tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239961272503302163.post6609485822696889141..comments2023-03-22T10:13:23.552+00:00Comments on The Ha Archers: Hanging By A Thread…Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00769999417516528755noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239961272503302163.post-32999023979340245792016-04-10T14:18:47.004+01:002016-04-10T14:18:47.004+01:00Well, Sporty Neil, there is no doubt in my mind th...Well, Sporty Neil, there is no doubt in my mind that you may be in trouble with the rozzers, here. We all witnessed you inciting poor old Helen to stab that fiend. She heard you, we all did, and now she finds herself in chokey. And the rest of us are all going to be bored witless by months of the fall out. There will no doubt be frantic dusting off of the Free Deidre Barlow placards. A bit of Tipex and some paint, they'll all be good as new. And now I shall have a nap. The whole thing is making me tired.My great Aunt Fannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01554209215902841920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239961272503302163.post-51445918196681284652016-04-09T09:45:26.097+01:002016-04-09T09:45:26.097+01:00I totally agree that Helen's actions before th...I totally agree that Helen's actions before the stabbing, as portrayed in Sunday's episode, are not realistic:<br />Even she couldn't believe that Rob would just say 'You want to leave? so long, then. I hope you'll let me see my son from time to time.'<br />She must have known there would be a big scene, so why keep Henry in the house and why put him to bed since she would have had to get him up again to leave the house? Or was she hoping for a last quiet night in with hubby and leave with Henry after breakfast? <br />If she wanted a 'civilized' conversation, why cook him a meal with tuna, when she knows he hates it? Last time she made tuna, he threw it in the bin, an episode she hadn't forgotten since she reminded him that he had said he did not like tuna, so what was the point?<br />And finally, why leave her half packed bag in full view on the bed? If she really not have time to finish her packing, she should have hidden it, and if she intended Rob to find it and to trigger an argument, surely she could hardly expect Rob to wait patiently downstairs for her to finish her packing before leaving him. <br />Frankly, none of this scene makes sense to me. Since it was the culmination of months of story building, I would have expected the BBC to make a more convincing job of it. ZoeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239961272503302163.post-64279303147510440382016-04-08T11:50:00.547+01:002016-04-08T11:50:00.547+01:00Yes, of course you're right.
Sorry, I didn...Yes, of course you're right.<br /><br />Sorry, I didn't express myself very well.<br />I am furious that the script writers made Helen behave with what seems to have been extreme violence, when they could have resolved the story line without Rob having been turned from abuser into victim.<br /><br />Helen's behaviour didn't ring true - to me, at least - and much comment from abuse organisations has centred on the fact that in the vast majority of cases the victim of domestic abuse suffers physical injury, rather than inflicting it on the abuser.<br /><br />Also, as has been discussed above, the idea that she would sit down with Rob over supper and tell she was leaving, knowing his propensity for violence, while Henry was in the house, is beyond belief.<br /><br />The sudden change of Helen from beaten down victim of coercive control, to the knife-wielding Medea of Ambridge, just seems wrong on so many levels.<br /><br />Sorry, I do realise that these are NOT REAL PEOPLE.<br /><br />I do.<br /><br />Really.carolinefohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15219095554944258585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239961272503302163.post-18713683672648575872016-04-07T19:39:27.739+01:002016-04-07T19:39:27.739+01:00Whatever Rob's past criminal record may have b...Whatever Rob's past criminal record may have been, it surely can have little bearing on recent events apart from perhaps contributing to an idea of his character.<br /><br />As for the victim of violence in this case, he's lying in a hospital bed while his would-be killer is safely locked in a police cell.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02072015658089535103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239961272503302163.post-55238162496248449832016-04-07T09:49:27.450+01:002016-04-07T09:49:27.450+01:00Why did they have to make Rob the victim?
I am so ...Why did they have to make Rob the victim?<br />I am so furious about this - and I've been fed up with this story line for so long. Helen has suffered enough, and they could have resolved the storyline without this level of melodrama, but instead of just highlighting domestic abuse Helen is going to be on trial, both in public opinion and probably in court. Presumably Jess will testify as to Rob's propensity to rape, other violence and mental cruelty, but the stabbing will come down to he said she said and we all know how convincing Rob can be.<br /><br />On the other hand, the nature and extent of Rob's injuries are rather cheering...<br /><br />Am just hoping they will find Stefan's body, or Rob's previously unknown criminal record will emerge. Didn't Dr Lock seem to know something? <br />And do I remember correctly that Rob decided not to go for the full adoption with henry after Helen mentioned that there had to be a criminal records check, and he just went a Parental Responsibility order instead, because it was 'quicker'? <br /><br />Or am I making that up? Please advise.<br /><br />In general, it seems as if the only way Helen is going to get off if is MAJOR bad stuff emerges about Rob..carolinefohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15219095554944258585noreply@blogger.com