#judy parfitt
Bobby: Mama, I will not stand for this.
Hester: You’ll do as you’re bloody well told, darling.
The acting from Bryony Hannah was superb. I thought it was something different that she didn’t want to pray with Sister Julienne after the attack. Religious people are usually shown to have unwavering faith especially in crisis, saying “It’s all part of God’s plan” and so on. So I’m glad that didn’t happen and she was as angry as anyone would be in that situation. Not that their is anything wrong with praying at times like that you get the impression if you’ve read Farewell to the East End that the real Cynthia was more like that rather than like Sister Julienne. I guess it was just more of a relatable reaction rather than something passive. I just thought it was a really effective story tonight which was made all the more effective because one of the main characters was directly involved. This series just feels more powerful than the last four. Particularly the scene with Sister Monica Joan, I just loved it.
Spoilers for 5.3
- Patsy’s face when she was rushing home and up the stairs because she knew Delia was home.
- Just those two together, they’re so cute.
- Delia being at Nonnatus and it being shown that it’s going to be murder for them to try and stay a secret whilst all living together. Plus Delia being funny about it, she’s actually really funny this series I like her a lot.
- Saying that, I’m pretty sure Nurse Crane and maybe even to some degree Sister Julienne, know about Patsy and Delia. I don’t think Trixie is too far off the mark either and it’s just a matter of time before Sister Monica Joan says something poetic about it to one of them.
- Patsy did more of this last episode but she says a lot of things which are clearly about how she has to hide her relationship/sexuality, she usually says it to someone like Nurse Crane or Trixie as well, someone who is sharp enough to catch on to what she really means.
- I really like Nurse Crane being involved with all the other midwifes and giving them advice but also having a laugh with them. The scenes when they’re all at Nonnatus talking together are great. She was very good to Trixie about her AA meetings as well.
- Again I really like Barbara and Tom together, I don’t think Trixie and Tom were right for each other at all.
- Sister Winifred and Mrs Whitmore’s storyline was excellent, I guessed she was going to go for the coat hanger which was awful when she did. I notice that nobody seems to like her as a character but I quite like Sister Winifred, she can be awfully judgmental at times but she learned from her mistakes this time.
- Is it bad that I don’t miss Sister Evangelina at all? She made things worse most of the time.
- The symbolism of Sister Monica Joan planting the weeds with Patsy, I kid you not I’m going to learn how to gif as soon as my prelims are over.
- Overall the best moment was when Barbara called Nurse Crane a brick. What a good word.
