Archers Addicts 5 !!!!!

The unravelling of Rob?
Bring it on!!
Wait until she tells Ed or ,even better, Susan he was coming on to her, this is getting interesting!!

Well, that was a bit more like it!

Although in a way it was sort of a shame that he didn't get physical with Emmerrr, which could have led to charges of assault, at least he was seen behaving in his usual way, and stood up to!

Was he even there?

Why didn't Alice introduce workmates to Christopher. Isn't he a brawny local working class lad?

Sorry I am repeating myself.

It is very insulting to Pip.to be so.dismissive. I have always felt they are building up to Pip and Rex finally.....vomit.

Yes, Phoenix. We've had the rival brothers storyline before. We need something fresh. Good for Ed to speak up + tell Alice where to go. Too much 'entitlement' there.

Tonight episode was dire! The Rex/PipToby thing - totally unrealistic, whichever brother not telling the other about the relationship, then the codswallop about "she threw herself at me"!

The only good bit was Ed refusing to be the entertainment at Alice's party by being the token yokel!

And it is getting so irritating - laying it on with a trowel and setting the scene for a marital indiscretion by Christopher or Alice. It is rather crude!

Alice is 'protesting too much' re: hers + Chris's relationship

Well done, Ed for putting Alice in her place. What an unpleasant woman she's becoming.

Certainly it is time that Helen broached the subject of Henry's conception with him. Surely there are word to explain it to a five year old without getting tied in knots. He needs to grow up with the idea rather than having a shock in adolescence or someone else, less kind, telling him He needs to be proud that she wanted him so much that she went to have IVF.

She will then have to find the words to explain about how Rob behaved, it will be harder to explain the stabbing. I would have thought an older child at school knows what happened if not and that isn't how Henry needs to find out the truth.

However, I did wonder at Pat sharing her problems with Jazzer, a.lovely man, but not known for his emotional intelligence!!

It is refreshing to get back to more mundane story lines at last. I think Pip may end up with Rex as Toby has so much growing up to do.

I think the actress subsequently known as Shula Hebden Lloyd used to do childrens voices.

Well put,*Iam*, sorry again for rather sweary rant!

Phoenix, you aren't alone in planning how you'd help Henry understand what's been happening in his life. He saw the stabbing row, he talked to the social worker about life at home as well as the incident. Helen could ask that so for advice and in RL she probably would. She would hopefully have some trust in her given the fact her assessment and recommendations were accepted by the judge.
The social worker would have explained her job and given Henry age appropriate info about the wise judge etc etc. That could be a starting point for talking with Henry. If he asks why giddyjack sees daddy he can be told the judge felt that would be ok if grandpa was there to make sure giddyjacks toys don't go in the bin. Also that a clever person is to see daddy and ask him lots of questions, then tell wise judge loomis whether he thinks daddy should see giddyjack when he's a big boy like Henry ....

I'll go for your second option, phoenix

Have a and chill.

I have been thinking about what should be said to Henwee (yes, I know it's not real! )

But bearing in mind all the poison that Knob dripped into his ear about Helen, perhaps when he next asks why Giddyjack (aka Myson) can see "Daddy" and he can't, someone might just say something along the lines of Daddy was rather unkind to Mummy, which made her very sad and now that Mummy is better the "people" thought it would be better for the three year old sounding Henwee to be with Mummy.

Alternatively of course he could be told various things, such as "the person you call Daddy is not only a psychopathic, narcissistic deluded fuck wit/knob head , who made you put your bunny in the bin,but he is not genetically connected to you, for which you should be grateful, so give it a rest with the silly voice"

PS Sorry, I've not had a very good day and it's probably better to have an Archers rant than try to have any sort of meaningful discussion on other topics!

It's never been mentioned merlot. I suppose we have to assume they understand employment law and have followed it.

Shouldn't not should. Grrr

The joint account has had a mention. Doesn't Helen have to instigate divorce proceedings in order to freeze the accounts?

Have Pat and Tony officially sacked Rob?

Pat probably should have talked about Rob getting away without being punished to Jazzer[worried grimace]

I agree Hunt. It's nice to have episodes that are no longer dominated by the Rob/Helen storyline but the whole Pip/Rex/Toby thing is tedious.

Yes, Hunt, very annoying!

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I really don't like the new Pip/Rex/Toby story line .It seems so contrived and silly. How do others feel about it.