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Unread Yesterday, 16:57
Mofromco
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Hi everyone. I have a question that goes back a way...

Since I have pretty much given up on rewatching everything later than Series 4, with an occasional foray into S5 & 6, and absolutely avoiding S7, this is about S2E7, "Out of the Woods".

Recall that In this episode, Al moves out into that "fixer-upper" of a place. First, was there any 'fore-story' to this move? It seems like it just happened with no warning.

Then as suddenly as Al moved, he was back home by S3, or after a jaunt to Africa, anyway.

So what happened to the house? It made one more appearance in "On the Edge", when Pauline was over for spaghetti dinner, but it apparently disappeared after S2. Did I miss some dialogue about the fate of this house, or was it all just another case of the Portwenn Effect?

Sorry for the trip back in time. I was just curious about this little detail.
I just thought the ramshackle house was just a rental...with the option of being a fix me up. Because it really didn't affect the general plot of the story I think the fact that it existed just went by the bye (had to look up the correct spelling for that one). So, "Portwenn Effect" for all intents and purposes. Does anyone have a better explanation?
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I just thought the ramshackle house was just a rental...with the option of being a fix me up. Because it really didn't affect the general plot of the story I think the fact that it existed just went by the bye (had to look up the correct spelling for that one). So, "Portwenn Effect" for all intents and purposes. Does anyone have a better explanation?
Hi Mofromco,

Yes, I understood it to be a rental, too.

BL: "How much is the rent?"

AL: "None of your business!"

BL: "I don't charge you rent, boy..."



I have to get over my OCD need for having every detail in the show chronologically carry over or be explained away. You want that to be the case in your favorite shows, but I'm sure it becomes just too onerous for the writers at some point. I think DM does a pretty good job of maintaining continuity on the whole.

Thanks for your comments.

(PS: Nice catch on "by the bye"!)
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