"Avast, All Creatures fans, and raise the flag on our schooner, for we have a new 'ship. Though my opinion of Tristan has historically ranged from "smarmy" to "He's fine, I guess," he has chemistry with newcomer Charlotte Beauvoir, and I happily accept this development. I do want all our main-cast characters to be happy; I just don't always need the story to revolve around them or even focus on them too often (lookin' at you, Helen)."
"They're not rushing it; he's having little realizations in every episode, and each one results in adjustments to his behavior. He was alone for, we assume, about four years, and Siegfried is too eccentric a person to be left on his own. He needs normally adapted human society to nudge him in the right direction. I had a friend once who ended up too much on his own for a while,"
"Everything kicks off with Siegfried receiving an invitation to Orley Castle for a black-tie dinner on Saturday. He brushes off his plans to go to the Drovers with Tristan because he wants to schmooze with richies. Siegfried says it's good for business, but I think we all know he's a bougie bitch. This knowledge makes James and Tristan's later-in-the-episode theorizing very funny. Tristan is bummed because he is lonely and wants to connect with his brother, but Siegfried doesn't see this at all."
Siegfried undergoes a slow, episodic personal journey, experiencing small realizations that produce behavioral adjustments. He spent roughly four years alone and remains eccentric, requiring normally adapted human society to provide corrective social feedback. Mrs. Hall functions as an important stabilizing presence. Tristan shows chemistry with newcomer Charlotte Beauvoir, creating a satisfying new pairing. Siegfried accepts an Orley Castle black-tie invitation and declines a Drovers outing with Tristan, framing the choice as business while exhibiting upper-class affectations. James and Tristan find humor in Siegfried's bougie behavior. Tristan feels lonely and seeks connection with his brother, but Siegfried remains insular.
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