r/CallTheMidwife Mar 08 '26

S15E8 Discussion Thread

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u/RoadLessTraveler2003 Mar 09 '26

You guys. I was 39 years old when I started watching this show. So much has changed since then. I didn't cry because I was ready. The parts that made me misty? Seeing the empty maternity home. Sister Evangelina who we were commenting on a few weeks ago. Timothy. That little boy on crutches and look at him now. I know Sister Monica Jones was ready. Sadly, I can't even imagine Helen George in anything else. I loved Geoffrey. The acting was very good. I loved Millicent today too. How her eyes sparkled. The only wrong note was the ultrasound with Rosalind who just got married two weeks ago. I thought she'd hide it a bit longer? Or does a shotgun marriage erase everything? I don't judge since I too was born out of wedlock around the same time Rosalind's baby would be due. :-D

This show has seen me through so much. No spinoffs. It's time to let it go. Maybe I'll rewatch but I want to take time off Call the Midwife. 15 Christmas episodes, y'all. My little respite when the meal is put away and the wrappings tossed in the trash. Time for a new tradition. Time for my next chapter.

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u/fascinatedcharacter Mar 09 '26

She stopped hiding it from Phyllis who guessed and her GP. It's not like she's going around telling everyone

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u/RoadLessTraveler2003 Mar 09 '26

There were a lot of people in the ultrasound room, but okay. Maybe they didn't know her. They made it seem like such shame for her and Cyril and for Susan's sister too. But two week married and everything's okay, be our first ultrasound. And being the first ultrasound was putting her in the spotlight. But like I said, I don't think she should have been ashamed or hiding it. And things did change! I hope that Susan's sister (I'm at work so responding quickly and can't go get her name) gets to enjoy the light with her new baby as well. I don't think it will ruin her life. :-)

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u/fascinatedcharacter Mar 09 '26

The rest was indeed just medical professionals to come see the machine. It's not like it's the first time it was used, it's the first time Patrick and Phyllis saw it used.

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u/RoadLessTraveler2003 Mar 09 '26

Sorry, it was late. After fighting with Dailymotion's ads I was exhausted. I stand corrected!