All Creatures Great and Small
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We might as well deal with it.
Lets go to 1918 Belgium.
Siegfrieds flashbacks begin as a result of news that one of his fellow soldiers has died by suicide.
Again, this is not your typical escapist episode.
The antiseptic is next to the hydrogen cyanide, and to Siegfrieds point, they do look alarmingly similar.
Just a full-on dead cow, lying in a field.
Not cool, show.
(He has Jeff vibes, Ill give him that.)
Siegfried goes full horse girl when he meets River, the horse that cant be broken.
River was brought to the majors estate from Ireland and he wont allow anyone to ride him.
Maybe he just hates the English, amirite?
He also only cares about this incredibly beautiful horse to race him.
They decide so quickly!
What if he just needs to get acclimated?
In the midst of this, a chemical salesman named Mr.
Barge stops in, picks Mrs.
It was unexpected and I lold.
I dont know why this was the funniest moment of the episode, but it was.
Probably because most of the other moments involved dead cows, war flashbacks, and traumatized animals.
Side note: I want the chemical salesmans briefcase.
It unfolds in a very satisfying way.
Siegfried figures out that River is in a near-constant state of panic, and starts treating him accordingly.
Amid this, we see flashbacks to Siegfried on Armistice Day.
Siegfried protests these brave horses carried their men into battle and fought at their side.
I did not cryduringthe episode, but I am now, oh noooooo, feelingssss.
Essentially, orders are orders, and its too expensive to ship all the horses back home.
Good lord, its so sad.
Amid these memories, Siegfried is even more determined to save River.
When I tell you thefuryI felt.How dare how DARE you, sir.
If you have a pet, I encourage you to hug it right now.
Now Siegfried thinks he has to put River down, because he cant be ridden.
I cant tell, nor am I that invested).
He shows her the letter from his army friend who died by suicide the previous week.
None of us is.
Now should we be … thered be something wrong with us if we were.
Maybe we should, in fact, every now and then, admit that we are not all right.
(Tristan, of course, saysheis all right.Sigh.)
Thankfully, Siegfried figures out that River is traumatized by the riding crop.
And we end on a majestic shot of Siegfried on a beautiful horse running across the hills.
We will TAKE IT, and thank you.
