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Gentleman Jack Crack - “I Was Just Passing”

Season 1, Ep. 1

In this first episode of Gentleman Jack Crack, we get into the series debut entitled “I Was Just Passing” written and directed by series creator Sally Wainwright. We go scene by scene to breakdown the introductions to this wonderful cast of characters, while mixing in some history tidbits here and there. We totally didn’t expect for our first episode to be this long, but we so enjoy musing about this show, and welp.


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Chapter Marks:


03:33 - The Haters of Halifax

09:15 - The Mystery of Shibden Hall

11:31 - Meet Marian Lister

13:35 - Everybody drinks!

19:20 - Aunt Anne waxes poetic

24:55 - Captain Lister and his Parade of Shade

27:12 - “Jaunty music” you can twerk to

31:07 - THIS SCENE THOUGH!! “alight & walk bitch”

35:02 - Anne’s Wonderful Contradictions

38:59 - “Shabby little Shibden”

44:20 - Dinner with the Listers

49:27 - Eugenie’s candor

56:50 - The scandal of the high flier & letters from Mariana

1:02:55 - Anne opens her diary to chapter H

1:08:16 - Aunt Anne provides a much needed distraction

1:19:25 - Ann Walker & life in “The Birdcage”

1:27:55 - Anne & Daddy Lister go to town

1:32:13 - MISANDRY!

1:41:17 - Dinner with the Listers is our favorite time of day

1:46:10 - Mariana & The Tale of the Toxic Safety Blanket

1:53:39 - After O Etiquette, Mariana is a mess

2:02:23 - Delicious foreshadowing from Mariana

2:03:11 - It’s all about Miss Lister at Crow Nest

2:06:45 - Can we get Suranne singing on season 2 please?!

2:08:40 - Gossiping Dr. Kenny

2:11:52 - Ann Walker got the “glow up” reaction

2:15:39 - Gemma Whelan and her genius 4th wall breaks

2:17:57 - “TICK TOCK!” a.k.a gay poetry

2:23:48 - Anne Lister calls on Miss Walker for the 1st time

2:24:37 - So there are deleted scenes?!?!

2:28:40 - Final Thoughts

2:23:17 - The Curious Case of Eugenie Pierre

2:40:16 - Thank you for listening!

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