Walk away then I stumble

Having watched both parts, I feel like I've watched 2 separate stories. With the second one seemingly having little connection to the first.

The first one was a story that might have had parallels with many people's lives, but then with the 2nd episode it just seemed to become some sort of guilt-fest centred on Tamzin's character.

But at that point the story almost completely overlooks what's happening to the family - apart from the token thread with the daughter, and her over-dramatic horse antics. (When she asks her parents "where were you?", I shouted at the telly "running around the countryside looking for you!")

At the end of it all, was it all about cancer? Or was it about breakup of families? Was it about the challenges of married life? Was it about loyalty and betrayal? I mean - what was it all about?

What started as a mirror held up to family life ended as a schmalzy, way too sunny, never rains, feels so good, happy ever after fiction that was far removed from real life.

[Orior]

Good summary there SWW. I enjoyed part one better than part two, because part one was real life, and part two was a bit ridculous.

Part One tells me that affairs happen, and always end up with people getting hurt.
Or do they? Surely there are many affairs that have pleasant outcomes. Particularly if the married couple are simply existing together because of inertia or whatever.

[Markly Darkly]

RE: the Kate Bush track at the end. Anyone know what it is called and what album it is on?

Thanks

[orangebird]

Originally Posted by Markly Darkly

RE: the Kate Bush track at the end. Anyone know what it is called and what album it is on?

Thanks

The track is called This Womans Work, from the the album The Sensual World - top, top album Well, all KB stuff is really.

[Wicked_and_Crazy]

Originally Posted by orangebird

The track is called This Womans Work, from the the album The Sensual World - top, top album Well, all KB stuff is really.

hmmm not sure about her latest album. Infact i thought it was terrible

[etccarmageddon]

brilliant song - circa 1989

Originally Posted by Orior

Part One tells me that affairs happen, and always end up with people getting hurt. Or do they?

They do. Always. That's not to say that people can't recover from it, but an affair always leaves its mark.

Originally Posted by Orior

Surely there are many affairs that have pleasant outcomes.

Not sure I'd have used the word 'pleasant', but I know what you mean.

Originally Posted by Orior

Particularly if the married couple are simply existing together because of inertia or whatever.

Even when a marriage has stagnated it doesn't mean that an affair/divorce/separation is the logical next step. But it seems more often than not the outcome - I suppose that's a lot to do with the fact that it's possibly 'easier' to start again, than to acknowledge the failings or to put the 'work' in to revitalise the stagnated marriage.

But, sometimes people get married for the wrong reasons, or at the wrong time in their life - whatever - and then, sometimes, by going their separate ways they get a chance to find new happiness. I guess that's what you meant by a 'pleasant outcome'.