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Barrychuckle

Barrychuckle

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This is one of my favorite episodes of KUA, but I feel it illustrates a common thread throughout the series, that often the events at Daisy & Onslows have no bearing to the story line. In this episode Rose has a new boyfriend who is single to the surprise of everyone! She calls Hyacinth to ask to borrow a prayer book to impress her new man, and Hyacinth invites her to collect it and visit her on her boating trip. This seems like it's cuing up a potentially funny scene later in the episode, yet it goes nowhere and they're not seen or heard from again along with Daisy & Onslow.

There are umpteen other scenes at Onslows which don't seem connected to the plot of the episode. Do you think they were contractually obliged to include them in each episode or could it be that the story line was cut short? And if it the episode scenes were cut for time, why leave them in when they don't link to the script?

I'm confused which doesn't take much!!!!!???
 
The same issue occurs in later Summer Wine too, it's as tho Roy began to write scenes for certain characters all in one go then works on a new batch for others. When they combine you get real cohesion but it can mean it can feel like a, very funny, sketch show with our beloved characters instead at times.
 
I think that reflects real life, you have a bit of drama going on in your house but two doors down have different drama going on. Sometimes the two dramas converge but generally it's just confined to your own house. Having so many characters that people get invested in you have to show what's going on in their house. I think it's good to break the story up now and then.
 
I agree Pearl, and there are often sub plots unconnected to the main story line in KUA which are really funny. But here it seems as though the plot is going to link to the antics of Hyacinth but it just doesn't. It seems like a loose end that isn't concluded.
 
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