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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mel O&#039;Drama" data-source="post: 202785" data-attributes="member: 23">Episodes 258-261  (...continued)<img src="https://i.vgy.me/SXPULJ.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/2PiK2w.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Donald isn’t the only long lost parent with whom Bobby is clashing these days. She can’t help rubbing it in with Morag after Tom decides against selling her the caravan park.Unknown to Bobby, Tom isn’t quite so naïve as she thinks. Because he’s been enlightened about Nick’s plan:<img src="https://i.vgy.me/Rpy8zU.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />With his newfound knowledge, Tom gladly gets involved in the duplicity by going to Morag and telling her the deal’s off:<img src="https://i.vgy.me/NaZmA9.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/UYWL5V.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />It’s a nicely layered little spiel for Tom from Bevan Lee (naturally). Tom’s secret enjoyment at making her squirm and Morag trying to be gracious while covering her horror and fury was a joy to watch.As if losing out on the job in London isn’t bad enough, Stacey then convinces Tom that the only way to deal with Nick and Morag is to lie to his family:So Tom calls a full family conference to tell them all he’ll be bequeathing the house to them. Which is a complete lie. This I struggle to buy. Not just that Tom would invest in such an elaborate lie, but also that it’s necessary to tell them in order to fool Nick for a short time. I mean, it’s not like the kids would have to know even if it were true.Continuity error: Tom worked out while talking to Stacey that Morag was behind Nick asking Frank to work late so that she could damage Bobby’s marriage. In 261, an episode or two later, he works it out all over again while talking to Pippa.As if secret land buyer; black market baby supplier; bitchy sister; soon-to-be-divorcee and general stirrer isn’t enough, Morag adds the title of matchmaker to her current repertoire.Her current situation - along with the fact that Morag herself introduced Brett to Roo - makes her somewhat unqualified. But when’s that ever stopped her?<img src="https://i.vgy.me/mKxjBB.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Morag chose - or rather had little choice but - to light the flame of love in Celia’s dining room using her “pedestrian” crockery. But perhaps Roo will have more of a chance now that work is nearing completion on renovating the old Blaxland Mansion. Incidentally, her very first conversation with Roo at this location also had what I believe is the first explicit mention of her hairpiece:<img src="https://i.vgy.me/GrIHj1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/Bks3zN.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />In other news, Martin took Leanne to meet his family hoping it would put her off the idea of marriage. It seems to have worked - - for now.<img src="https://i.vgy.me/nIGV14.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Carly has overheard the truth about Matt’s motives for being with her and let him go in a scene which echoed their last split but showed growth on Carly’s part:<img src="https://i.vgy.me/IIHkhs.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/5xyK1h.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />And Pippa has returned after a fairly lengthy absence. She hasn’t done much since coming back, but it’s good to have her back, and I especially enjoyed a beautifully warm, prosaic scene in which she talked the family through photos of her time with her parents:<img src="https://i.vgy.me/zyQIJH.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Sadly, Pippa arrived one episode too late to see off departing series regulars in the most significant loss for the series yet.continued... </blockquote>

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