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SPOILER - Poldark finale

151949 — Mon, 03 Aug 2015 20:54:26 GMT

When Elizabeth was listening and he said Drimelza (his wife , I can't spell her name) was the love of his life - best scene ever. of course the loss of the baby was so sad. I was also happy that his sweet cousin had found happiness.

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geezerette — Mon, 03 Aug 2015 20:58:34 GMT

It was a great episode, and I actually cried when they lost the baby. (Odd, because I usually only cry when animals get hurt or killed.)

But the best news of all is that Poldark will be back for another season! Yippee!

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author — Mon, 03 Aug 2015 21:01:26 GMT

Excellent episode last night; been thinking of it off and on all day. I usually only tear up with the death of animals, but wow, when Julia died, when Ross said Demelza was the love of his life, when they rode by the sea with the little ribbon she had embroidered for Julia......yes,so beautifully sad. Terrific show.

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Annabellethecat66 — Mon, 03 Aug 2015 21:50:28 GMT

I enjoyed the final episode too. Sometimes I'm lost on what's really going on but this finale I totally understood.

I was surprised that I didn't cry. It was sad but I think I'd have been more upset had there been more interaction between the baby and the mother at the end. (Just me).

I looked up the actor that plays Poldark. I wanted to learn more about him and was surprised at some of the movies he's been in. He's had the same girlfriend for 3 years. She's the lead actress in Penny Dreadful. I've never watched that show (too dark for me). I watch too many dark shows as it is.

Evidentally, he gets teased a lot about the river scene, which was rather nice.

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esmerelda — Mon, 03 Aug 2015 21:56:17 GMT

I was crying along with the rest of you!

I thought it was a bit contrived that George came by and sort of hit on Elizabeth. It seemed out of the blue to me. Anyone else?

Glad that ship wrecked!!!

When will the show be back?

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151949 — Mon, 03 Aug 2015 22:12:00 GMT

esmeralda - my DH has always called me esmeralda for a nickname and since we are retired he has started to shorten it to Essie. It is no where near my actual name so people are surprised when he calls me Essie, and I answer.

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occasionalrain — Mon, 03 Aug 2015 22:41:59 GMT

George was also "hitting" on Elizabeth at the ball.

Strange and unfair for Ross to blame Demelza when it was Francis who betrayed, not only Ross, but the others who had nothing to do with it and were his friends.

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SHIRAZ — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 00:44:44 GMT

Excellent episode last night. So sad it's over for the year!

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Big Sister — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 07:02:16 GMT

I also loved the last episode and was surprised to learn that it will be continued. I wasn't ready for that prolonged hiatis.

There are two things that I dislike about the show. One is the cinematography: it was tooooo dark in some scenes that I could not tell who was in the scene or what they were doing. I know there was no electricity then, but I was praying for it. lol

Second is the editing: it's just too choppy in some scenes.

Both of those important technical productions (to me, at least) are a turn off for me.

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esmerelda — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 15:43:21 GMT

@151949 wrote:
esmeralda - my DH has always called me esmeralda for a nickname and since we are retired he has started to shorten it to Essie. It is no where near my actual name so people are surprised when he calls me Essie, and I answer.

That's funny!

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aubnwa01 — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 22:25:44 GMT

Does anyone recall if Julia also died in the older shows from the 70's? I watched it back then, & didn't remember the child dying in those episodes. What the heck is "The Putrid Throat"?

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dulwich — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 22:38:49 GMT

I loved the original series of Poldark - this one not so much. It does not seem to have the go the original series had. Demelza just seemed to me to knead dough, bounce the baby on her hip or carry a basket - she just didn't come across for me - loved the guy who played Poldark but all in all was not as good as I remembered - maybe it is just me. Scenery great which I enjoyed as I lived in Cornwall for a lot of years. I hope the next series is better.

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151949 — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 01:47:13 GMT

@aubnwa01 wrote:
Does anyone recall if Julia also died in the older shows from the 70's? I watched it back then, & didn't remember the child dying in those episodes. What the heck is "The Putrid Throat"?

An ulcerative infection of the throat ,a severe type of tonsilittis.

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geezerette — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 13:12:00 GMT

aubnwa01 wrote:
Does anyone recall if Julia also died in the older shows from the 70's? I watched it back then, & didn't remember the child dying in those episodes. What the heck is "The Putrid Throat"?

Here's what I found about it:

"It is very likely that the Poldark’s had the condition diphtheria. This is an acute bacterial infection of the upper respiratory tract caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Back in the 18th Century they did not know the cause and the only treatment was leeching or honey in hot water. The reason it was so feared is that it was one of the most common causes of death and killed almost all of the children it affected."

I'm usually able to figure out which modern disease these types of period programs are referring to, but this one stumped me too!

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Katluver925 — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 16:22:48 GMT

Yes, she did die in the original series. I agree that Putrid Throat was most likely Diptheria.

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aubnwa01 — Thu, 06 Aug 2015 04:02:50 GMT

@geezerette wrote:
@aubnwa01 wrote:
Does anyone recall if Julia also died in the older shows from the 70's? I watched it back then, & didn't remember the child dying in those episodes. What the heck is "The Putrid Throat"?

Here's what I found about it:

"It is very likely that the Poldark’s had the condition diphtheria. This is an acute bacterial infection of the upper respiratory tract caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Back in the 18th Century they did not know the cause and the only treatment was leeching or honey in hot water. The reason it was so feared is that it was one of the most common causes of death and killed almost all of the children it affected."

I'm usually able to figure out which modern disease these types of period programs are referring to, but this one stumped me too!

Interesting. The oldest daughter of one of my aunts died as a child of diptheria back in the 1930's.

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MarthaStewardess — Fri, 07 Aug 2015 21:11:26 GMT

I was sorry to see this season end and look forward to the next season! It was very sad when Julia died, but thought it was great when Ross called Demelza the love of his life.