How excited was I to see that LMN is showing the entire Thornbirds miniseries this week? I LOVED this series when it first came out in the early '80s. Who wouldn't, with its themes of power, corruption, forbidden love...never mind that I was only 10 at the time.
So last night, I threw the kids out of the room to start their nighttime routine with Dad (Mom needs her Lifetime). Unfortunately, Tori picks the wrong moment to come out and say good night to me, seeing a preview for the next day. "I thought priests aren't supposed to get married? Why is he kissing that girl?" Um, maybe you could bring that up in CCD (1st communion class) to let the entire class know that mom lets you watch totally inappropriate movies? Time for bed!
This movie is seriously depressing. Everyone seems to die and no one gets what they want. Could there be any more yearning going on? Richard Chamberlain is something to see in his priestly soutane. Love the scene where Mary Carson, who's like 100, is coming on to him in the rain. Frank has mommy issues, young Meggie is adorable but ignored (and gets the worst haircut ever...did they use a Bowie knife to cut it?). Nuns are really mean, and wild boars must be killed with one shot. There must be at least one death in every episode, and poor Baby Hal starts us off in part 1. Can't wait to see part 2 tonight!
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