But the double episode also plunges further into mysticism, with Jake's abilities gaining religious overtones, and not necessarily in an upbeat way.
The trend is continuing in 2009 as their economy plunges further into recession and the value of the pound against other currencies continues to fall.
As Greece's blighted economy plunges further into the abyss, the couple are joining with an exodus of Greeks who are fleeing to the countryside and looking to the nation's rich rural past as a guide to the future.
How those tensions are managed and the new constitution is put into effect will determine whether Egypt returns to stability or plunges further into discord, and much of the region is watching the outcome of that definitive Arab Spring revolt.
On this evidence, ministers don't much care whether public-service morale plunges further, nor whether what they are doing to the state affects delivery of their prized reforms, such as welfare or additional infrastructure investment.
If it plunges further, Leap might have to view MetroPCS' initial offer in a better light.
