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girlofprey) wrote2010-11-25 05:22 am
girlofprey) wrote2010-11-25 05:22 am
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I didn't see Tuesday's Emmerdale when it was on. My mum is working tomorrow, so we had my youngest nephew on that day instead, and when I went to watch the recorded episode later, it hadn't taped, so I had to find a repeat on ITV2 or ITV3. But I couldn't watch it because I had to have a bath and get to bed to get up for my CBT group today. But. I just watched it and tonight's episode. And oh my god. It's like the two sides of Nathan Wylde. The first one had him wandering around with cereal (!) being kind of the only sane man while Maisie was trying to pretend nothing mattered and everything was going to be fine, instead of that EVERYTHING WAS INCREDIBLY FUCKED UP. And it also turned out Nathan and Declan's hate-flirting was VERY MUCH IN TOP GEAR. Nathan walked into the office to pack some things - I don't know what since he hasn't worked there in a while and I don't know why Declan or Nicola would let him keep his stuff around - just in time to hear Declan trying to chase up his ex-wife about transferring Home Farm and the business over to him. Nathan twigged what was happening pretty much immediately and proceeded to taunt him about it, while Declan pretended he had the upper hand because he'd tricked Nathan once, at least. Declan said that he was actually going to miss Nathan, because it was nice having an easy target around. Nathan basically quietly swore revenge on him. It was amazing. Then they both tried to use Maisie to get at each other, like kind of dicks. But other than that it was kind of brilliant.
THEN TONIGHT - I don't even know, it was the night Natasha was being sentenced, and Nathan ended up being the only one going. Maisie basically didn't even consider going, and insisted that Will didn't want to go even though he didn't say anything either way, I think. Nathan went and his dad's first wife Faye was there, he didn't smile at his mum when she came into the court and looked up at the public gallery, but that might have been because Faye was there, because when Natasha was sentenced to 21 years he shouted out to the judge, begging him to change his mind, saying he didn't know what his dad put them through, and he cried. Then he went home and was angry at Will and Maisie for not coming, and Maisie was all 'what did she get?', and was properly upset when it was 21 years, so I am not sure what's happening with her. Possibly she's meant to not be handling it very well - when she was packing before she was talking about how much stuff they had, and how maybe they should just burn or bin it all, and start fresh? I don't know.
Then Nathan went down to the Woolpack, to be rude, and have another fight with Declan, and then announce to the whole pub - but especially to Declan's face - how long his mother got. Then he apparently sat in the corner with his drink, being angry, until Ryan and Cain came in, at which point he - possibly drunk - walked up to Ryan, offered to buy him a drink, got onto him about how Faye had been at the court, talked about all the money he had, and how he and Maisie and Will would be gone soon, and they were turning their backs on Ryan so at least he'd have that. And Ryan said Maisie would see through him before too long, or something, and Nathan made some truly awful remarks about how she was really messed up and she'd be putty in his hands. Then Ryan nearly attacked him, stopped only by Declan, and Cain playing the reasonable card, somehow. Nathan tried to goad Ryan into attacking him, saying he'd get him put into prison again. Then Ryan stopped and Nathan was just face to face with his two arch-nemeses/boyfriends and the half-brother he hates, in a room full of witnesses, he told Ryan that a real man fights his own battles (NATHAN DO YOU EVEN HAVE A LEG TO STAND ON THERE? Possibly in terms of him doing things, rather than any sort of fighting), then walked off, Ryan went for him again but was held back, and then stood back at the bar ominously muttering that Nathan was going to get what was coming to him.
