Why wasn't I warned!?

[litlover12]

"Watch 'Call the Midwife,'" they said.

"It'll be fun," they said.

Comments

[katharhino.livejournal.com]

EVERY. EPISODE.

[litlover12.livejournal.com]

Holy moly. Episode 3 -- I must have cried six times in the last 10 minutes!!

[nuranar.livejournal.com]

I suspected as much. I refuse to watch things like this!

[tempestsarekind.livejournal.com]

But it's *good* crying! :)

(What I mean is that I don't feel manipulated by the show, even when it makes me cry - I feel like they've actually constructed these stories in a way that is sincere, and the feeling comes from that.)

[litlover12.livejournal.com]

Yes, you're right. Sometimes I feel like there's almost a fairytale aspect to things (Ted's unconditional acceptance and love just blew me away!) but I don't feel like they're manipulative. Just the kind of things that CAN happen in this world, even though sometimes I forget they can!

[mosinging1986.livejournal.com]

Oh, dear. I was vaguely interested in this because I heard it was very good. But not if it's making both Castiel and Eleven cry!

[litlover12.livejournal.com]

It is very good . . . it's just good in an emotional way! :-)

[rose-griffes.livejournal.com]

I haven't cried nearly as much watching season two as I did season one. If that's any... help? consolation?

Not that the season 2 episodes aren't good, by the way. Just a bit less of an emotional wringer for the most part.

[msantimacassar.livejournal.com]

I FEEL YOU!



I pretty much cry every episode... ;____;

[birdienl.livejournal.com]

I agree with some of the other commenters: it's good crying, like 'healthy' crying, if you can say that. It shows you both the bad and the good of the era and place where the midwife's lived in a realistic way. I love it, despite the sadness!

[mary-j-59.livejournal.com]

Oh, gosh, I loved this show - and the books, too. Did you see my book reviews on Goodreads? If you had, I think that might have been some warning. Glad you watched it, though. Sometimes tears are good and appropriate.