#emily watches acgas

[ofhouseadama]

all creatures great and small episode 2 the liveblog

my dog is joining me on this one and she is a very fun shape

awww I love when a woman happens upon a naked man in a period piece because he's decided to strip down and walk into water

SARCASM DOESN'T BECOME A WOMAN OF YOUR RELIGIOSITY MRS. HALL

"and if it makes tristan green with envy, all the better" ah yes, there's the sibling nonsense

alright who hurt the farnon brothers

was it their father

"he let you drive the rover"

the immense little sibling energy here, we're all terrible little brats

"not as such, no" is one of my conversational weaknesses because of ainsley hayes from tww, I must admit

oh god that almost car crash got me worse than most of the jumpscares in the conjuring. i have trauma from matthew crawley, i think

"mrs. h" "i can feel your ribs" OH GOD THEY'RE FAMBLY

FOUND FAMBLY

my weakness, as a homosexual

oh I see we are about to start on some three brothers nonsense. as the youngest of three sisters I know EXACTLY how this is going to go because I was raised in the dysfunction lmao

oh tristan what is your dark tragic backstory

is it just your father lmao

it feels like it was your father

OH ANOTHER PRETTY BRUNETTE LADY

"hello, you need a lift?" "WHO'S THIS THEN, YOUR FANCY MAN?" OH MY GOD

oooh audrey hall backstory, so she used to work in a Big House?

oh i love a good fancy country house

oh it's MILL MONEY take me back immediately to North & South then

oh so Siegfried is Like That, i see

honestly if I had this much money I would also treat my dogs like this old lady, the way I would serve Lady some beef wellington. last weekend I hand fed her prosciutto while making a charcuterie board

UNCLE HERRIOT'S TELLING MUMMY OFF

this is so endearing tbh

"JAMES I BARELY RECOGNIZE YOU WITH YOUR CLOTHES ON" god I love her so much, she's so valid

"there's a river up there that's good for swimming"

i am... love helen

WHAT ARE YOU HIDING, TRISTAN

oh Siegfried handing the boys whiskeys makes me feel very fond of him

"tris?" I SNORTED

the immediate sibling energy between the three of them is sending me

"skip breakfast" AUDREY IS SO OFFENDED AND SHE'S RIGHT

"oh he's mentioned many things, all of them unholy" the way that Audrey is the team mom

i'm worried about this cow

oh did Tristan not actually pass his exams which is why he's avoiding PRACTICING VETERINARY MEDICINE

omg James is so smart, what a good lad

oh no Audrey what's wrong. who is Edward. do I need to fucking fight him

"he's still my boy"

oh god I'm gonna have to fight this Edward and I don't even know what he's done or who he is

"a son's promise to his dying father" ah yes, the daddy issues coming in RIGHT ON TIME

Siegfried is buying Dorothy's car solely to be nice under the cover of being an asshole

OH EDWARD IS HER SON, I'M ABSOLUTELY GOING TO FIGHT HIM

oh no he bought his little brother a car to be nice to his brother and his brother's a liar

oh no

DADDY ISSUES RIGHT ON FUCKING TIME

"you'll do, for whom and what is the question" IM SCREAMING

Siegfried is bringing a lot of big brother/surrogate dad energy and I know I'm about to get my feelings hurt about it

"aunty aulderson, have been since he was a pup" oh no it's cuuuuute

"he'll dance with five more by the end of the night, but never more than once" I'm--

siegfried said "emotional avoidance" and i support him

okay so is Audrey a widow or was she jilted and left with a son, inquiring minds want to know how much angst is due to be involved, I'm here for it all, though

OH GOD TRISTAN DIDN'T GRADUATE

"i couldn't bear the thought of failing, again" "it's hard isn't it, love?" oh god AUDREY WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU

WHO AM I FIGHTING

"oh don't be modest, it's terribly dull" mood

me, shamelessly muting this conversation because THIS stresses me out more than watching a new horror movie in the dark

"I BOUGHT YOU A BLOODY CAR. I WAS PROUD OF YOU." lmao we know which one hurts more and you're mad that it's that you were proud of him

oh yes, Siegfried bringing Disappointed Dad energy

"I think you'd best do it, Tris, earn your keep while you're here" LMAOOO middle sibling energy has arrived

god audrey and siegfried are so married

LMAO both james and tris running from siegfried

oh this is VERY cute, I'm so into it

[ofhouseadama]

YOUR ACGAS LIVEBLOGS ARE GIVING ME *LIFE* RIGHT NOW (also just for clarity Audrey and Dorothy were in the WRENS together, that's not gonna make sense to non-British people so the Wrens were the Women's Royal Naval Reserve, they served together during WWI. This backstory will seem more relevant next episode. and yes, everyone agrees that if it weren't for siegfried we'd all be shipping audrey/dorothy.)

