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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mel O&#039;Drama" data-source="post: 202783" data-attributes="member: 23">Episodes 258-261<img src="https://i.vgy.me/sFrMJm.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Donald’s intrigue regarding the new information that he has an illegitimate daughter has taken a dark turn into obsession these days. And with only Morag to hear his confessions, he’s finding himself in an isolated spot.The organic changes in their relationship have had the benefit of a double-bill of sparkling Bevan Lee dialogue which shows how they run the gamut. A great example is an exchange that took place on nostalgic territory: immediately outside Summer Bay High:<img src="https://i.vgy.me/nwcOx3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />In the space of twenty seconds, Donald has spoken sternly to Carly who is depressed and late, and the familiar early Season One sparks are flying again:<img src="https://i.vgy.me/SkMdhM.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/Xdutoq.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />This shift is profound enough, but then it changes again. Donald backs down and offers to speak to Carly and offer her some time off school. And red flags are raised in Bobby’s head. It’s an awareness that makes complete sense because it is in touch with history. Most of their exchanges in Season Two have been on a different footing not just because of the reveal of their new relationship but also because the Rebel vs. Authority dynamic has all but gone. It feels completely appropriate that here on their old stomping ground, the unfamiliar turn this familiar scenario takes would start Bobby thinking.Only Bevan Lee could apply this approach to this particular story. He takes a story that’s been satisfyingly twisty. Then he shifts the focus away from plot and straight back to character. In his two episodes, all of Bobby and Donald’s scenes are disarmingly prosaic. Which allows us to almost hear Bobby’s mind working. It effectively captures that strange feeling we can have when we know intuitively that something isn’t right but can’t quite explain it. What’s more, Donald - who has become increasingly relatable and likeable to the audience - is suddenly seen through Bobby’s eyes at this moment in time. And it feels a little icky.He also explores it through Bobby’s dialogue. She talks over her feelings, first with Matt and then with Frank. But neither is particularly bothered because they weren’t there and so are viewing things objectively. To them it’s just a twist on the familiar butting of heads between Donald and Bobby.We, on the other hand, stay with Bobby and continue to see these interactions through her eyes. Donald comes into the diner for breakfast and lies to Bobby about having no food in the house. She knows he’s lying but remains polite. Then he asks her to join her for breakfast and we sense her relief when Frank interrupts them. Frank and Bobby argue about him working late and Frank stomps off, and then comes the straw that broke the camel’s back. Donald steps forward and proffers a supportive ear for her to discuss her problems. With nobody else getting the same gut feelings that she is, Bobby is isolated into taking action herself. She chooses to lock him into the diner with her:<img src="https://i.vgy.me/rDmqF0.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />And with that, Bevan Lee leaves Donald cornered and with it looking very likely that the truth about their relationship will be forced out. The confrontation continues in the next episode:So Donald is off the hook… but only for now.He’s now taken to watching Bobby from outside the window of her home. And he’s asked Morag to secretly write his new will so that Bobby inherits. What can possibly go wrong?Incidentally, Donald had another exchange with a Fletcher kid regarding Alan’s book:continued...</blockquote>

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