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“Welcome to Summer Bay”: Rewatching the early years.
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<blockquote data-quote="Spells &amp; Karma" data-source="post: 197935" data-attributes="member: 23"><p><u><span style="font-size: 22px">Episodes 180-186</span></u> ...continued</p><p></p><p></p><p>Increasingly on the series these days are B-story type plots that seem to be there to fill time in between more significant events. Most of them are painful “comedic” plots involving Lance and Martin. Such as them spiking Donald’s unhygienic-looking water bag with vodka (in a bid to dampen Colleen’s ardour towards Donald so that he didn’t end up as Lance’s stepfather), only for Celia to drink the contents and fall onto Donald’s shrubbery. We’ve even dipped into the old Channel 7 parts bin, when <em>Neighbours’</em> Maxine Klibingaitis had a one-off episode as a bimbo who was hanging round Lance.</p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/QtNUFM.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/JfSk3n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>It’s a sad state of affairs after some enjoyably dark early <em>Neighbours</em> moments involving her being held hostage by her first husband, and then shooting her second when he was going to report her for committing a murder. In related news, we’re only a few episodes away from the debut of one of Maxine’s <em>Neighbours </em>in-laws.</p><p></p><p></p><p>A hike and camping trip for Steven, Philip, Narelle and Carly looks very much like being one of these meaningless b-stories, albeit one with some nice scenery.</p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/oiruU6.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Then come the nods to John Carpenter’s <em>Halloween </em>(with a dash of<em> The Three Sisters</em>)</p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/AsadMg.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/fYP9ZA.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Naturally, this is <em>exactly</em> where the foursome set up camp. Cue strange noises, flashes of movement inside, disappearing property and cynical Carly going inside to explore. Alone.</p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/9gbzRz.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>As a b-story, it’s a half decent one. The location work is enjoyable and the interiors feel suitably atmospheric.</p><p></p><p>And as it turns out, this scenario is a way to re-introduce a character who’s been absent for a little while, and probably forgotten by many. So we segue from the thrills of <em>Halloween</em> to the tragedy of <em>Phantom Of The Opera</em>. With a little <em>Frankenstein</em> for good measure as Carly comes face to face with the “monster” she helped create:</p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/vaMbGa.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The crossed wires here perfectly highlight Carly’s self-centredness. She’s clearly terrified, but she doesn’t listen to a word he says. By the time she reaches the safety of her three friends - after watching Bertram fall and begin fitting on the ground - the story she tells is that he’s nuttier than ever and he came after her. Thankfully Steven and Philip are grounded enough to question her perception.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: right"><em>continued...</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Spells & Karma, post: 197935, member: 23"] [U][SIZE=6]Episodes 180-186[/SIZE][/U] ...continued Increasingly on the series these days are B-story type plots that seem to be there to fill time in between more significant events. Most of them are painful “comedic” plots involving Lance and Martin. Such as them spiking Donald’s unhygienic-looking water bag with vodka (in a bid to dampen Colleen’s ardour towards Donald so that he didn’t end up as Lance’s stepfather), only for Celia to drink the contents and fall onto Donald’s shrubbery. We’ve even dipped into the old Channel 7 parts bin, when [I]Neighbours’[/I] Maxine Klibingaitis had a one-off episode as a bimbo who was hanging round Lance. [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/QtNUFM.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/JfSk3n.jpg[/IMG] It’s a sad state of affairs after some enjoyably dark early [I]Neighbours[/I] moments involving her being held hostage by her first husband, and then shooting her second when he was going to report her for committing a murder. In related news, we’re only a few episodes away from the debut of one of Maxine’s [I]Neighbours [/I]in-laws. A hike and camping trip for Steven, Philip, Narelle and Carly looks very much like being one of these meaningless b-stories, albeit one with some nice scenery. [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/oiruU6.jpg[/IMG] Then come the nods to John Carpenter’s [I]Halloween [/I](with a dash of[I] The Three Sisters[/I]) [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/AsadMg.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/fYP9ZA.jpg[/IMG] Naturally, this is [I]exactly[/I] where the foursome set up camp. Cue strange noises, flashes of movement inside, disappearing property and cynical Carly going inside to explore. Alone. [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/9gbzRz.jpg[/IMG] As a b-story, it’s a half decent one. The location work is enjoyable and the interiors feel suitably atmospheric. And as it turns out, this scenario is a way to re-introduce a character who’s been absent for a little while, and probably forgotten by many. So we segue from the thrills of [I]Halloween[/I] to the tragedy of [I]Phantom Of The Opera[/I]. With a little [I]Frankenstein[/I] for good measure as Carly comes face to face with the “monster” she helped create: [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/vaMbGa.jpg[/IMG] The crossed wires here perfectly highlight Carly’s self-centredness. She’s clearly terrified, but she doesn’t listen to a word he says. By the time she reaches the safety of her three friends - after watching Bertram fall and begin fitting on the ground - the story she tells is that he’s nuttier than ever and he came after her. Thankfully Steven and Philip are grounded enough to question her perception. [RIGHT][I]continued...[/I][/RIGHT] [/QUOTE]
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