OHHHHH that makes a ton more sense, thank you for filling me in!!

[ofhouseadama]

::bounces excitedly in Anna Madeley ;) ::

fixing myself some brunch and coffee and then putting it on :)

[ofhouseadama]

i am v. v. sorry ur suffering but not sorry in the slightest that we're probly gonna get fic out of it <33 also ULTRA SATISFYING LIVEBLOG WAS ULTRA SATISFYING OMG. i have been in love with siegfried since i was 8 (not a typo) he is a sarcastic grumpypants with No Patience and I LOVE HIM, he gets better i swear, also audrey is THE BEST FUCKING THING and yes, we all stan helen bc... helen is perf obvs, anyway feel better i will validate all ur acgas2020 feels when u have them!!

lmao not me immediately going to AO3 and seeing why I am being led to this ship

[ofhouseadama]

am i sitting here on tenterhooks waiting for your reaction to my childhood love of a cranky grumpysoft vet and his future wife?? yes yes i am [makes popcorn]

ok ok so it took me a bit to get through the first ep because i feel like garbage and kept needing to Suffer

but liveblog, episode one, under the cut

this opening scene on the docs is VERY call the midwife of them

dog dog dog dog

i do find james' neurotic mother very endearing, at least for now, she very much feels like someone who is of the Depression

great depression but also regular depression

oh so this is COUNTRY country. serving me some ballykissangel vibes here, loving it

there's something so special about masterpiece theatre music

so soft, so uplifting, something dreadful is about to happen

AT LAST, A CURMUDGEON

overly competent housekeeper is my kink, just like my beloved elsie hughes

I know I'm gonna love Audrey, she's micromanaging the shit out of Siegfried. they both need to go to therapy, i can sense it. cannot wait to see how codependent they are

in another life i believe i would have become an overly competent housekeeper

OH THE CURMUDGEON HAS JOKES

i love cows so much, i've never touched one or met one but i know i could be friends with so many cows

my wife is a horse girl. i fear horses, they're too powerful and they know it. you can't control a horse. you shouldn't sit on one, they know too much.

that's just a like, a fun little tidbit about my control issues

OH NO JAMES GOT KICKED aw he's doing so good though

god this scenery is so beautiful SNOW EIGHT FEET DEEP, I HERE? IMPASSIBLE FOR WEEKS ON END??? do i smell a hint of my favorite trope, inclement weather

oh so the curmudgeon is INSANE insane

ah yes, the country v city teasing already out in full force

i love small village nonsense, this is my JAM

OH NO JAMES AND THE KITTY CATS

james is just me any day of the week trying to get to work. im not even hungover, i just don't want to be alive

oh siegfried is such an asshole but the Audrey is a bro, I know im gonna love her

she radiates queer energy

hmmm I do love all the tweed

completely off topic but this just makes me want to play Sims 4 Cottage Living as soon as I'm done with this episode

oh I love Helen's sweater

oh I love Helen

BABY COW IT'S A BABY IT'S A COW

ah yes, the obligatory, "deep down he's a good man, be an asshole back, it'll make him happy" speech

James and these cats

OH NO HE SWITCHED THE CATS

aw what a poor dumb baby, James is

AUDREY IS THE PATRON SAINT OF LOSE CAUSES. "YOU CARE ABOUT PEOPLE WHO SOMETIMES DON'T DESERVE IT." "ON THAT WE MUST AGREE"

THE MEANINGFUL STARE

THE PAUSE

I'M--

yes.

oooh yes, deux ex machina in the way of a calf

god i can already tell audrey, james, and siegfried are gonna fall out of the found family tree and hit every branch on the way down

i would not like a cow to contract down on my entire arm

audrey :'((((

what terrible things have happened to her, i can sense the trauma

i love when birth is used as a metaphor

that's not me being sarcastic i really love when birth is used as a metaphor, as indicated by the... everything about me

A BABY

yes JAMES GO OFF

"not to my face, no" lmao

WELL BETTER GET USED TO IT

SIEGFRIED, PLEASE, MR. FARNON WAS MY FATHER

awwww they're all gonna love each other