Synopsis of The Greater Good S1E2
Relationships: Lucien/Cec: have known each other since Lucien was five, Lucien is obviously fond of Cec and vice versa
Mattie/Danny: “sibling” sparring
Lucien/Alderton: old Army buddies that survived Japanese POW camp for 3.5 years HOWEVER seem to have taken different paths now
Lucien/Jean: Lucien is grumpy and insensitive at the beginning of the episode; Jean is cheeky and not afraid of speaking her mind but hurt by Lucien’s seeming disregard for her value as a housekeeper. HOWEVER, by the end of the episode he realizes that he needs/wants Jean’s presence in his life.
Regular/recurring characters introduced: Bill Hobart, Derek Alderton, Sgt. Robert Hannam
New information in this episode: Lucien’s wife and child have been missing since the fall of Singapore Lucien’s daughter would now be 23 years old Christopher Beazley died in the Solomons Derek Alderton is devious and slimy Fierce Jean is SOMETHING ELSE: “borrowing” evidence and then waving that gun at Hannam
Issues addressed: Lucien’s drinking–Matthew addresses this with Lucien Police brutality–Lucien addresses this with Matthew and Danny Comparison between Lucien and his father–Jean in first episode and Matthew in this episode
Favorite scenes: 1. Lucien’s gentleness with the soldier with radiation poisoning 2. The bedroom conversation where Lucien stumbles and stutters (the man so sure of himself everywhere else) and finally manages to get across the point that he would like Jean to stay on. 3. Jean waving the gun and saving Lucien’s life 4. The hallway scene as Jean gets ready to march in the Anzac Day parade–Lucien chokes up and admits he is rather glad that Jean is not leaving and she responds sweetly.
(Feel free to correct any incorrect memories of the episode!!)
Questions for the TDBM fandom: Did Alderton know that Mei Lin is still alive at this point? Or is this when he hatched his plan to find her and use her to trap Lucien?
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