The Archers 2

I must admit I haven't seen Will as 'horrible but I do think he would come into my category of "difficult to know". He is so pessimistic about life. People are of course; in fact Joe is, but there is always a bit of humour about him.

I agree with Will being horrible, he has been for many years. He is quick tempered, self centred and a bully.

I have never liked Will either. The Grundy family don't seem to me to be consistent. I 'get' Joe, Eddy, & Clarrie, but Will & Ed seem to have just been written that way b/c the SWs wanted a storyline, and now it's stuck! Clarrie seems to cope with everything thrown at her except those boys.
The Carters seem far more consistent: Chris easy going, very forgiving to a difficult partner, just like his dad; Emma trying to better herself after a disastrous mistake, just like her mum. And in fact, Emma is coming into her own, I think her now one of the better characters.
Nic brought out the best in Will, and I can see him having a bad time and being pretty horrible to everyone!

Will and Ed have had very strong story lines in the past and their characters have and are being built - like the older characters - over the years. Emma has grown by being married to Ed rather than Will which reflects on the characters of both of them. I can imagine her growing into one of the strong women of their family - she has two different but equally strong examples in Susan and Clarrie.

Why do you think Nic was written out?

I can't guess grannygrandby. I looked up what others were saying and one said it was so she had a least one good storyline (harsh), another thought it was so the ghost of Matt could return. Someone complained that it wasn't realistic - no long wait on a trolley. I stopped when someone mentioned Cathy Perks and lost me completely although I was left wondering what has happened to her and Jamie.

They don't actually kill people off all that often unless the actor dies - not the case here - so they are trying to move, change or unravel something I feel. But what?

Lynda was magnificent tonight.

Hilarious

Oh, but she can.

Will and Edd have been consistant. ( I remember when they were born. )
Their style of farming and that of Dad Eddie was really quite chaotic and slap dash over the years. Those two have become lot more responsible than they ever were.
One of the older generation of Grundys ? Alf has been in prison.

I cannot imagine how Ed will deal with Will's revelation. One of those things that won't be talked about perhaps and then, in years to come, it may pop up again.

My "Oh, but she can" was a response to Brian's words to Jenny at the end of tonight's episode by the way.

I felt sorry for Brian tonight. He's not perfect and Jenny's had a lot to put up with over the years but he's always been a 'provider.' Kate and Alice's cottages, the land for Spiritual Home etc.

Ruth must be loving all the power she's wielding which is a bit rich considering her own poor management at Brookfield resulting in the IBR crisis.

Kate's outrage at Jennifer and Brian for being dishonest had me . She's hardly been a model parent herself and I really wish that Jennifer hadn't apologised to her for saying so.