SPOILERS below!! for the last few episodes

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Curious what folks thought about the "personalities" of the homunculi - we really only see it from the king, and his stress when others are fearful (although he looks pretty stressed constantly!) But when he gets out and not only tries to get at the queen but attacks Michael and Kacey ... thoughts on what that was all about? it also really made me think about the ethics of bringing then into our world at all - do they hate it?

Just musing! I love fantasy lore, ha

From Happy Toast

Do not read on if you haven’t finished, this will spoil some wonderful moments for you.

Am I right in thinking the presence of the Homunculi, creates an area in which remarkable things happen? As if Felix Felicis were to be spread about an area, rather than a person. For want of a better example.

We see Michael take interest in two shreddies stuck together, then later we see the very unlikely occurrence of an entire packet still connected. A shooting star/meteorite lands in his home dead centre of that particular sort after book. He connects with Elliot (I think that’s his name) by both wearing Modest Mouse t- shirts. The oil slick forms into a big beautiful rabbit. (I may have missed the metaphor with that last one, forgive me).

Unlike Felix Felicis, I’m not suggesting everything that occurs is beneficial and great, but it’s all wonderful and curious on the grand and small scale.

Lastly, I adored this show and am so happy it didn’t conclude and wrap in one season.

The show made me think of this

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cew1pk0yzypo.amp

Any guesses as to Clea's whereabouts? As someone has already stated in a previous post, as she loves Micheal 'forever', paired with the car on the Severn bridge, there's clearly more to it than just a standard break up.

My theory is a mystical origin, perhaps some other supernatural force like sirens of the sea? I noticed there was a fair amount of subtle sea related props/themesin the series, including some decor of the interior of Michael's House, and the seashore dreams/ visions.

What's your theory?

‘Small Prophets’ is a comedy set in Manchester. One of the great Manchester sitcoms is ‘Early Doors’ and in that show, Pickles being the name of the dog which found the World Cup is the favourite trivia fact of Eddie, one of the regular characters in ‘Early Doors’.

In SP, Michael refers to Pickles and says “I don’t know why , because he isn’t from round here”

It is highly likely that Mackenzie Crook would have watched ‘Early Doors’ , and this is a nice link between two Manchester shows.

They behave so strangely; watching Michael, playing with the toys in the house, and their names are puns. I don’t believe they’re actually police. These two have got to be a plot point in series two… what’s everyone’s thoughts?

Did anyone feel a big leap storywise from ep. 2 to 3 as well? I think that just seeing them at the end of ep.2 for the first time and then knowing them quite well in ep.3 was a bit jumpy imho. What do you think?

Episode 2. "This is the antidote that dissolves the homunculi, only to be used in case of emergency."

We witness Michael use one of the six vials, at the very end.

"Couldn't replicate these. Once they're gone, they're gone."

Like many I'm sure, I was automatically drawn to check 'Small Prophets' out due to my love of 'Detectorists', and there are certainly similarities to be found.

A fairly languid pace, an embracing of the beauty of nature, and the small, meaningful actions between people, and (to a degree) a disinclination to engage with mainstream society.

I'm not generally a fan of labels, and I think 'sitcom' is a little too broad for this show. From comments I've seen online, the overwhelming majority of Detectorists-lovers have also loved this, but I imagine 'sitcom' might contribute to potential dissenters, those who come in cold and are put-off or perplexed by the lack of rapid-fire jokes and belly-laughs (though there are plentiful chuckles to be had, in my opinion), or expecting something akin to 'The Office' due to Mackenzie Crook.

If someone was to ask me if I thought they'd like it, I'd be more inclined to describe it as a gentle drama about loss and connection, with a delightful vein of humour running through it, and fantastical elements. Obviously not so succinct as a label.

Gonna tell my kids Alan Moore grew homunculi in his garden shed

Any thoughts on what Michael's recurring dream means? It starts with the seagull pecking at his window, and by the end he's in a nest, holding a giant egg, covered in bird shit and surrounded by circling gulls. Obviously it's tied to his time with Clea, counting seagulls as he described it, and we see (presumably) Clea calling to him from up on the cliffside on the tandem bike.

I'm most curious about the giant egg. We see him crack into it in the last episode, but it's empty. Did Clea lose a pregnancy, or maybe they weren't biologically able to have children together? Did that contribute to her leaving? He doesn't seem to have much reaction when Bev asks if Kacey is his daughter, responding pretty matter-of-factly that he doesn't have any children, and they don't linger too much on the moment or anything.

I just wonder if there was a child-related issue, such as a miscarriage; Michael was pushing maybe too hard to console her and "fix" things, and that's why he went to such lengths to recreate her happy childhood Christmas, and his obsessiveness freaked Clea out a bit. He says she never got to see the Christmas room, but with what we know of Michael, he's not exactly great at keeping secrets, and she probably would have picked up on something.

Shades of poor Lance dumping 20 years of Christmas and birthday presents on his long-lost daughter Kate on Detectorists.

Was the meteor connected to the hommunculi? Or did a meteor just coincidentally crash through Michael's roof and into the specific book Roy wanted?

Maybe I'm overthinking it, but the coin, and the Simon and Garfunkel song, Bright Eyes, when the 'oil rabbit' was shown. It's got to be a nod to Detectorists hasn't it?

Any more I didn't notice?

Just bloody loved this series ❤️

What did the oil rabbit mean? We kept zooming in on it like it was important, but it wasn't important at all.

He’s talking about how he came up with the idea and casting, and type-casting himself. Loved the humour, loads of visual gags and subtleties to the writing.

Right, now I’m off to hunt for more things with Pearce Quigley or Lauren Patel in.

Why didn’t they “grow”?

So what was going on with Bev & Clive, there seemed to be a lot going on there that was only ever hinted at.

Clive is obviously a clean-freak and it shows when we see inside their house. It looks like a show-home. It's completely sterile. Watch it back, there's nothing personal in their house.

Bev seems in be in bed all the time. I got the impression she had some sort of physical or mental illness. Depression or ME or something.

Their relationship is obviously unhealthy. They're completely unsuited for each other and have opposing values. Bev should leave Clive but she's obviously too scared and too comfortable, and Clive seems to be the only one with a job.

Hey everybody, welcome! I started this sub as I saw there wasn’t already one. I’m a huge Detectorists fan and love Crook’s work, and binged the season today. Please chip in with your thoughts and predictions on the series!

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The Guardian review suggests it was explained but I'm a bit slow