Random Harvest 1942 | Mervyn LeRoy

i really hope they won t cancel the show,and finally make scarnash canon

It's been a whirlwind day for fans of this show, and it's clearly been a better day for some more than others. I do want to acknowledge that I see and hear and understand the disappointment fans are experiencing.

I would like to speak to my own feelings, which are ones of excitement and cautious optimism because the parts of the show I enjoy the most are still intact for Season 5. I am really excited to see where this show goes. I'll put the rest below the fold so as to be respectful to the variety of emotions.

I enjoyed the episodes that didn't feature the Duke for a variety of reasons. He often talked down to Eliza, or tried to knock bring her down in a variety of ways, and so he seemed to be fundamentally incompatible for her. By the end of season 3, I started to wonder how they could course correct to make William/Eliza believable and work for me. I just couldn't see it because I didn't like how the core issue with Eliza's ambition. That's not something I could get behind.

My favorite parts of the show were always Eliza working with partners who respected her- partners like Nash and Moses. I really missed Moses in Season 4, and one thing I hope we see more of is the diversity of Victorian London that we got to see in earlier seasons.

Look, I am obviously a hardcore #ScarNash shipper. I have loved the character of Patrick Nash since his introduction in season 2. The romantic possibility was there in season 2, and then by episode 3 of season 3 (Hotel St Marc), the chemistry was rather distracting! I liked how he respected her talents and enjoyed having her take the lead.

By the end of Season 4, it was clear to me that Patrick Nash and Eliza Scarlet made the most sense. They were equals, and he recognized her talent from the beginning. Eliza's character seemed to have more growth through her interactions with Nash while her relationship with William had grown stale. The flashback episode really solidified that for me- they hadn't changed in personality in a decade, why would they ever? I forgot to mention the constant mirroring of WIlliam/Eliza romance with Patrick/Eliza's relationship. Talking about wanting to receive a present in a bow with a box to William and then having Nash give her exactly that in an area she wanted- a boost to her career. The way Nash always wanted her to work for him when William only reluctantly hired her. The way Nash acted in the entire Jewel of the North episode, including being there for Eliza when her office was trashed. And that's not even Season 4 where Eliza flat out says he's the only person who's ever had any faith in her!

I know what the writers have said about platonic relationships. And a Season 5 renewal with no Duke doesn't mean we automatically get ScarNash. But a girl can dream. They writers are SO lucky to have these actors with this amount of chemistry and a relationship that has developed over THREE seasons. There's been a satisfying arc with Patrick and Eliza. Rivals to friends to lovers would be satisfying. We've watched them grow individually and together. It would make sense.

My wishlist for season 5 certainly includes: a female friend for Eliza that isn't Ivy, for Moses to come back (I know this is not happening lol) and for ScarNash to be canon. I think it would be incredible, and I hope others can come around.

As a side note, it's been absolutely delightful to share this news with ScarNash fans and to find NEW people who have quietly shipped ScarNash. I sometimes felt like there were only a few of us, but truly there's so many people that love the idea of them. So while I think it's not at all guaranteed that it'll be canon, I certainly continue to hope this has opened the door to it. We'll wait and see! I'm looking forward to the new season with more excitement than I've had for any piece of media in awhile.

you can't see me, can you? you look at me and you can't see me / i'd know you anywhere...

Can we talk about how Siegfried, who is a profoundly emotional being, became a beacon of steadfastness, a quiet presence ready to serve, keeping vigilent, swallowing his own fear so he could be there for her?

How he knew too much about war to offer hollow niceties and false hopes that would strike her down if proven untrue but braced himself to become the unfaltering force that would keep her upright if it came to it?

How he was grateful to Tristan for being the counterpoint to that and staying optimistic because he also knew it was what she needed?

How he crumbled with her when the coast was clear, therefore revealing how much he was affected all along because his own sense of self has long merged with her and if she falls he will hold her up but will be doing so on his knees because her pain is his pain?

CAN WE TALK ABOUT THAT?

He drew out a letter and placed it before Anne.

Persuasion by Jane Austen (illustration by Hugh Thomson) / Persuasion (1995) dir. Roger Michell

He ain't wrong.

Niles Crane favorite looks season 3

All Creatures Great and Small (2020) — Season 5, Episode 2: Holding the Baby

Jane and Lisbon every time they question the victim's family :

i agree with this perspective . siegfried just wanted to prove he can still “get it “. bosworth and carmody both made him think that time passes him by ,so he wanted to show ( to himself also) he has not given up on life . i don’t know if i can categorise it as a mid life crisis …but 😂

i believe he hasn’t entirely figured out his feelings for audrey ,but he s getting there . i think he knows there is an attraction,but he respects her a lot and doesn’t act on it ,he doesn’t see her as just a woman ,but much more than that .

i really respect the writers for taking their time to put together this beautiful story ,and not rushing it (although i wouldn’t mind them getting together as soon as possible)

listen i'm all for a slow burn, but at this point they should not be bringing any more 'love interests' for either one of them into the show. gerald was more than enough for that kind of storyline. adding ms gratley in is a dumb choice in my opinion.

if they want to drag out audrey and siegfried actually getting together, fine. BUT one or both of them needs to at least have the realization they have feelings for the other, and focus on them dealing with that and the tension it will cause.

the audience is starting to get impatient with this, and if nothing has been moved forward between them by the end of the christmas special, it does the show a big disservice.

Original caption: (Above) Admiral Dick Barthelmess (in the fancy hat) comes aboard the ship Talayha and is saluted by the crew (left to right), Seaman Warner Baxter, First Mate Bill Powell and the Captain Ronald Colman. (Below) First Mate Powell, left, and Captain Colman show a catch which proves that the Adminral did not sefert because there were no fish. Photoplay, 1934