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Wedding bells all around. Soames
meets the girl of his well-starched dreams. The feeling’s not mutual, but she’s
broke and he’s not. His sister Winifred embarks on her own ill-fated marriage. And
his cousin, June, gets engaged to architect Philip Bosinney, who promptly begins to make
goo-goo eyes at Irene--in church. |
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Soames decides that the problem in
his marriage is not a lack of love but an excess of London. He decides to build a country
house, hiring Bosinney as the architect. No, really. Irene has no interest in the rural
life or Soames’ attempts to soften her, but Bosinney--him, she likes. They share a
kiss or two in private, then dump discretion in favor of publicly humiliating Soames and
June. Sometimes you just gotta dance. |
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They’re so not fooling anyone
now, but Bosinney and Irene continue their affair. Soames brings a lawsuit against the
penniless architect--supposedly because the house has gone over budget, but he’s so
not fooling anyone, either. The lovers make secret plans to run off together, and Soames
vents his long-held anger on Irene in the most inexcusable way. Bosinney walks off a curb
and right out of the sequel. |
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June makes up with her dad, then
bares her claws at Soames after Bosinney's funeral. Meanwhile, Irene cuts her losses
and drops her wedding ring in the calling-card dish. At least she knows the right
way to catch a cab. Soames mourns her absence for exactly one day, then goes back to
pretending everything's fine. And Helene and Old Jolyon opt for nice, tidy deaths,
but not before the old man moves everyone into Robin Hill and does Irene a solid.
Fortunately, she's got a shoulder for Young Jolyon to cry on. Uh-oh. |
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Years on, and Soames wants to trade
up for a wife with, um, "higher production capability." Despite his best
efforts (i.e., following Irene around and getting all demanding), she won't give him
evidence for a divorce or come home. Instead, she books for Paris, followed by YJ,
and then by Soames' detective. Meanwhile, Dartie tops the worst day of his life by
running off to Argentina. Soames hounds his sister into a divorce, then lets slip
that he plans to stay married to Irene. Winifred responds with that classic
Victorian expletive, well-thrown crystal. |
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The younger Forsytes prove their
inheritance by bickering, cavorting, and being generally fractious. Maybe they've
been watching Soames, who glowers off to Paris with plenty of bluster packed in his
luggage. At last he finally, finally gives up on Irene and returns his
attentions to Annette. Irene herself gets busy making an even Younger Jolyon, which
just thrills Soames no end, as you can imagine. But none of that matters once he
meets the one woman he'll never say "No" to--his daughter. Awww. |
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