It’s a truth universally acknowledged: one of the best parts of period dramas is the costuming. And while Rachael New’s Miss Scarlet and The Duke had…

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The description for this episode on BritBox is “Thornton is heartbroken and humiliated, but at least the strike is over,” and if that’s not a big pandemic mood in all the worst ways I don’t know what is! Anyway, as you can imagine, things are not great for our guy Thorny after he got turned down hard by Mags last week. And TBH, this isn’t even a Pride & Prejudice situation where he was being a jerk and has to deal with the consequences; this is a “sorry bud, she’s just not that into you” moment.

When last we left our protagonist, she was getting into an alleyway altercation with a certain grumpy mill owner, and we were all pretending we weren’t super here for it. This week kicks off with Thorny and his mom surveying the situation at the mill. Workers slacking off get reprimanded, but even Thorny’s Mom isn’t a complete tight-ass when it comes to sick kids, allowing the kiddo in question to keep her job if she can get one of her siblings to the mill to take her place for the day. Being provisionally helpful? In this economy? We love to see it, and so does Thorny, who’s not afraid to trust his mom’s business instincts.

Our show starts where many others would end: a wedding. And lest you think that Pinterest is to blame for the current situation vis-à-vis nuptial insanity, we find out that the reception we’re witnessing would make even a Kardashian blush.

Although this season of All Creatures Great and Small has received countless praises from fans and professional critics, there is one element on the show…

Every season, the Drama After Dark team gathers ‘round the (currently virtual) conference room table to watch the latest and greatest in British dramas.…

When last we saw our intrepid lady detective, she was meeting with potential murder suspect/frenemy Moses in the latest of her ongoing efforts to respect her own safety without getting unjustly benched for the crime of being a woman. Alas, before we can get an update on THAT situation, it’s time for a flashback starring Papa Mars, and let me tell you, it’s a doozy. An unknown assailant, again in the creepy gas mask, is sat across from Papa Mars in his offices. The man forces our Dadtective to drink a glass of (presumably) poison at gunpoint. If that wasn’t enough inducement, the murderer also tacitly threatens to harm Victoria Mars if Papa Mars doesn’t drink up.

Editor’s Note: this article covers the entire plot of The Long Song. Don’t read it unless you’ve finished the show. The Long Song condenses approximately…

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