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<blockquote data-quote="Spells &amp; Karma" data-source="post: 200991" data-attributes="member: 23"><p><u><span style="font-size: 22px">Episode 245</span></u> <em>(...continued)</em></p><p></p><p></p><p>As with the previous episode, there’s a little filler. Some good. Some not so good.</p><p></p><p>The not so good involves some beige business with Philip - in the wake of Morag’s operation - having another crisis around losing his career of being a surgeon. He comes to the soulless Macklin office to speak to Stacey only to find she’s not alone.</p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/FalfEC.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>This leads to a blow up between Stacey and Nicholas. And yet another conversation between Phil and Stacey. I struggle to stay awake during their scenes, but they seem to have made headway. Until the next time.</p><p></p><p>But there are also terrific examples of smaller moments that make this series wonderful. At Summer Bay House, the cleanup is just finishing, and as others have throughout the evening, Floss waxes nostalgic about the bride (and the Pilot episode):</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Still brimming with nostalgia, she and Nev reminisce to Pippa and Steven about their circus days over cups of tea and wedding cake. With everyone still in their wedding finery, they talk about some weddings they attended in those days:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/BTmK2w.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/b2RE10.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>It’s a really lovely little scene. Warm and cosy and full of life. It's nice to see Floss and Nev get a little screen time. But even here, pipe is being carefully laid. Steven mentions seeing a billboard that there’s a circus coming to Yabbie Creek, and Floss gets excited.</p><p></p><p></p><p>But the seed is sown.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I wonder how far the school is from Donald’s house. The scene at the top of this episode - in which Donald catches Alison leaving the school grounds during the holidays- suggest that he’s spotted her and strolled over to confront her. Either that or someone else has and alerted him.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/eKjE2t.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Having pilfered some chemicals from the school lab, Alison bluffs Donald by saying she was taking a shortcut and asking him to look inside her bag. I can’t help wondering if the Donald Fisher of a year earlier would have done just that, but today’s Donald seems to know doing so would be playing into her hands. And so she’s on her way.</p><p></p><p>Alison creeps into Frank’s flat (now Frank and Bobby’s flat) with the intention of setting off a stink bomb. But she’s is forced to hide in the kitchen when the newlyweds return. Which works out well for her when she overhears the conversation that follows:</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/ZZzX27.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Creating a bigger stink than the chemicals is the note Alison leaves:</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/QJgstB.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>After a visit to the hospital to confirm Morag is there, Alison is straight on the phone to the press.</p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/FdWS7a.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>There’s something a little off about Alison being important enough to get the freeze frame after such a significantly eventful night. But there’s the sense that this is going somewhere and will lead to even bigger crises for the regulars. Which is a good thing.</p><p></p><p>What I especially love about the past couple of episodes is that they’re set over one evening. It’s <em>still</em> the night of Bobby and Frank’s wedding. The same day that began in the last third of Episode 242. So that’s over three complete episodes spent on just one day - a pace I associate with American daytime soap.</p><p></p><p>Even though they’re set entirely at night and covering just a short duration with a “real time” tone, these episodes still have the usual <em>Home and Away</em> vibe. But it feels luxurious to have so much time for character. It’s something that would be easy to overlook. It’s possible it only jumped out at me since I’ve taken a little more time with the last couple. And it’s perhaps another reason why these episodes around the reveal have felt extra special.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Spells & Karma, post: 200991, member: 23"] [U][SIZE=6]Episode 245[/SIZE][/U] [I](...continued)[/I] As with the previous episode, there’s a little filler. Some good. Some not so good. The not so good involves some beige business with Philip - in the wake of Morag’s operation - having another crisis around losing his career of being a surgeon. He comes to the soulless Macklin office to speak to Stacey only to find she’s not alone. [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/FalfEC.jpg[/IMG] This leads to a blow up between Stacey and Nicholas. And yet another conversation between Phil and Stacey. I struggle to stay awake during their scenes, but they seem to have made headway. Until the next time. But there are also terrific examples of smaller moments that make this series wonderful. At Summer Bay House, the cleanup is just finishing, and as others have throughout the evening, Floss waxes nostalgic about the bride (and the Pilot episode): Still brimming with nostalgia, she and Nev reminisce to Pippa and Steven about their circus days over cups of tea and wedding cake. With everyone still in their wedding finery, they talk about some weddings they attended in those days: [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/BTmK2w.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/b2RE10.jpg[/IMG] It’s a really lovely little scene. Warm and cosy and full of life. It's nice to see Floss and Nev get a little screen time. But even here, pipe is being carefully laid. Steven mentions seeing a billboard that there’s a circus coming to Yabbie Creek, and Floss gets excited. But the seed is sown. I wonder how far the school is from Donald’s house. The scene at the top of this episode - in which Donald catches Alison leaving the school grounds during the holidays- suggest that he’s spotted her and strolled over to confront her. Either that or someone else has and alerted him. [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/eKjE2t.jpg[/IMG] Having pilfered some chemicals from the school lab, Alison bluffs Donald by saying she was taking a shortcut and asking him to look inside her bag. I can’t help wondering if the Donald Fisher of a year earlier would have done just that, but today’s Donald seems to know doing so would be playing into her hands. And so she’s on her way. Alison creeps into Frank’s flat (now Frank and Bobby’s flat) with the intention of setting off a stink bomb. But she’s is forced to hide in the kitchen when the newlyweds return. Which works out well for her when she overhears the conversation that follows: [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/ZZzX27.jpg[/IMG] Creating a bigger stink than the chemicals is the note Alison leaves: [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/QJgstB.jpg[/IMG] After a visit to the hospital to confirm Morag is there, Alison is straight on the phone to the press. [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/FdWS7a.jpg[/IMG] There’s something a little off about Alison being important enough to get the freeze frame after such a significantly eventful night. But there’s the sense that this is going somewhere and will lead to even bigger crises for the regulars. Which is a good thing. What I especially love about the past couple of episodes is that they’re set over one evening. It’s [I]still[/I] the night of Bobby and Frank’s wedding. The same day that began in the last third of Episode 242. So that’s over three complete episodes spent on just one day - a pace I associate with American daytime soap. Even though they’re set entirely at night and covering just a short duration with a “real time” tone, these episodes still have the usual [I]Home and Away[/I] vibe. But it feels luxurious to have so much time for character. It’s something that would be easy to overlook. It’s possible it only jumped out at me since I’ve taken a little more time with the last couple. And it’s perhaps another reason why these episodes around the reveal have felt extra special. [/QUOTE]
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