Is that it?! Joy got divorced from a chronic adulterer. #TheArchers 🤨 - ThreadSky | a Reddit-style client for Bluesky

nynzi.bsky.social • 35 days ago

Is that it?!

Joy got divorced from a chronic adulterer.

#TheArchers 🤨

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johannas.bsky.social•35 days ago

Yeh
A complete mystery why this was suuuuch a big deal.
I reckon Joy is withholding a bunch of info

#TheArchers

ambridgeponyclub.bsky.social•35 days ago

I think Daddy may also have slept with Rochelle.

johannas.bsky.social•35 days ago

Now that’s a really good possibility

#TheArchers

stevebrooks.bsky.social•35 days ago

Now there's a dark thought.
It kinda tracks, though.

johannas.bsky.social•35 days ago

100%
#TheArchers

bernadette1.bsky.social•34 days ago

A CSA scenario had crossed my mind. Perhaps Rochelle tried or did tell Joy but as often happens in these situations the mother does not want to believe it. Eventually, some do, but the doubt and denial wrecks the relationship between non-abusing parent. #JustSaying #PlotPrediction #TheArchers

nynzi.bsky.social•34 days ago

That’s what I was thinking. If there had been abuse, originally denied by Joy, it’s unlikely that Rochelle would want to have anything to do with her mother, let alone visit her (however episodically). #TheArchers

johannas.bsky.social•33 days ago

That’s definitely true too.
Rochelle so readily moving in and out does not speak of a big problem with Joy.

If Rochelle is trying to damage Joy’s life and with Mick, immature as that is, there must be some unresolved anger tho? Or maybe it’s displaced?

Has Joy apologized to Rochelle?
#TheArchers

jobowandarrow.bsky.social•35 days ago

😳

rivercat0338.bsky.social•35 days ago

Oh, ugh. Would #TheArchers go there?

nynzi.bsky.social•35 days ago

That was my first reaction too. But in recent years they did the Jim’s childhood abuse SL & Rob’s rape of Helen. #TheArchers

rosenbergj.bsky.social•35 days ago

Was wondering if this was a way to bring Jim in. Jim and Joy had a moment of dialog years ago that alluded to his childhood trauma and also, as we know, The Archers doesn't do therapy, so Jim would be as close as they were willing to get to dealing with sexual abuse again, maybe.
#TheArchers

fintantwrong.bsky.social•35 days ago

Chasing media exposure and an 'audience'? Yes.

lila7.bsky.social•35 days ago

😱

ambridgeponyclub.bsky.social•35 days ago

That was so not the whole story certainly not on Rochelle. Acting up how? Doing what? How much drugs? How many diagnosis? Was she on the game? Did she join MAGA? Why doesn’t she see her children??? #TheArchers

nynzi.bsky.social•35 days ago

Totally agree. But I want this all bottomed out by the time Rock-hell inevitably abruptly flounces off - again. #TheArchers

johannas.bsky.social•35 days ago

Yes please 🙌
#TheArchers

ambridgeponyclub.bsky.social•35 days ago

Odds on mick tells Rochelle Joy told him everything she goes completely ballistic then when he realises there was more to it and Joy didn’t let on he flounces off too.

rutheri.bsky.social•35 days ago

That post need to end with ‘… with Rochelle’

johannas.bsky.social•35 days ago

Yeah that possibility has been simmering in the back of my brain since Rochelle first turned up and Mick took her side on something…
#TheArchers

nynzi.bsky.social•35 days ago

Nooo! Mick flounces off with Rock ’Hell. #TheArchers

eggstone.bsky.social•35 days ago

Make Ambrige great again!

ambridgeponyclub.bsky.social•35 days ago

🤣

gingabeans.bsky.social•35 days ago

That's Joy's story, but it's what's happened since I want to hear about. Why is Wor Rochelle so secretive about her life. That's what Mick was asking and that's what we want to know. #TheArchers

gingabeans.bsky.social•35 days ago

Enough of this "Oorh mam, stop asking sooor many questions" shite.

#TheArchers

lottievonfuchshaus.bsky.social•35 days ago

But did he present as a perfect Dad to Rochelle? Probably, she was too young to understand at first, and then when she asked him later, he somehow made it Joy's fault? #TheArchers

nynzi.bsky.social•35 days ago

True. Would be interesting to know what relationship Rochelle had with her dad after the divorce & if she has one now? Her lack of continuous relationship with her kids is concerning. #TheArchers

eggstone.bsky.social•35 days ago

Maybe Rochelle needs lessons from Kate in how to desert children with gay abandon. #TheArchers

stevebrooks.bsky.social•35 days ago

LOL.

charlienotton.bsky.social•35 days ago

It's only a miracle Molly and Sipo weren't named Air and Miles...

