History Recap / MidsomerMurdersS13E6

* BothSidesHaveAPoint: It's what we eventually learn regarding Sebastian and Millie. While he does is rude and disrespectful toward her to the point that his actions can be seen as abuse, and cheated on her with Giles Braithwaite, by the end of the episode we learn how she as well cheated on him, and did it with none other than his own father.

* {{Aesop}}: As the killer is led away, Tom realizes that for the first time in his life, he has been completely fooled by someone's affable ways. Throughout the episode, Tom has done nothing but praise this man, calling him "one of us," but in the end he takes back everything he said.

* IRejectYourReality: Twice. When Iris Holman caught her openly gay employer, Giles Braithwaite, making out with Sebastian Farquaharson, instead of accepting that Giles could never love her the way she wanted, she became convinced that Sebastian had deceived Giles. When Sebastian begged her not to tell anyone about his sexual orientation by offering her money, Iris accepted it, convincing herself that it was not blackmail since she was not the one asking for it. Of course, since she accepted the money, this attempt at LoopholeAbuse is so ineffective that is immediately rejected by Tom, who does not arrest her right away only because he guesses that she's hiding something else and, thanks to their conversation, she will probably end up making some mistake that could allow Barnaby to solve the case.

* DumbBlonde: Camilla "Millie" Farquaharson. She's blonde and while it is never made clear whether she is ignorant, stupid, or both, in almost every scene in which she appears and opens her mouth she looks like one or the other.
* IRejectYourReality: Twice. When Iris Holman caught her openly gay employer, Giles Braithwaite, making out with Sebastian Farquaharson, instead of accepting that Giles could love her the way she wanted, she became convinced that Sebastian had deceived Giles. When Sebastian begged her not to tell anyone about his sexual orientation by offering her money, Iris accepted it, convincing herself that it was not blackmail since she was not the one asking for it. Of course, since she accepted the money, this attempt at LoopholeAbuse is so ineffective that is immediately disregarded by Tom.

* {{Aesop}}: The moment when Tom discovers that the murderer is Gerald Farquaharson, whom he never suspected even though he was right there in front of him all the time, because he had been fooled by his charm and demeanor. Tom realizes for the first time that he, too, has been deceived.
* AllForNothing: Just before Barnaby finds out that the murderer is Gerald Farquaharson, who killed three people to prevent them from taking away his family's mansion, which he lost in a bet, he finds out that the match on which he made the bet he lost was rigged, therefore the bet was void, the mansion remaines his property and the three murders were for nothing. Gerald himself lampshades the irony of the situation.

* IRejectYourReality: Twice. When Iris Holman caught her openly gay employer, Giles Braithwaite, making out with Sebastian Farquaharson, instead of accepting that Giles could love her the way she wanted, she became convinced that Sebastian had deceived Giles. When Sebastian begged her not to tell anyone about his sexual orientation by offering her money, Iris accepted it, convincing herself that it was not blackmail since she was not the one asking for it. Of course, since she accepted the money, this attempt at LoopholeAbuse is so ineffective that is immediately disregarded by Tom when he finds out what the woman is doing.

* Aesop: The moment when Tom realizes that the only reason it took him so long to discover that the killer was Gerald Farquaharson is because he managed to fool him with his charm and attitude, for which Tom unconsciously rejected the idea that someone he liked so much could commit murder.

* IRejectYourReality: Twice. When Iris Holman caught her employer, Giles Braithwaite, making out with Sebastian Farquaharson, instead of accepting that Giles could not be in love with her as she had hoped, she became convinced that Sebastian had deceived Giles, even though the latter was openly gay. When Sebastian begged her not to tell anyone about his sexual orientation by offering her money, Iris accepted it, convincing herself that it was not blackmail since she was not the one asking for it. Of course, having accepted the money, this attempt at LoopholeAbuse is so ineffective that is immediately disregarded by Tom when he finds out what the woman is doing.

* TheUpperCrass: A modern, realistic example: Gerald Farquaharson is the local lord of the manor, but (in stark contrast to almost all other gentry in the series) he is an affable man of the people with no pretentiousness or interest in status who loves nothing more than gambling and boxing, while trying to do what is right by the people of the village

* AllForNothing: Just before Barnaby finds out that the murderer is Gerald Farquaharson, who killed three people to prevent them from taking away his family's mansion, which he lost in a bet, he finds out that the match on which he made the bet he lost was rigged, therefore the bet was void, the mansion remaines his property, and the three murders were for nothing. Gerald himself lampshades the irony of the situation.