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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mel O&#039;Drama" data-source="post: 191535" data-attributes="member: 23">Episodes 33-36Another familiar face has arrived in the Bay. Father Rawlings is played, in point of actual fact, by 96’s Arnold Feather: Jeff Kevin. Naturally he’s most concerned about Lynn’s crisis of faith. Celia, though, is another matter, as he tells Tom:Meanwhile, the threads of Lynn’s agnosticism and the Fletcher kids’ decision to cover up Carly’s rape have come together.At first it seemed like Frank was going to let the cat out of the bag. We saw the kids hold a covert family meeting without adults. This is the second such meeting - the first being to discuss making life easier for Tom and Pippa in light of the pregnancy.  Each one has had a touch of Lord Of The Flies to it, and at the same time it’s interesting to see that, even in the absence of parental guidance, things continue to function in such a democratic way thanks to Tom and Pippa’s influence.Carly was dead set against even mentioning the subject:Frank tried to strong-arm Carly into telling Tom and Pippa, and then tried to outvote her, but the vote went to keep it under wraps. When Frank kept dropping hints, Bobby gave him a talking to:But it was Carly’s most loyal ally, Lynn, who unwittingly betrayed her:Now it’s all over town, thanks to Celia and Doris Peters. Doris is basically Summer Bay’s Bunty and Thel, isn’t she? Not seen beyond the opening episodes by the viewers, but still making her presence felt. As well as dishing the dirt on Carly, we’ve also learnt she’s donated her late husband’s golf shoes to charity. Doris gives. And Doris takes away.Meanwhile, Pippa learnt about Carly from Lance’s Mum, Colleen, in her debut scene:Thanks to Lyn Collinwood’s delivery, I’ve always found it an amusing scene, particularly the just-in-frame accompanying scissor-snipping action she does with her fingers. Something that struck me on this viewing is the fantastic job Vanessa Downing does. The camera mostly stays on her, and while she barely moves her features there’s a frozen kind of horror in her eyes as the implication of the conversation registers and sinks in. The juxtaposition between this horror and Colleen’s hamming it up in exactly the same moment is a bold one. And also successful.I’m impressed at how far reaching the consequences of Carly’s rape have been. Tom and Pippa hurt at being kept in the dark (“When did we stop being members of this family”, Tom angrily spewed), then Tom having a conversation with Carly explaining that his anger was misplaced. Martin and Lance, of all people, defending Carly when Sam made crude comments. Before Tom finally snapped and entered a full on fight with Barlow - their workmen's gear adding a bizarre sub cultural vibe.Sam Barlow is, in fact, becoming an all-round villain. Snide comments about Carly aside, he’d earlier turned down an invitation to a barbie from Tom and even prodded Steven’s chest when warning him away from his daughter, leading to one of Steven’s scientific titbits:Another of his comments - about there being less calories in burnt toast - still pops into my head whenever my toaster misbehaves.</blockquote>

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