I'm putting it in the crockpot, so celery is just gonna add water unless I want to cook the shit out of it before I add it. I rarely use a traditional mire piouxe unless im trying to reproduce a classic recipe, or making soup. The seasoning packets im using are the lawries 'sloppy joe' ones, they wont go into the potroast, they'll go into a pan with some tomato paste, liquid from the roast and shredded leftover roast. I will use fresh rosemary from my garden, but otherwise its just dried herbs at the roast stage. And I always sear my shit prior to braising it. I even sear the veggies after the roast and then deglaze before everything goes into the pot. Its all about the fonde.
Yeah, the reenactments were kinda corny, but it would be hard to carry the story without them. She had to have known on some level. I dunno whether she was ling for the cameras though, or whether she just didnt care and was lying to have someone back in her life in that role whether it was her real brother or not.