#TheArchers

nynzi.bsky.social•35 days ago

😂😂👏🏼👏🏼 #TheArchers

bernadette1.bsky.social•34 days ago

Bleet of the Week! #TheArchers

brendaselwyn.bsky.social•35 days ago

Interestingly, what Joy said about Rochelle possibly thinking she should've tried harder with the marriage was the opposite of what Rochelle said to someone (Rex?). She sounded as though she despised Joy for sticking with her father when she "knew all about his shenanigans." #TheArchers

linnr.bsky.social•35 days ago

Oh that's an interesting comparison between the two. Perhaps it illustrates how easy it is to get hold of the wrong end of the stick if you don't talk about things, and just let them fester instead #thearchers

fintantwrong.bsky.social•35 days ago

Mrs Wrong (not a fan of #TheArchers) wondered in half-way through the episode and asked "Who is the father then?"

rosiecat2.bsky.social•35 days ago

Maybe they put him "under the patio" & collected his insurance money ? #TheArchers

nynzi.bsky.social•35 days ago

😂 well, that would explain why Joy finally left Newcastle. #TheArchers
#BrooksideScriptReUsed

rosiecat2.bsky.social•35 days ago

#BrooksideScriptReUsed cheaper that buying a new one though 😅 #TheArchers

lila7.bsky.social•35 days ago

She said he left when she was 15 and she never saw him again.

But we can’t believe a word either Joy or Rochelle says, can we?

nynzi.bsky.social•35 days ago

I forgot that bit. True. #TheArchers SWs have dragged this all out for too long. I’m fed up.

lila7.bsky.social•35 days ago

And Mick can’t believe a word either of them says either.

Which will definitely be a problem if Rochelle stays.

ameliecalamity.bsky.social•35 days ago

I reckon she went away for more than a few days leaving Rochelle on her own. But it doesn’t really explain why Joy used to bang on about Rochelle all the time and make out that she was successful in her career. I’m sure she once mentioned she was a lawyer in Manchester or somewhere
#TheArchers

appleandroidapp.bsky.social•35 days ago

Remind me how long Hootenanny went away from Lizzard when she was small? Attachment guilt and communication issues there for some time too. #TheArchers

nynzi.bsky.social•35 days ago

Wow! I didn’t know that about Jill & Lizzard. Before my time of listening. #TheArchers

appleandroidapp.bsky.social•35 days ago

It was revisited when Elizabeth was briefly clinically depressed. #TheArchers

md05.bsky.social•35 days ago

Why did Jill leave Elizabeth for bit?
(I’ve never heard this before, aside from another post last night).
#TheArchers

appleandroidapp.bsky.social•35 days ago

It was revisited when Lizzard was depressed. Hootenanny was crippled with guilt about being unsupportive then and previously. Jill was traumatised by Elizabeth’s heart problems and couldn’t cope. #TheArchers

nynzi.bsky.social•35 days ago

Oh! The heart problem. 👍🏼 #TheArchers

linnr.bsky.social•35 days ago

Imo the reason for the lies about why Rochelle wasn't visiting was shame. Either Joy was ashamed of herself for estranging her daughter, or ashamed of her daughter for her life choices - in any event, she couldn't bring herself to admit the truth to people #thearchers

paulsw4.bsky.social•35 days ago

If Rochelle is back for more tedious ex-Ambridge sl, can we have the beavers back too for the rest of us please so we don’t have to fast forward an episode?
🦫 📻 #TheArchers

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nynzi.bsky.social•35 days ago

LOVE the beaver reading a newspaper image 😍
I’m really not that bothered about Rochelle. I suppose it’s because #TheArchers SWs have made her such an unattractive character; rather like Jim when he first arrived.

lomelindi12.bsky.social•35 days ago

I think there’s more..

