I totally agree
It is easy to cheer for Matthew and Mary
I even cheered for Matthew’s dog
Obviously, Thomas and Ramah have the hots for each other—cannot stop grinning, always a sure sign—and even her old man knows it’s inevitable.
But the long, long story is M&M. When he has nowhere to go he goes to her, and her reaction is, “He’s wonderful. He is a good man.” It’s simmering and a ways yet from a full boil, but their romance is the show’s other long story. When Nathanael or SimonZ hits on her, he will finally man up. And they won’t stand a chance, because Matthew has already won her.