More things about “Last of a Long Line”:
- This episode is honestly kind of Christmassy. There's a lot of focus on the last Christmas Hiram spent with Leonard and Eugene, and the silver dollar put in the piggy bank every Christmas (which Eugene almost certainly still has, by the way). I almost wonder if I should add this to my yearly Christmas relisten list...
- I really want to read Lucy's article, honestly. It sounds like a really good one, and an interesting subject of course, with a nice conclusion that pulls the whole theme together. (What? I've read some really good things on how to write interesting essays, Chesterton not least.)
- The scene where they realize that Eugene and Bernard are related is PERFECTION. Eugene is elated (to be related), Bernard is SO INSANELY FRUSTRATED and outright refusing to be related to Eugene Meltsner and being utterly annoyed, and Whit is just absolutely dying laughing, I’ve never heard him laugh so much, and he has ended a LOT of episodes laughing. I was grinning from ear to ear the whole time.
- Chris made me laugh with this: “And I have a feeling that his adventure with his newfound cousin Bernard is just beginning.” Oh, lady, you have no idea.
- Seriously, this just keeps reminding me why Bernard and Eugene are the BROTP for me. They are in the number one spot on the list, and they are NEVER COMING DOWN.