All Creatures Great and Small
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James has to attach a ring to a bulls nose.
Apparently thismakes bulls safer?
Who is having James do this task?
Hes back from France, and hes looking pretty good.
The bulls name is Monty!
Everyone is very excited about the match, including Mrs. Hall, who will be keeping score.
Siegfried will be playing in a very fun hat.
Elsewhere, Helen is concerned because Hugh wants to talk to the Aldersons about their farm lease.
Which is so nice!
Good job, Mr. Alderson!
Id probably take the bull, but I get it.
She finally decides to allow the operation, but with extreme reluctance.
Tristan tells him that in Yorkshire, it goes king, God, cricket.
Siegfried practices with James indoors, which is terrifying?
There are glass lamps!
Mrs. Hall just accepts this, which shows how serious the people of Darrowby are about their cricket.
If they hit the ball very far, they get six runs.
If they hit it less far, they get four runs.
As in baseball, if an outfielder catches it, the batsman is out.
And beyond that, we dont need to worry about it.
Tristan and Siegfried argue about cricket, but its not aboutcricket, yknow?
Mrs. Hall tells Siegfried that Tristan still feels Siegfried owes him an apology, which Siegfried thinks is silly.
Listen to other peoples opinions about your behavior!
Tristan and Siegfried do have a nice bonding moment about their dad.
It is finally the cricket match!
I say finally like I had any idea what was happening the first time I watched it.
After I watched all my educational videos, I rewatched it and it made slightly more sense.
Which is probably true!
James is just standing in the outfield like a goober while Hugh hits ball after ball to him.
Those children frequently go on to do fulfilling things that arent baseball!
Youre a very good vet, James.
After Hughs team calls it, they all pause for tea in a tent.
Mrs. Pumphrey calls Siegfried over and asks if Tricki will be the same after he has been emasculated.
I watched it four times.
Tristan tells James that Hugh winning would probably restore his dignity in his own eyes.
What will happen in my kind, kind show?
I say in my notes.
But come on, you know whats going to happen.
Because everyone is so kind!!
This pivotal final part of the match goes completely over my head.
They have 78 runs, but if James hits the ball, itll be a draw??
They are SIXTY runs down!
How can it end with a draw?
Tristan tells James to protect his wicket and guard his stumps, and …
I dont even know anymore.
James clearly steps back to leave the wicket open, and Hugh hits it, ending the game.
Helen tells James she loves him for doing the nice thing for Hugh.
They kiss on a bench.
Siegfried and Tristan finally have a real chat, and Siegfried apologizes (!!!)
for not telling him the truth and says he may have been wrong.
He tells Tristan that he can decide on his own whether he wants to return to school.
Did Siegfried learn this valuable lesson from watching Tricki bound joyfully across the field?
One can only hope.
Items for Pondering
How … what are stumps?
Would unknown-pop in-of-terrier/Pekingese puppies look cute, and can I have one?
What will we do without this lovely show once a week?
