#ep: s19e48 How Loud It Is

[lonelier-version-of-you]

s19e48 "how loud it is" (wri. andy bayliss, dir. jamie annett) | s20e45 "report to the mirror - part one" (wri. andy bayliss, dir. david innes edwards)

[holbyconfessional]

Holby City S19E48 - How Loud It Is

Oh, but I’ve been looking forward to this episode with glee, and mostly, it didn’t disappoint.

One thing that struck me - and it’s something I missed when Fredrik was last on the show (mostly as a patient), is how amazing the casting is!  I was definitely pretty sold that he could be Hanssen’s son.

The next thing that struck me - hard - is that I really don’t like the fact that Hanssen’s son is a bad lot!  I mean, we knew about the Pharma debacle, but the swab thing was a bit immediate!  So, he’s clearly there with an agenda, but who was he talking to on the phone?  I also really didn’t like his wife much.  On the surface of it, she seemed ‘nice’, but I certainly didn’t get a nice vibe from her.  Ooh, shudder.  Hanssen’s facial expressions were absolutely spot on all throughout the episode, but I think one of my favourite moments was when he and Fredrik first came face to face - he was positively vibrating with tension, and it was delicious.  All the kudos to Guy Henry.

Whilst on the Hanssen topic, I had a warm and squishy moment at his scene with Dom on the bench, when Dom finally admitted that he was hooked on steroids.  I do like the paternal moments Hanssen shows his staff, even if technically they’re terrible CEO moves!  (And I still find Dom’s face slug to be disconcerting).

So, a potential merger with St James, hey?  Ok, silly to pretend it’s a surprise!

Lovely to see Jason back, but it did seem strange without Serena or Bernie.  Hope we see more of him, even if he does make me miss my faves even more.

Blondie Zosia!  Fair took me aback!  Still, at least equilibrium was more or less restored when she re-appropriated the work-bun!  She seemed a little manic this ep, and there was the moment when she grabbed the leaflet from Jac’s desk about the Yale opportunity she’d passed up.  I have to say, I don’t like her in Neuro, I far preferred her in Cardio.  Wonder if she’ll ever return?  Doesn’t hurt the show to have her stay in neuro, though, a new bunch of COTW storylines open up that way.

OK, silly question here, but do we actually know what’s going on with Guy?  Coz the BBC did their ‘helpline for anyone affected by Guy’s storyline’, but I still don’t feel sure of what Guy’s storyline actually is!

So, on to the point of the episode which was a massive FAIL for me - and that was Donna decorating the office with all that ridiculously inappropriate for a hospital tat, and Ric just standing by, having seen that she’s wasted HOURS of NHS pay and working time just pratting around, and he doesn’t say a word!  And everyone thinks it’s funny and cute, and witty, and in actual fact, it’s ridiculous and awful and shocking!  Na-nah!  Bad, bad story.

(And then of course, after the ep aired, we had that trailer for Ollie and Zosia’s wedding  :-0 )

[lonelier-version-of-you]

Do you know where to watch old Holby episodes and if you have any Henrik centric eps you really recommend. Been so long without Henrik I have to see him again.

Here you go: https://13thdctor.tumblr.com/post/118957883308/holby-episodes

As for Henrik centric episodes I recommend:

S13E33 "Damage Control" (Henrik treats a teenage boy who's being groomed by his teacher - trigger warning for CSA, obviously)

S14E08 "The Hand That Bites" (Henrik deals with a patient whose mother has been deliberately stunting her growth - TW for child abuse, also, sexual assault/rape are discussed in another patient story) S14E51 "Blood Money" (Henrik gets kidnapped by the angry son of a dead patient, it's way better than it sounds. No major warnings for this one that I remember, except for Jonny Maconie throwing around ableist slurs...)

S15E01 "The Third Way" (Henrik struggles with whether to speak out against NHS reforms and whether the controversy he'd cause would be worth it)

S15E04 "If Not For You" (Henrik treats the son of the first ever patient he had at Holby)

S15E13 "Hanssen/Hemingway" (the Stockholm episode)

S15E42 "Never Let Me Go" (Maja, Fredrik's mother, arrives at the hospital)

S15E51 "The Cost of Loving" and S15E52 "Like A Prayer" (Henrik's original exit two-parter)

S18E15 "Sins of Our Fathers" (Henrik treats a homeless patient and confronts his own classism)

S19E03 "Black Dog" (Henrik dealing with his mental health issues)

S19E18 "Losing Game" (Fredrik's first appearance)

To be honest just about everything from S19E48 "How Loud It Is" (Fredrik starts working at the hospital) to S19E63 "We Need To Talk About Fredrik" (the aftermath of the shooting) is great for Henrik content.

S20E04 "Hanssen Is As Hanssen Does" (more shooting aftermath)

S20E13 "No Matter Where You Go, There You Are - Part Two" (Henrik has a breakdown on the ward and realises he needs to resign from the CEO job)

S20E20 "Blind Spot" (Roxanna encourages Henrik to get therapy)

S20E28 "Into The Light" (more Henrik mental health stuff)

S20E36 "Keep Your Friends Close", S20E38 "One Man And His God" (the 1987 flashback episode), S20E41 "The Three Musketeers", S20E42 "Stains", and S20E45/S20E46 "Report To The Mirror" (a two-parter) are all great for Johnrik content if you're into that ship.

S21E23 "In The Right Place" (Oskar is brought in as a patient), S21E30 "Don't Leave Me" (Oskar begins developing an interest in medicine), and S21E33 "Work-Life Balance" (Henrik decides to go to Sweden and stay with Sara and Oskar for a while) are all very sweet episodes.

Long list, I know!