“Once more unto the breach,” he said-Shakespeare, for Bernard’s benefit
Hacker, the scholar!
at last he’d found a use for Radio Three.
I lol'd.
When finally he began to rub-in the fullness of time, at the appropriate juncture-
And lol'd again!
I am curious, though: I'm not quite sure why Bernard found it necessary to tell Humphrey that Hacker's having an affair, as opposed to cooking up some other excuse? I mean, I see an oncoming spanner in the works and all that, but his thought process at that moment confuses me a little. I assume he has good reason?
(also, quick thing: "queue" = "line," and "cue" = "something that prompts you")
Many thanks for your comments! (And picking up my stupid slip - fixed now!)
I'm not quite sure why Bernard found it necessary to tell Humphrey that Hacker's having an affair, as opposed to cooking up some other excuse?
Good question! Mainly it's a lack of thought-process, I'd say. He panics and, as we sometimes see in the show, he speaks (or blurts!) more honestly than he should. That's what I was thinking, anyway. But it's also my way of giving Hacker and Bernard a little privacy. As it turns out, Bernard's indiscretion works to his advantage, in a way that a more predictable excuse (i.e. something work-related) would not.
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“Once more unto the breach,” he said-Shakespeare, for Bernard’s benefit
Hacker, the scholar!
at last he’d found a use for Radio Three.
I lol'd.
When finally he began to rub-in the fullness of time, at the appropriate juncture-
And lol'd again!
I am curious, though: I'm not quite sure why Bernard found it necessary to tell Humphrey that Hacker's having an affair, as opposed to cooking up some other excuse? I mean, I see an oncoming spanner in the works and all that, but his thought process at that moment confuses me a little. I assume he has good reason?
(also, quick thing: "queue" = "line," and "cue" = "something that prompts you")
Thanks for this!
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I'm not quite sure why Bernard found it necessary to tell Humphrey that Hacker's having an affair, as opposed to cooking up some other excuse?
Good question! Mainly it's a lack of thought-process, I'd say. He panics and, as we sometimes see in the show, he speaks (or blurts!) more honestly than he should. That's what I was thinking, anyway. But it's also my way of giving Hacker and Bernard a little privacy. As it turns out, Bernard's indiscretion works to his advantage, in a way that a more predictable excuse (i.e. something work-related) would not.
Thanks again!!!
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