I'm sorry for the delay in replying to this. It had nothing to do with JF rather brutally ruining my idea of a driving reunion for Edith and Sir Anthony in the Christmas Special, more my sieve-like memory of late. At least the awkwardness of their meeting, and Edith initiating the promise of further developments between them, were guesses that came off!
It's lovely to hear you think the character voices sound right as this did cause me some hair-pulling. Once upon a time, it was going to be an M/M story narrated by Edith, with her coming to some realizations about herself as it went along. But Edith's own story seemed more interesting than attempting an M/M reconciliation influenced by the trailers I'd seen at that time, and writing it reminded me how limited options were for young women like her back then. It was nice to imagine her wanting to find a role for herself in a changing world; a continuation of the sense of purpose she'd felt during the war.
I like the way that Edith coming to know herself better has made her less resentful and jealous of Mary -- that seems a very realistic way for things to develop.
I do hope we might see some of this in the next series. Both of them attending Sybil's wedding did seem to suggest that some kind of truce had been reached. I'd like to see what the relationship between them will be like now they've both undergone such change and matured. Though it's an unlikely scenario that everyone will be happy for long in a soap-like drama!
Thanks very much for reading and commenting. Your reviews are always among those that mean the most to me, so I'm so glad you enjoyed it. :)
It's lovely to hear you think the character voices sound right as this did cause me some hair-pulling. Once upon a time, it was going to be an M/M story narrated by Edith, with her coming to some realizations about herself as it went along. But Edith's own story seemed more interesting than attempting an M/M reconciliation influenced by the trailers I'd seen at that time, and writing it reminded me how limited options were for young women like her back then. It was nice to imagine her wanting to find a role for herself in a changing world; a continuation of the sense of purpose she'd felt during the war.
I like the way that Edith coming to know herself better has made her less resentful and jealous of Mary -- that seems a very realistic way for things to develop.
I do hope we might see some of this in the next series. Both of them attending Sybil's wedding did seem to suggest that some kind of truce had been reached. I'd like to see what the relationship between them will be like now they've both undergone such change and matured. Though it's an unlikely scenario that everyone will be happy for long in a soap-like drama!
Thanks very much for reading and commenting. Your reviews are always among those that mean the most to me, so I'm so glad you enjoyed it. :)
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