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The Larkins is the sort of show that was made for very special holiday installments, with its focus on the all-important bonds of family, its vintage rustic feel, love of excessive food and drink, and old-fashioned charm. So it should likely come as a surprise to no one that "
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The season finale of The Larkins is here, which sees the series finally confront its one season-long narrative arc: Mariette's future. Given that the eldest Larkin child is played by buzzy Bridgerton star Sabrina Bartlett, it feels very unlikely that Mariette has left Littlechurch and the family farm
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The basic concept of this week's episode of The Larkins is simple. Ma's sister Bertha - who is, naturally, her complete opposite in virtually every conceivable way - comes to visit the farm and friction ensues. And, as such things go, it's fine. I
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It seems unlikely that anyone is watching Acorn TV's The Larkins for its high-stakes drama. There really isn't any. Each episode usually features an overarching plot, but none of them are what you might call deep. This week, the hour's larger "story"
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The Larkins' third episode, "In Which Ma and Pa Go on Holiday," is basically exactly what it says on the tin, and no one is likely at all surprised, or even remotely upset, by that fact. Part of the appeal of this show is its quiet straightforwardness,
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Given everything happening in the world around us at the moment - global pandemic, new coronavirus variants, supply and production shortages, and all manner of other reminders that no matter how much we might want to be we're just not back to normal quite yet - it'