‘The Forsytes’ Star Joshua Orpin Thinks Soames is “Sincere” in His Episode 2 Promise to Irene: “He’s Really Just So Desperate”

The Forsytes Episode 2 on Masterpiece on PBS ends with Soames Forsyte (Joshua Orpin) making a major declaration of his love for the beautiful Irene Heron (Millie Gibson).

**Spoilers for The Forsytes Episode 2, now streaming on Masterpiece on PBS Passport**

After wining and dining her al fresco and learning about her love of the Parisian ballet, Soames gifts Irene a gorgeous pair of ballet slippers before making it clear he likes her as more than just a friend. It’s a gesture that overwhelms Irene, in part because it’s proof Soames sees her, but also because she was under the apprehension that the wealthy and powerful businessman was pursuing her widowed stepmother romantically.

“I think, to be honest, she’s so bewildered in that scene,” The Forsytes star Millie Gibson told DECIDER when she and co-star Joshua Orpin visited our studio.

“At first she’s like, ‘Oh, it’s just like

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