All Creatures Great and Small
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We knew it was coming.
James is Off to War.
But not quite yet, for there are cats to save!
Picnics to be had!
People to be frustrated with!
Will the practice continue without James and Tristan there to help?
Siegfried thinks so, but James says Siegfried is in denial, which sounds about right.
Fortunately, Richard is there to pick up the slack.
Oh, also, Helen is now surprisingly pregnant.
And the show is making us think Mrs. Hall is leaving, but I think its atrick.
hypotheses about future events.
Yes, we could all look it up, but that is notfun.
I genuinely thought we might escape any cow deaths this season, and then look how that turned out.
But the hope was nice while it lasted.
Ah, excellent, I said.
Geralds out of the way then.
I mean, Im sure its beautiful, etc., but isJessthere?
Is a heartwarming found family that sits together reading in front of the fire there?
Get it together, Mrs. Hall; you know where you should probably be.
What kind of a challenge is Gerald!
I know Im beating a dead horse something particularly frowned upon in this milieu but agh.
Everyone needs to get their shit together.
But for now, Mrs. Hall and Gerald are engaged.
Richard needs to learn to drive.
He has three different chances to drive, and he finally accomplishes it with the aid of a dog.
Someone else should probably be teaching Richard how to drive.
Next, Siegfried takes him out!
Siegfried, who says hes known for his patience.
He flinches, fortunately, and swerves off the road.
He thinks he has hit a cat, but they determine that the cat was already injured.
We will return to the cat, as its a metaphor for James and Helens situation.
We also see the return of Trickis chaise, which I was SO excited about.
More tiny dog furniture in season five!
Richard can now drive.
Mrs. Pumphrey is his Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Or Yoda, maybe?
She also calls Richard Uncle Carmody, so hes well on his way.
On to James and Helen!
Helen looks remarkably pregnant, for it is only two months after Cowmageddon.
Again, did heneedto be the one to teach Richard how to drive?
He didnt and he couldnt.
Helen is clearly terrified, as anyone is, I assume, when their family goes to war!
And they dont know how long its going to last!
Helen ends up centering some of her feelings on the injured cat.
Helen asks Siegfried and James to save it, and she volunteers to nurse him back to health.
She names him Oscar.
To be fair, hes very cute.
The day before James leaves, Helen finally makes him talk.
But then James apologizes to Helen for abandoning her, and he tries not to cry.
Helen tells him that hes not abandoning anyone and she is proud of him.
This is very good to say, Helen!
What a complicated thing life is!!
James cant sleep, and he goes downstairs, only to find that Siegfried also cant sleep.
Oh no, I love my Darrowby family so much.
Siegfried tells James hes proud of him and shakes his hand (MY EMOTIONS AGAIN).
