disposal guy looking like a spaceman. Bashira is just frozen in terror. I would be too.

CJ sounds panicked.

The bomb disposal man looks terrifying - as if he's from a science fiction film!

The bomb explodes but Bashira is saved. Very poignant momen