Like others, I was quite literally cringing at his performance last night. Other HMs may make me peed off, but he just makes me cringe, now almost every time he opens his mouth.
And his crying and stuttering just made me think of a very small child who, when they've been caught out, will turn on the tears to deflect what the grown ups are angry at him for and instead they give him reassurances and cuddles - their anger forgotten. Which is exactly what happened last night.