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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mel O&#039;Drama" data-source="post: 197130" data-attributes="member: 23">Episodes 161-166 …continuedI thought the interior of the venue used for the service felt very real. I’ve been to a number of funerals with a similar feel.<img src="https://i.vgy.me/06KhG3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Morag commented that Ailsa was conspicuous by her absence at Alan’s funeral. For me, the two glaring absences were Celia and the as yet unseen Rebecca. There was a throwaway comment that Rebecca hadn’t shown up, but I don’t think anything was said about Celia until the reading of Alan’s will. Yes - we know she’s in Tahiti. But I find it impossible to believe she couldn’t and wouldn’t have been there for her nephew’s funeral.Adding at least a little credibility to her absence is the speed with which Alan’s funeral was arranged. When Donald agreed to make arrangements while Barbara was in the city, he suggested the service should be in two days’ time, and that happened. The entire chronology seems incredibly quick actually. It appeared that characters arrived at the will reading immediately after the funeral, still wearing the same clothes. Is this a sign of the times? A regional thing? An advantage of living in such a small place? Or is it just soap? Answers on a postcard, please.The impending funeral gave us yet more character insight when Donald made his feelings on cremation quite clear:Naturally, Barbara cried beautifully at the funeral,. while Morag has never looked more dramatically gothic.<img src="https://i.vgy.me/Ifqlgl.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/gUpy96.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/1nwm80.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Foreshadowing alert:<img src="https://i.vgy.me/vy4dsJ.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Meeting further disapproval was Alan’s choice to have Wipe Out played to close his funeral. The mixed reception was a joy to behold. It's just a shame Celia wasn't there to react.<img src="https://i.vgy.me/pQdcjd.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/bdQMGc.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />The further bonding of Bobby and Roo at the funeral was a nice touch. Roo’s been involved in so much underhanded scheming recently, it’s important (and yet almost disorientating) to see this supportive side to her.<img src="https://i.vgy.me/4tVqQt.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/yxo8vh.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/CPrMLo.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/iCDQj2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/2GJrNC.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />continued…</blockquote>

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