Now here in Chicago we got through from the beginning to season six...which included the remarkably joyful inclusion of Tom Baker as Uncle Donald (and that guy who plays Howard on Last of the Summer Wine as "Wee Jackie McIntyre"...great character, great episode!)

So they started back at the beginning recently...which is good because I didn't get hooked on Monarch until the episode where the bridge collapsed. We are now at the point where Katrina is still around and she and Fergal just announced that they're leaving for New Zealand at Lexie's mom's wedding (...and I always wondered how some people can get all tied up in soap operas!).

So we'll get along to season seven by-and-by...no hurry; I'll avoid looking at the episode guide on the BBC website...and I'm still looking for any of the original books...and we will miss it when it's gone. A lot of the TV producers in the US could take a lesson from MOG (and LOTSW as well).

But that Archie is such an amazing dope...all these truly hot women around and he's having SUCH a hard time deciding....we all should have such problems!

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