Well, since you ask me what happened in Episode 6, Scene 8

I believe I do have a timeline of events that you might find revelatory.

  1. 1995 – Reading

    On Jerry’s 60th birthday, Deborah introduces him to give a speech.

    Jerry’s ability to express himself is affected by aphasia, but he and the family choose to embrace it. Deborah reminds the audience of how well everyone did on the ‘What would Jerry say next?’ round from his 50th birthday. She jokes that Jerry has now truly turned the tables on that.

    Jerry opens by saying “Gently, ladybird, here we come”. Although the speech that follows is very confused and difficult to interpret, it is warmly received by the family.

    When he is finished, Jerry raises a toast “To glassware!”, which may be his attempt to say “Half a glass!”.