'Call the Midwife' Recap: Season 9 Episode 6
I don’t know whether Call the Midwife is getting more heartbreaking or if I’m extra emotional due to the state of the world today, but I bawled my eyes out watching this episode.
There was the lovely, but let’s face it, increasingly habitual community event organized by one or more members of the Buckle family and Dr. McNulty returned to give Dr. Turner some much needed help in his busy surgery. On the more upsetting side, the Turners’ adoption of little May hit an unexpected snag. And then Valerie’s cousin Maureen and her family weathered an unimaginable and heart wrenching ordeal. Okay here we go…
Saving the Horticulture Show
It's August in Poplar and the sunflowers and marrow are thriving. Enthusiastic gardener Fred Buckle has been preparing for the annual Bank Holiday horticulture show only to discover it was canceled due to... lack of interest perhaps. The reason is never really provided. When he brings the problem to his wife, Violet hands it back to him to organize. Fred and Reggie go door to door to drum up entrants, but the reception is lukewarm at best.
Later at a brainstorming session, Reggie brings up the idea exhibition gardens (again) and the midwives jump on board. Several groups are recruited to participate including the Cub Scouts, the local dance school and Nonnatus House itself. The problem is Sister Monica Joan intends on creating a St. Raymond Nonnatus garden. Solo. (Insert crickets here.)
In the weeks leading up to the horticulture show, here are plenty offers of help from the others - Trixie, Sister Hilda and Fred for starters. Alas the elderly sister is confident and insistent in her plans to go it alone. She has also pilfered health authority midwifery supplies, namely eight baby blankets, that she insists are essential to her celebration of St Raymond. Nurse Crane realizes when she’s beat and tells Sister MJ to just not get any holes in them. More on the touching conclusion later.
A Doctor in the House, Again
As predicted Kevin McNulty has returned to Poplar. Dr. Turner is happy to put the young physician to work immediately, but Miss Higgins is less than enthusiastic. We’ll have to see if the meticulous receptionist warms to him over time. The midwives are pleased to have him back as well, though Sister Julienne finally feels in necessary to break her silence about the fate of Nonnatus House.