But if there isn’t….retired divorce lawyer says…🤷🏻‍♀️

#TheArchers

nynzi.bsky.social•35 days ago

Indeed. #TheArchers
https://bsky.app/profile/nynzi.bsky.social/post/3lldtxdueak2b

appleandroidapp.bsky.social•35 days ago

Half the story at best I’m guessing.

allthisandless.bsky.social•35 days ago

She spent far too long trying to remember which version she'd already told Mick, to my mind... #TheArchers

appleandroidapp.bsky.social•35 days ago

All versions will be subjective and affected by time. At best we’ll have a sketch, not the “ Full Picture “ . Let’s hope it’s something we can all live with. #TheArchers

bernadette1.bsky.social•35 days ago

Seems a bit lame in terms of SL but we only have Joy’s side of story, so far. I’m wondering if social services were involved and what if anything happened to Rochelle after Joy’s absence. #TheArchers

nynzi.bsky.social•35 days ago

There’s still a lot to unpack. Rochelle was 15 - she must now be about mid 30s? 20 years to harbour resentment & still stay in contact with Joy? What’s happened in her marriage that she doesn’t see her kids? Her peripatetic lifestyle? 🤷🏻‍♀️ #TheArchers

bernadette1.bsky.social•35 days ago

I agree. All of the above apply. #TheArchers

nynzi.bsky.social•35 days ago

#TheArchers

lila7.bsky.social•35 days ago

That isn’t Hilda Ogden, is it?

nynzi.bsky.social•35 days ago

No - standard gif from Bluesky

trevorlambert.bsky.social•35 days ago

And left a 15-year-old kid alone for "a day or two".

Anticlimactic if true, but we only heard her version.

lila7.bsky.social•35 days ago

It obviously isn’t the whole story.

Not enough to explain Rochelle’s behaviour

Her children are teenagers now, aren’t they?

nynzi.bsky.social•35 days ago

It isn’t clear how old Rochelle’s kids are. Unless someone else with keener ears & better memory has picked that up. #TheArchers

brendaselwyn.bsky.social•33 days ago

The way Joy described them 5 years ago, they sounded primary school age. I think it's been mentioned recently that they are teenagers. So, sounds like young teens (12-15?). #TheArchers

nynzi.bsky.social•33 days ago

Thanks Brenda! Love to hear her ex-husband’s view on all of this! 😁

‘Please call into any #TheArchers podcast!”

rosietay.bsky.social•33 days ago

yes, she obviously knew their names, had nameplates put on the bedroom doors for them, talked about them constantly, bought pyjamas for Rochelle (and some other clothes, she gave them to Kate), and seems to have enough money to buy a Beechwood home, plus seems to have retired.

klarleonard.bsky.social•35 days ago

Her description of her husband's philandering sounded like fantasy. Someone at work, the woman at the dry cleaners, a neighbour, her best friend? Give me a break.

richardham1956.bsky.social•35 days ago

Damn. I had her as a S&M fan and hubby couldn’t cope with her demands…..

nynzi.bsky.social•35 days ago

We only have her word for that. #TheArchers

eggstone.bsky.social•35 days ago

I can't wait for Mick to realise this... #TheArchers

jasperbarry.bsky.social•35 days ago

I remember Rochelle complaining that Joy just collapsed and she, Rochelle, had to do everything. We do need Rochelle's version of the story, otherwise it's rather a damp squid. #TheArchers

patalextea.bsky.social•35 days ago

When Joy arrived in Ambridge, she sang Rochelle's praises constantly, mentioning her in almost every conversation. This hasn't been explained and doesn't sit right with the new info we've been reluctantly given #TheArchers

linnr.bsky.social•35 days ago

She did that to hide the truth, surely? She didn't want her new acquaintances to know she was estranged from her daughter and grandchildren. I think there were definitely feelings of shame involved there #thearchers

nynzi.bsky.social•35 days ago

Yes, I can u/stand Joy being less than truthful - bit like Susan when she was always trying to keep up with JennyDahling (a publican’s daughter 🤨) when Alice and Chris were first married. #TheArchers

md05.bsky.social•35 days ago

Then there was Nigel’s mum Julia pretending to be upper class when in reality she was once a dancer.
#TheArchers

nynzi.bsky.social•35 days ago

Exactly! It was brilliant when I sister visited and revealed her true backstory. #TheArchers

patalextea.bsky.social•34 days ago

Maybe; but she was extremely effusive in her comments about Rochelle. Why?
#TheArchers

nynzi.bsky.social•34 days ago

Because she didn’t want to portray herself as a lonely singleton, who’s estranged from her only daughter. Especially when she said she moved all the way from Newcastle to be closer to Rochelle & her grand kids. Her lies & building up Rochelle, were to compensate when she never saw them. #TheArchers

manxfreestate.bsky.social•34 days ago

There has to be more to this, as I think you suggest #TheArchers

linnr.bsky.social•34 days ago

Part of her cover story, as Nynzi said