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<blockquote data-quote="Spells &amp; Karma" data-source="post: 198301" data-attributes="member: 23"><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><u>Episodes 187-199</u> </span><em> (...continued)</em></p><p></p><p></p><p>Further bolstering his new status as the misunderstood Good Guy, Gary plays hero when he rescues Brett Macklin from drowning. That both Roo and Brett have contemplated suicide as part of the Martha storyline is interesting. Brett reflects on his own to Stacey:</p><p></p><p>This is all part of Brett’s closure. He’d returned to town to make amends to various people, and the suicide bid came when Phillip rejected his apology. They’ve since made peace. Frank and Stacey have both wished him well. The timing is a little odd, since Roo and Alf are both out of town (this series seems really good at giving actors some time off after big storylines). But I suppose we’ve had the definitive Roo/Brett ending scene at the hospital.</p><p></p><p>But the back and forth with Gary doesn’t end with his hero status. The character is essentially a chancer. So there have been several episode endings featuring one-sided telephone calls in which he tells an unseen friend in the city of his plans to exploit various characters in various ways. He’s got plans for Lance’s money. And he’s now <em>dating</em> Carly which is quite a turnaround. But he’s also been seeing Alison Patterson in order to gain the Macklin Group safe code - something that got both Alison and Frank sacked, and has seen Alison do the walk of shame back to the classroom of Summer Bay High.</p><p></p><p>Alison’s Mum, by the way, has turned out to be none other than Colleen Fitzpatrick, AKA<em> Sons And Daughters’</em> Jean Hopkins. Which perhaps explains a lot.</p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/lwpa5t.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>We’ve learnt that Alison’s father is the local milko, and she lives on the local dairy. Another new piece of Summer Bay geography to get confused over.</p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/X1wded.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>I had wondered if “Sturt” on the sign was a misspelling of “Stuart”, which in turn could be a misspell of “Stewart”, since there are a lot of Stewart-related names in the Bay. But then I double-checked, and Gary had “psychically” previously guessed her address as “84 Sturk Road”. Which is close enough.</p><p></p><p>Now that the attacker business is settled, a great deal of the Gary stuff is turning out to be less than sparkling. It’s not terrible, but neither does it have any depth. There’s little character, so it feels like antagonism for antagonism’s sake.</p><p></p><p>It would probably be too much to hope that he would flesh out his brother Jeff a little more. But Floss seems to like Jeff just the way he is.</p><p></p><p>Floss nibbles from a packet of nuts while complaining to Celia because there is no copy of Playgirl on the newsstand:</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/B9HpHn.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Floss wanders off while Ailsa serves Jeff. Returning to the counter, Floss passes Jeff and gazes after him lustily. Lest the nuts-in-a-sack are too subtle, Floss is now fondling a banana:</p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/xa8DBL.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/WTcsOM.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Floss’s props are an example of the subtle sexual innuendo thrown in from time to time. It’s very welcome. Perhaps the filthiest to date was a while back when Bobby claimed that Narelle would eat a male character alive, and Alan asked if she’d care to rephrase that.</p><p></p><p>Jeff's also had a date with Stacey, complete with audio thought bubbles so we knew what Stacey was <em>really</em> thinking. I can almost feel James's stomach churning.</p><p></p><p>Speaking of lusty Narelle, she’s now exited the series for good to continue her quest for Mr Right in the city. Philip obligingly gave her the numbers of all his eligible male friends. She’s a loss for the series, I think. Rather like Floss and Nev, she was one of those characters who could be relied on to brighten up a scene, while generally staying somehow uninvolved in the mainstream chaos.</p><p></p><p>Colleen has also gone, perhaps rendered obsolete by Celia's permanent return.</p><p></p><p>I’ve now reached the end of what Amazon Prime bizarrely calls Season One, even though there are still almost thirty episodes left of the actual first season.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Spells & Karma, post: 198301, member: 23"] [SIZE=6][U]Episodes 187-199[/U] [/SIZE][I] (...continued)[/I] Further bolstering his new status as the misunderstood Good Guy, Gary plays hero when he rescues Brett Macklin from drowning. That both Roo and Brett have contemplated suicide as part of the Martha storyline is interesting. Brett reflects on his own to Stacey: This is all part of Brett’s closure. He’d returned to town to make amends to various people, and the suicide bid came when Phillip rejected his apology. They’ve since made peace. Frank and Stacey have both wished him well. The timing is a little odd, since Roo and Alf are both out of town (this series seems really good at giving actors some time off after big storylines). But I suppose we’ve had the definitive Roo/Brett ending scene at the hospital. But the back and forth with Gary doesn’t end with his hero status. The character is essentially a chancer. So there have been several episode endings featuring one-sided telephone calls in which he tells an unseen friend in the city of his plans to exploit various characters in various ways. He’s got plans for Lance’s money. And he’s now [I]dating[/I] Carly which is quite a turnaround. But he’s also been seeing Alison Patterson in order to gain the Macklin Group safe code - something that got both Alison and Frank sacked, and has seen Alison do the walk of shame back to the classroom of Summer Bay High. Alison’s Mum, by the way, has turned out to be none other than Colleen Fitzpatrick, AKA[I] Sons And Daughters’[/I] Jean Hopkins. Which perhaps explains a lot. [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/lwpa5t.jpg[/IMG] We’ve learnt that Alison’s father is the local milko, and she lives on the local dairy. Another new piece of Summer Bay geography to get confused over. [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/X1wded.jpg[/IMG] I had wondered if “Sturt” on the sign was a misspelling of “Stuart”, which in turn could be a misspell of “Stewart”, since there are a lot of Stewart-related names in the Bay. But then I double-checked, and Gary had “psychically” previously guessed her address as “84 Sturk Road”. Which is close enough. Now that the attacker business is settled, a great deal of the Gary stuff is turning out to be less than sparkling. It’s not terrible, but neither does it have any depth. There’s little character, so it feels like antagonism for antagonism’s sake. It would probably be too much to hope that he would flesh out his brother Jeff a little more. But Floss seems to like Jeff just the way he is. Floss nibbles from a packet of nuts while complaining to Celia because there is no copy of Playgirl on the newsstand: [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/B9HpHn.jpg[/IMG] Floss wanders off while Ailsa serves Jeff. Returning to the counter, Floss passes Jeff and gazes after him lustily. Lest the nuts-in-a-sack are too subtle, Floss is now fondling a banana: [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/xa8DBL.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/WTcsOM.jpg[/IMG] Floss’s props are an example of the subtle sexual innuendo thrown in from time to time. It’s very welcome. Perhaps the filthiest to date was a while back when Bobby claimed that Narelle would eat a male character alive, and Alan asked if she’d care to rephrase that. Jeff's also had a date with Stacey, complete with audio thought bubbles so we knew what Stacey was [I]really[/I] thinking. I can almost feel James's stomach churning. Speaking of lusty Narelle, she’s now exited the series for good to continue her quest for Mr Right in the city. Philip obligingly gave her the numbers of all his eligible male friends. She’s a loss for the series, I think. Rather like Floss and Nev, she was one of those characters who could be relied on to brighten up a scene, while generally staying somehow uninvolved in the mainstream chaos. Colleen has also gone, perhaps rendered obsolete by Celia's permanent return. I’ve now reached the end of what Amazon Prime bizarrely calls Season One, even though there are still almost thirty episodes left of the actual first season. [/QUOTE]
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