Originally Posted by NoughtiesMusic:
“Sonia can be self-righteous but in this instance she's in the right. Sylvie isn't her problem and Tina's immaturity must be grating for anyone.”
Tina was better tonight. She was actually defending Sonia.
I think Shirley has got a cheek berating Sonia about moving away because of Sylvie but then Shirley has most reason for wanting to shirk looking after Sylvie. And all of the Carters bar Tina wanted Sylvie to go back to the home she was in. Therefore what Sonia said about the family turning down help isn't strictly true. It was only Tina what did that.
Also a woman who's about to leave her daughter behind whilst she goes off to live elsewhere isn't really best placed to lecture someone else about neglecting a relative.
It was a great scene though.