PLM: Rewatch 2025, S3E10: Christmas Trifle
Description: Josh goes all out and hosts Christmas dinner for his parents and his friends. When a few things go awry everyone's flaws come to the forefront and the meal ends with Arnold leaving. Josh heads to the park with just John and a trifle.
I’d go cuddle with Arnold over Tom any day. Face gnawing or not.
I keep forgetting to say how much I love Alan and Mae’s place. It’s just epic.
The look on Mae’s face when she decides to wait until tomorrow to pop her back pimple. Kudos to the writers for just throwing this in.
Hannah and the club. Ugh.
Love the camera work in the house this episode.
“You look like Ellen Degeneres if Ellen Degeneres was a candle.”
Love the face interaction between Arnold and Rose over the shortbread.
There’s so many good lines in the episode I just can’t list them all.
Arnold really feels like he’s extracting himself from the group this episode.
Aussies, I’d love to hear all about your Christmas traditions. Comment below!
This episode is also in my lowest tier because of how effective it is at depicting a tense and awkward family holiday dinner. It may not be The Bear, S2E6 “fishes” BUT with that episode of the Bear, shit was TENSE, but I was still engaged in learning more about these people. THIS episode takes people I love, and makes each and every one of them absolutely insufferable. The only salvageable person here is Mae. I mean. Hannah is… separate.
“The crying could be HELP THERES A SNAKE IN MY BED!” As the ONE line that worries Alan. Because even Melbourne is a nightmare of
“You’re like Snape’s secretary in Love Actually” heh. Love to Alan Rickman.
Ella is Jewish. Ta da! Mazel
Aaaand Stewart killed three kids. Arnold reacting when Rose mentions how Stewart’s wife is trying to differentiate between his PTSD and him just being a dick- wonder if he was wondering if Josh had thought about separating HIS mental health and character.
“Being friends with Josh is slightly less effort than finding a new place to live”
“Was it packet gravy or did you make it from scratch?” “I made it from scratch, I’m not a douchebag” I think about Alan saying “packet gravy” every time I use it now.
I feel like Arnold’s panic here is very well earned, because he’s such a soft soul it’s been hard to integrate into the nasty sarcasm of the house. But THIS episode cranks up the antagonism to new heights, even with generally kind people like Alan. I’ve been in these situations where everyone is trying to dunk on and one up each other, and it’s shit. I feel for the guy.
I feel like there could be a whole deep dive on Arnold’s sudden worry about Josh’s possible saviour complex, and Arnold’s mental health and Ben’s brain stuff. Maybe I’ll start another post after I’m done next season?
Josh calling everyone out was great, and deserved, though he didn’t go far enough. Is anyone old enough to remember when Abby (I think) just torched everyone in Dawson’s Creek that one episode? I digress.
Ha. Appreciate Josh stopping to point out that Mae is fine. See, I was right.
And Josh leaves to eat trifle on a bench, which I’m fine with except for the gross way he just scoops out custard with his fingers to feed John.
Anyhow, we close our season 3 with an episode I prefer not to rewatch just because of how terrible everyone is to one another. Merry Christmas indeed. Onto the last 6!
(Also. Just a heads up that Charlotte Nicado -Jenny- is back in a whole new season of Mythic Quest on Apple TV starting today)
Description: Josh goes all out and hosts Christmas dinner for his parents and his friends. When a few things go awry everyone's flaws come to the forefront and the meal ends with Arnold leaving. Josh heads to the park with just John and a trifle.
I’d go cuddle with Arnold over Tom any day. Face gnawing or not.
I keep forgetting to say how much I love Alan and Mae’s place. It’s just epic.
The look on Mae’s face when she decides to wait until tomorrow to pop her back pimple. Kudos to the writers for just throwing this in.
Hannah and the club. Ugh.
Love the camera work in the house this episode.
“You look like Ellen Degeneres if Ellen Degeneres was a candle.”
Love the face interaction between Arnold and Rose over the shortbread.
There’s so many good lines in the episode I just can’t list them all.
Arnold really feels like he’s extracting himself from the group this episode.
Aussies, I’d love to hear all about your Christmas traditions. Comment below!
This episode is also in my lowest tier because of how effective it is at depicting a tense and awkward family holiday dinner. It may not be The Bear, S2E6 “fishes” BUT with that episode of the Bear, shit was TENSE, but I was still engaged in learning more about these people. THIS episode takes people I love, and makes each and every one of them absolutely insufferable. The only salvageable person here is Mae. I mean. Hannah is… separate.
“The crying could be HELP THERES A SNAKE IN MY BED!” As the ONE line that worries Alan. Because even Melbourne is a nightmare of
“You’re like Snape’s secretary in Love Actually” heh. Love to Alan Rickman.
Ella is Jewish. Ta da! Mazel
Aaaand Stewart killed three kids. Arnold reacting when Rose mentions how Stewart’s wife is trying to differentiate between his PTSD and him just being a dick- wonder if he was wondering if Josh had thought about separating HIS mental health and character.
“Being friends with Josh is slightly less effort than finding a new place to live”
“Was it packet gravy or did you make it from scratch?” “I made it from scratch, I’m not a douchebag” I think about Alan saying “packet gravy” every time I use it now.
I feel like Arnold’s panic here is very well earned, because he’s such a soft soul it’s been hard to integrate into the nasty sarcasm of the house. But THIS episode cranks up the antagonism to new heights, even with generally kind people like Alan. I’ve been in these situations where everyone is trying to dunk on and one up each other, and it’s shit. I feel for the guy.
I feel like there could be a whole deep dive on Arnold’s sudden worry about Josh’s possible saviour complex, and Arnold’s mental health and Ben’s brain stuff. Maybe I’ll start another post after I’m done next season?
Josh calling everyone out was great, and deserved, though he didn’t go far enough. Is anyone old enough to remember when Abby (I think) just torched everyone in Dawson’s Creek that one episode? I digress.
Ha. Appreciate Josh stopping to point out that Mae is fine. See, I was right.
And Josh leaves to eat trifle on a bench, which I’m fine with except for the gross way he just scoops out custard with his fingers to feed John.
Anyhow, we close our season 3 with an episode I prefer not to rewatch just because of how terrible everyone is to one another. Merry Christmas indeed. Onto the last 6!
(Also. Just a heads up that Charlotte Nicado -Jenny- is back in a whole new season of Mythic Quest on Apple TV starting today)