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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&#039;Drama" data-source="post: 202502" data-attributes="member: 23"><p><u><span style="font-size: 22px">Episodes 255-257</span></u> <em>(...continued)</em></p><p></p><p></p><p>With lines so blurred, the “serious” and more lighthearted scenes have become more complementary. Or at least they coexist happily. An example of this would be when Celia came to Alf’s to try to patch up the disagreement with Roo. She used Lizzie to get there and poor Alf’s dustbin got it. I do like this little ongoing piece of business that Celia is a poor driver.</p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/ZSy17a.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Morag, too, straddles the line between comedy and tragedy. In earlier episodes, we may have seen Morag rolling her eyes at Celia’s idea of culture at the beginning of a scene while by the end of it she was breaking down in tears when trying to reach her estranged husband. This thread has continued. Morag’s very presence may be threatening everything that is fundamental to the series - the Fletchers and the Stewarts are all well on the way to extinction it seems - but she can still take the time to put Celia in her place. And Celia’s new image is a fodder on which she cannot resist dining out:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/IUbCLd.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/2BFXJf.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/pAcCLf.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/Uduphj.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I appreciate how seriously these two great actresses treat these scenes. The idea of Celia getting a makeover is somewhat frivolous, but it’s not played that way… all the time. There is music between the lyrics, and while Morag’s lines are enjoyably shallow, zingy and funny, Cornelia Frances rides effortlessly between the light and the dark. Funny as the scenes are, Morag is as threatening as ever. At times she’s almost sinister.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Likewise, Fiona Spence makes sure Celia responds with truth. This isn’t Celia getting tipsy and falling into bushes. There’s real hurt there. And anger. New Celia is far more assertive than she was pre-makeover. And it all makes perfect sense. The point of the makeover was to prove there was more to her than people thought. And while the makeover itself hasn’t impressed anyone other than Leanne, Celia is fighting her corner and proving the very point she was so determined to make. And she’s doing it though her words rather than simply how she dresses. Floss makes the same mistake as Morag and, even though put a little more kindly, she is met with an equally strong rebuttal:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/6vXzy0.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/bg5ggJ.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The execution of these scenes is perfectly pitched and highlights what a good actor can do with an amusing scene. And that’s the difference between these stories and the Lance/Martin/Leanne tripe that is the most unwatchable part of this series at the moment. The only L&M scene worth noting in recent episodes had to do with my earlier point about unassociated storylines touching on one another. One typically dull Lance and Martin conversation took place outdoors, above the beach. While they spoke, a man walked by in the immediately background and could be seen waving at someone as he headed down the dunes to the sand. It turned out to be Nick on his way to a beachfront assignation with Morag. And while Lance and Martin remained in their bubble - the only characters on the series with absolutely nothing to interest, other than Martin’s dull engagement to drippy Leanne - I like that there was that little moment that reminded us that these people all live in close proximity to one another. Even when their storylines don’t entwine, they have that common ground.</p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/siBIFs.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 202502, member: 23"] [U][SIZE=6]Episodes 255-257[/SIZE][/U] [I](...continued)[/I] With lines so blurred, the “serious” and more lighthearted scenes have become more complementary. Or at least they coexist happily. An example of this would be when Celia came to Alf’s to try to patch up the disagreement with Roo. She used Lizzie to get there and poor Alf’s dustbin got it. I do like this little ongoing piece of business that Celia is a poor driver. [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/ZSy17a.jpg[/IMG] Morag, too, straddles the line between comedy and tragedy. In earlier episodes, we may have seen Morag rolling her eyes at Celia’s idea of culture at the beginning of a scene while by the end of it she was breaking down in tears when trying to reach her estranged husband. This thread has continued. Morag’s very presence may be threatening everything that is fundamental to the series - the Fletchers and the Stewarts are all well on the way to extinction it seems - but she can still take the time to put Celia in her place. And Celia’s new image is a fodder on which she cannot resist dining out: [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/IUbCLd.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/2BFXJf.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/pAcCLf.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/Uduphj.jpg[/IMG] I appreciate how seriously these two great actresses treat these scenes. The idea of Celia getting a makeover is somewhat frivolous, but it’s not played that way… all the time. There is music between the lyrics, and while Morag’s lines are enjoyably shallow, zingy and funny, Cornelia Frances rides effortlessly between the light and the dark. Funny as the scenes are, Morag is as threatening as ever. At times she’s almost sinister. Likewise, Fiona Spence makes sure Celia responds with truth. This isn’t Celia getting tipsy and falling into bushes. There’s real hurt there. And anger. New Celia is far more assertive than she was pre-makeover. And it all makes perfect sense. The point of the makeover was to prove there was more to her than people thought. And while the makeover itself hasn’t impressed anyone other than Leanne, Celia is fighting her corner and proving the very point she was so determined to make. And she’s doing it though her words rather than simply how she dresses. Floss makes the same mistake as Morag and, even though put a little more kindly, she is met with an equally strong rebuttal: [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/6vXzy0.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/bg5ggJ.jpg[/IMG] The execution of these scenes is perfectly pitched and highlights what a good actor can do with an amusing scene. And that’s the difference between these stories and the Lance/Martin/Leanne tripe that is the most unwatchable part of this series at the moment. The only L&M scene worth noting in recent episodes had to do with my earlier point about unassociated storylines touching on one another. One typically dull Lance and Martin conversation took place outdoors, above the beach. While they spoke, a man walked by in the immediately background and could be seen waving at someone as he headed down the dunes to the sand. It turned out to be Nick on his way to a beachfront assignation with Morag. And while Lance and Martin remained in their bubble - the only characters on the series with absolutely nothing to interest, other than Martin’s dull engagement to drippy Leanne - I like that there was that little moment that reminded us that these people all live in close proximity to one another. Even when their storylines don’t entwine, they have that common ground. [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/siBIFs.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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