This, the antepenultimate episode, demonstrates why it was for the best that Hyacinth and company did not return for a sixth series.
First, her rival in this episode is the heretofore-unknown Lydia Hawksworth. I guess Sonya Barker-Finch couldn't frustrate Hyacinth alone, but the name "Hawksworth" is not exactly a common name, but the fact that a one-off character shares a family name with two regulars (Emmett's surname; Elizabeth's maiden name) is just a little odd.
Stranger yet is Hyacinth's behavior in this episode. Yes, she's petty and narcissistic, but she would never steal a car. Richard is henpecked, but even he has limits, as seen in other episodes. Hyacinth forcing Richard to steal a Rolls Royce to impress someone who may or may not be related to their dearest friend is just not consistent with anything we have ever seen about the Buckets.
The remaining two are, while not the best episodes, are more entertaining than this, which is possibly the only episode in the entire run that I do not enjoy.
First, her rival in this episode is the heretofore-unknown Lydia Hawksworth. I guess Sonya Barker-Finch couldn't frustrate Hyacinth alone, but the name "Hawksworth" is not exactly a common name, but the fact that a one-off character shares a family name with two regulars (Emmett's surname; Elizabeth's maiden name) is just a little odd.
Stranger yet is Hyacinth's behavior in this episode. Yes, she's petty and narcissistic, but she would never steal a car. Richard is henpecked, but even he has limits, as seen in other episodes. Hyacinth forcing Richard to steal a Rolls Royce to impress someone who may or may not be related to their dearest friend is just not consistent with anything we have ever seen about the Buckets.
The remaining two are, while not the best episodes, are more entertaining than this, which is possibly the only episode in the entire run that I do not enjoy.
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