Tomorrow is the one where the awful thing happens, or where the awful things start to happen. And he's kind of bringing it on himself, I can't tell if that's better or worse than things seeming to work out for him, and then Ryan getting his revenge just because he is still angry and doesn't think Nathan deserves to have things go right for him. But oh God. The announcer man said at the end "Will Nathan ever learn?", and APPARENTLY NOT. But it does make sense, kind of, with him having just definitely lost his mum for 20 years or so, even if she was awful, and him hurting, and kind of feeling in control with having Maisie and Will coming with him, but kind of feeling out of control because of his mum and what happened with Declan. And oh God. I hoped that the terrible things might happen less often when he wasn't desperately trying to cover up a death/murder for his horrible mother. Thinking back on anything Nathan has done, I don't know why I thought that. But I wanted to see the emotional breakdown and aftereffects of everything he'd been through, but apparently we're not going to get that, because he's leaving and they want to give him a proper exit. It is quite nice that they want to give him a proper, exciting exit. But also kind of awful. OH GOD. Why won't Declan just let him live in the house, and kind of make sarcastic quips at him, but also kind of take care of him? Why not that, dudes? OH.
THEN TONIGHT - I don't even know, it was the night Natasha was being sentenced, and Nathan ended up being the only one going. Maisie basically didn't even consider going, and insisted that Will didn't want to go even though he didn't say anything either way, I think. Nathan went and his dad's first wife Faye was there, he didn't smile at his mum when she came into the court and looked up at the public gallery, but that might have been because Faye was there, because when Natasha was sentenced to 21 years he shouted out to the judge, begging him to change his mind, saying he didn't know what his dad put them through, and he cried. Then he went home and was angry at Will and Maisie for not coming, and Maisie was all 'what did she get?', and was properly upset when it was 21 years, so I am not sure what's happening with her. Possibly she's meant to not be handling it very well - when she was packing before she was talking about how much stuff they had, and how maybe they should just burn or bin it all, and start fresh? I don't know.
Then Nathan went down to the Woolpack, to be rude, and have another fight with Declan, and then announce to the whole pub - but especially to Declan's face - how long his mother got. Then he apparently sat in the corner with his drink, being angry, until Ryan and Cain came in, at which point he - possibly drunk - walked up to Ryan, offered to buy him a drink, got onto him about how Faye had been at the court, talked about all the money he had, and how he and Maisie and Will would be gone soon, and they were turning their backs on Ryan so at least he'd have that. And Ryan said Maisie would see through him before too long, or something, and Nathan made some truly awful remarks about how she was really messed up and she'd be putty in his hands. Then Ryan nearly attacked him, stopped only by Declan, and Cain playing the reasonable card, somehow. Nathan tried to goad Ryan into attacking him, saying he'd get him put into prison again. Then Ryan stopped and Nathan was just face to face with his two arch-nemeses/boyfriends and the half-brother he hates, in a room full of witnesses, he told Ryan that a real man fights his own battles (NATHAN DO YOU EVEN HAVE A LEG TO STAND ON THERE? Possibly in terms of him doing things, rather than any sort of fighting), then walked off, Ryan went for him again but was held back, and then stood back at the bar ominously muttering that Nathan was going to get what was coming to him.
Tomorrow is the one where the awful thing happens, or where the awful things start to happen. And he's kind of bringing it on himself, I can't tell if that's better or worse than things seeming to work out for him, and then Ryan getting his revenge just because he is still angry and doesn't think Nathan deserves to have things go right for him. But oh God. The announcer man said at the end "Will Nathan ever learn?", and APPARENTLY NOT. But it does make sense, kind of, with him having just definitely lost his mum for 20 years or so, even if she was awful, and him hurting, and kind of feeling in control with having Maisie and Will coming with him, but kind of feeling out of control because of his mum and what happened with Declan. And oh God. I hoped that the terrible things might happen less often when he wasn't desperately trying to cover up a death/murder for his horrible mother. Thinking back on anything Nathan has done, I don't know why I thought that. But I wanted to see the emotional breakdown and aftereffects of everything he'd been through, but apparently we're not going to get that, because he's leaving and they want to give him a proper exit. It is quite nice that they want to give him a proper, exciting exit. But also kind of awful. OH GOD. Why won't Declan just let him live in the house, and kind of make sarcastic quips at him, but also kind of take care of him? Why not that, dudes? OH.