All Creatures Great & Small (S03)

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Clearly, I remembered to toss a post up for series/season 3.

(This year I'm just adding episode remarks in the comments on this one post, especially with the season nearly being over. Contextual note: For the first two seasons on PF, I tried to have a separate post for each episode as my family watched the show each week. In this archival process, I might follow suit with season 3 and have a bunch of comments on just one post per season.)

Originally posted on Pillowfort on 15 February 2023.

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S03E03: Surviving Siegfried

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Recap.

Siegfried has PTSD.

Due to a new horse at the race track developing a fear of the riding crop [the assistant hit him during transport], there's a 'fix the horse or he'll get put down' case. We are returning to Siegfried's experiences with the Great War, especially with euthanasia and horses [S01E03].

There's also a letter from someone he served with, who killed himself within the last month or so.

It cannot be any clearer that we're doing a PTSD and "war does not lead to good things" episode here.

Also: I think Tristan asks Florence Pandhi [daughter of a rival vet] out in this episode, but the actual date isn't until episode four. I kind of enjoyed them having a testy but reluctant acquaintanceship, so I didn't keep track of the exact details of their relationship. Farmers still aren't enthusiastic about TB testing, and there's some more hashing it out in the pub.

Originally commented on 15 February 2023.