Episode: Frogs and Lobsters
Rating: On a scale of 1 to 10, 1= very good, and 10=awsome, this episode rates a 348 as it is just so awsome.
Archie.
Oh how I love him. He is just so dorky, lovable, sweet, beautiful, caring and he's a sparkly floofy crumpet.
Anyway, Hornblower buys a snazzy new uniform and for the FIRST TIME EVER I don't have the screen cap I need to show you all why this is so marvelous. Hornblower gets back on the ship and Archie is in awe of how fit Horatio is. Like woah. The gets up, that dorky grin on his face and circles Horatio. There is some obvious arse perving from Archie. He's so damn subtle that boy, not.
Well, okay, I do have "Archie in awe of SexGod!Horatio". My bad.
I know this is slightly not so 'the pure sex' but I adore the 'ugly crew' because even though Archie is Horatio's wife/husband, the 'ugly crew' are Horatio's extended Family.
There's Pellew (who is quite beautiful and isn't actually 'ugly crew') who is Horatio's father.
And Bracegirdle, Horatio's annoying but well meaning uncle.
Wellard = Horatio's nephew
Bush = Horatio's best man (as of course Horatio married Archie) and he so babysits Styles for Matthews in his spare time.
Matthews - the totally lovable uncle, together with Styles - part two of the lovable uncles front. However, watching Retribution again I've had to re think that. Matthew's is SO Styles' father-figure who doesn't beat him up.
And Oldroyd <3 I'll get to him in a moment.
Alright, I've been paying out on Styles a fair bit lately, but it's only because I love him. He's a childish man and he makes me smile. Anyway, I have posed this theory before. Styles is like a 6 year old boy with a crush on a girl. He'll pull her hair, push her into the dirt and other such horrible things because he thinks she'll notice him for the sexy man he is.
Except Styles is so directing all this odd loving at Oldroyd. Matthews endorses it because he is so a slash fangirl at heart.
Water buckets in the face this episode. Why hasn't Oldroyd got the hint yet?
And this shot never fails to make me laugh. Looook at him. Poutyfrogface!
And my two faaavourite archie/horatio fluff moments in this episode:
Moment the first:
Archie: Horatio! This is scary! I'm all panicy and I'm being silly so you need to assure me I'll be alright and stuff.
Horatio: Archie... I love you they aren't trying to hurt you.
Archie: they're trying to KILL ME YOU IDIOT!
Horatio: ...no they're not.
Horatio: you see, I've done some amazing research and know a lot about the situation that I've only just walked into. They have special guns that can't reach you... but keep your head down.
Archie: *is comforted*
...a few moments later
*some guys stands infront of Oldroyd and takes a bullet to the head*
Archie: Fucking bastard lied.
Moment the Second:
Horatio: *is mourning the loss of french girl. Even though he broke her leg, the jerk*
Archie: *stands by his side, as he is Horatio's pillar of support*
Lord Erdington: My dear crumpet, look after him.
CrumpetArchie: *dramatically* I ...will.
Lord Erdington: *even more dramatically, and brittish* See to it.
And Archie takes Horatio back to their ship and his father so Horatio can hear Pellew's marvelous words of wisdom on the meaning of life.