The sparky, outspoken midwife \u2013 who, if you remember, previously battled alcoholism, recovered from a broken engagement and has dealt with more than her fair share of complex (and sometimes fatal) maternity cases during her time at Nonnatus House \u2013 finally looked like she was getting a happy ending when she married dashing Matthew<\/a> Aylward (Olly Rix) at the end of season 12.<\/p>\n We may have expected at least a season or two of marital bliss before they encountered any problems, but oh no, the Call the Midwife writers callously decided that poor old Trixie wasn\u2019t allowed to have even one year of loved-up happiness with her husband, who has deserted his new bride and moved to New York with his toddler son Jonty.<\/p>\n While their storyline has been left open-ended, with the possibility of a reunion for the couple (more on that later), the clumsy way that their marriage has been handled is infuriating for fans of the newlyweds (and fans of happily-ever-afters in general).<\/p>\n Barely eight months after their wedding (good grief, even a marriage on EastEnders<\/a> lasts a few weeks longer than that<\/em>), this season\u2019s mean-spirited storyline revealed that there are already severe cracks in the Aylwards\u2019 relationship.<\/p>\n Matthew has been hiding financial problems<\/a> from his wife and expecting her to prioritise being a housewife and stepmother to Jonty over her own career, while Trixie has found his demands for her attention distracting (to the extent that she endangered a patient<\/a> during a home birth in episode 4), and has been spending their money on expensive sofas and eyeing up a new sports car, unaware that they don\u2019t have the riches they once did.<\/p>\n Of course, you can argue that back in 1969, when the series is set, many husbands didn\u2019t share their work with their wives, but Matthew is married to a modern woman who earns her own wage, so you would think that he\u2019d be a bit more progressive about sharing the news that he has, to put it bluntly, completely annihilated the Aylward family finances.<\/p>\n You could also argue that the Aylward board of directors should have stepped in a lot sooner when they learned about Matthew\u2019s questionable investments following his father\u2019s death, rather than waiting until they had to take the drastic measure of cutting him off completely \u2013 but why use logic when you can add some marriage-straining drama where it wasn\u2019t needed?<\/p>\n Matthew did finally tell Trixie what was going on in episode 6, and is grateful when she rallied to his side, but by episode 7 he was back to being a macho idiot, declaring that he was off to New York with Jonty for a few months to explore a potential investment opportunity.<\/p>\n That was particuarly cruel to viewers, especially as it was dealt with so brusquely over the final two episodes.<\/p>\n First, Matthew made the decision to leave rather swiftly without really considering what such a move would mean to Trixie \u2013 whether or not she decided to go with him. (He doesn\u2019t seem so dashing now, does he?)<\/p>\n After all, if she did go, she\u2019d be leaving behind Nonnatus House, her friends and the life she had built. And if she stayed, she\u2019d lose both her husband and her stepson.<\/p>\n Matthew also didn\u2019t seem to stop and contemplate what a move to New York could mean for his own son, either. How would it affect cute little Jonty, moving to another country and being torn from Trixie, the only mother he has ever known?<\/p>\n Don\u2019t ask Matthew, as he doesn\u2019t seem to even stop to think about that. (And neither do the writers, who spend very little time on the matter.)<\/p>\n In the season finale, Matthew was already ensconced in a Manhattan office (presumably Jonty is in an apartment somewhere, being looked after by a nanny), while poor Trixie tried to hold it together back in Poplar.<\/p>\n It\u2019s only after Trixie\u2019s brother gave her a stern talking to (following a fiery accident that occurs courtesy of Trixie\u2019s new reliance on pills to get her through the day) that she realised that in order to save her marriage, she needed to go to New York and stand by her financially incompetent and emotionally insensitive husband (have we gone off Matthew a bit this season? You betcha).<\/p>\n So we are left, at the end of the latest instalment, with Trixie promising to follow her man to America while a considerable number of viewers shout \u201cWhat the hell?\u201d at their TVs.<\/p>\n Of course, their relationship cliffhanger (will she really<\/em> go?) means that there are a few possibilities for fans to mull over before the 2024 Christmas special reveals what happens next.<\/p>\n With rumours of Olly Rix\u2019s potential exit from Call the Midwife still circulating, one possible storyline could be that Trixie changes her mind and doesn\u2019t go to New York at all, or she goes and then returns to Poplar, but without her husband and stepson with her.<\/p>\n Alternatively, both Rix and George could be absent from the show in season 14 (permanently or temporarily), with their characters remaining out of sight in New York.<\/p>\n Or, in the best case scenario, the Aylward family could return to the East End, happily married, financially stable\u2026 and exactly where they should have been if the show writers hadn\u2019t meddled in their newlywed lives and annoyed us so<\/em> much during this run.<\/p> All 13 seasons are available to stream now on BBC iPlayer<\/a>. <\/strong>If you\u2019re looking for more to watch, check out our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0or visit our\u00a0Drama<\/a>\u00a0hub for more news and features.<\/strong><\/p>\n Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>. 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