"I'm expected to just continue through this modern hellscape without my 1940s veterinary-practice show? This is like when Aslan drops the kids back off in their world in Prince Caspian, and they're like, Oh, great, so you showed us a land filled with magic and wonder, and now we have to go back to war-torn Europe, only instead of a lion that is God, it's a grumpy vet and his friends."
"Look, normally I would go down a research rabbit hole, but I am not in the mood to delve into WWII uniform-regulation history. I also don't understand why Tristan still has to go fight when most of the war is over. I guess I have less of a handle on Britain's role. Maybe other things were going on. Regardless, Tristan is awkward about it, even though Charlotte is being really charming and saying things like "our relationship will be almost entirely epistolary.""
The season reaches a finale as wartime ends and characters confront uncertain transitions. Tristan and Charlotte share a picnic while a radio plays 'There's a Boy Coming Home on Leave' and they discuss Tristan's imminent leave and continued military obligations. James assists with a heavily pregnant cow at the Alderson farm while Helen and Jenny remain absent. A baby cow and a draft horse figure into local events. Tristan feels awkward about potential separation and correspondence-based relationship. Siegfried and Mrs. Hall advance slowly toward mutual affection. The tone mixes pastoral, romantic, and postwar disquiet with intimate character moments.
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