Water is not sliding off his back.

The first one says: "I wish all Muslims a very Ramadan Mubarak"

The second one says: "I wish all Jewish people a very Sameach Pesach"

Brenda. She's great and she's fun, she's a young person learning to navigate the world. Found family trope for days.

Mrs Devine. Adore her. Also fun, and she's bright and intuitive and inquisitive. Drives like a mad lady. Outfits always on point.

Hercules

Chief Inspector Sullivan. He's back, never going to complain. He's softened and we get to see more aspects of his character, like his interests and hobbies outside of work.

Sullivan giving gender envy

Brenda giving gender envy for that matter too

Goodfellow being brilliant as always. He's come so far since we first met him. Him taking his exams and passing is great and I feel personally so proud to have watched him grow.

seeing the Kembleford Players

Sullivan in a dumb Shakespeare costume

Goodfellow in a dumb Shakespeare costume

tbh literally everyone in their dumb Shakespeare costumes

tiny adorable model village, I love model villages and train stations

seeing Mrs McCarthy's and Bunty's little models at the model presbytery

seeing Lady Felicia again

seeing Flambeau again

Mallory canonically moving to Scotland to get away from Father Brown

1954

car chase

just the cool cars, I love them

some more gay people

a rich twat getting murdered

Sullivan getting beaten up after he was an asshole to everyone

and then deciding after all that drama, he's going to stay anyway

Sullivan and Mrs Devine. Controversial opinion, but it's definitely nice seeing another side of Sullivan, and for her still speaking so lovingly of her husband and thinking of him but also letting herself still be happy

the way Sullivan goes completely soft after Isabel and how he won't arrest Brenda because Mrs Devine says no

Brenda's accent

Mrs Devine just adopting Brenda instantly

costume/wardobe is doing great work as always

Lady F just hadncuffing herself to the bar and Sullivan having to snip her free

Sullivan calling a man "his Royal tallness" when according to imdb, Sullivan is an inch taller

seeing another village

Father Brown war flashbacks

canonical Sullivan birthday

cow calender

Sullivan being canonically attracted to chaotic dumbasses who put themselves in danger to help others, likes to meddle, and drive like a lunatic

Brenda launching herself out that train

Goodfellow curtsy

that little black cat finding a home

the way Brenda is always still scared when getting into these scrapes and having her life in danger but she still keeps doing it to help others

singing through a field

that leather jacket

biker gang

Brenda being just a little bit gay with all the girls in the series (imo)

miserable Sullivan drinking

canon Edgar

Father Brown on his bike as always, zooming about

The most he’s ever done is pull on the hood of her sweatshirt to make her move (and do you know how often parents steer kids that way? It’s not even zipped, there’s no way for it to hurt her.) The only time, really, is when he grabs her and hauls her out of the State House when Tess tells him to go.

When she lashes out and shoves him, he doesn’t react at all. He just takes it. There’s absolutely no thought in his head, even once, of being physical with her.

But he pushes her away, physically, because he’s so scared of losing her that he’s willing to bleed to death in a basement to save her. He wants her to hate him enough to leave, wants her to be angry enough to leave him. He shakes her to try and get her to take this seriously and then pushes her away and she is pissed, alright.

Wounds

- 1x05 gif Joel was thinking about how he and Ellie could end up like Henry and Sam (showrunner said something like that) - getting attached to Ellie means that if he loses her he’d want to end his life like he almost did after Sarah died.

- 1x06 gif is the moment Tommy says the world may have stopped for you but it didn’t for me - in hindsight it is another nod towards Joel’s attempt. When he lost Sarah he couldn’t see a life worth living anymore. He lost hope while Tommy didn’t.