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<blockquote data-quote="Spells &amp; Karma" data-source="post: 211987" data-attributes="member: 23"><p><u><span style="font-size: 22px">Episodes 375-390</span></u> <em>(...continued)</em></p><p></p><p></p><p>Two new locales have made their series debut. In Episode 385 we first set foot inside the new surf club. Five episodes later, it’s the glamorous and grand opening of The Sands Resort. An event reminiscent of Amity Island’s new hotel opening in<em> Jaws 2</em>.</p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/acP7mR.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>A number of regulars gather at the event. Gordon, Stacey and Tom, of course. Pippa is there to accompany Tom. And Andrew to accompany Stacey. Alf and Ailsa, too, are there. In a nice touch, Gordon asks Ailsa if the resort meets with her approval and she comments that she’s reserving judgement. Ailsa’s campaign against the resort is mentioned - albeit more obliquely - in Gordon’s opening speech:</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/Qiz73x.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>It took me aback slightly to think that the resort has probably been part of the storylines in the series for well over a year now. Not long in the grand scheme of things to plan, build and open a large resort. But a very long time in soap. Especially such a young soap as this one. I have to applaud the continuity.</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, the third curly haired brunette on the scene is Brad Mordue: music journo with Solid Rock magazine. One could be forgiven for thinking Ross Keating had returned, though he also has a Brett Macklin quality to him.</p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/GXD4et.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/Is2RoX.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Brad is in town for the opening’s showpiece: the debut performance from Image.</p><p></p><p>Now, Image’s song, <em>Living Without Your Love</em> has been recorded with session musicians and I must confess it sounds good. <em>Really</em> good. It sounds like it could have been performed by Survivor or Aerosmith or some other mainstream hair rock band. The arrangement is good - nicely dramatic.</p><p></p><p>It’s getting lots of radio play in the series. And I believe it. I believe this could be a hit. It’s certainly an earworm. I haven’t watched the series in almost a week and I still find myself singing fragments of it (usually only realising afterwards where I’ve heard the song). I don’t know whether there was a plan to release this as a tie-in to the series. Like <em>EastEnders</em> did with <em>Something Outta Nothing</em>. Except good.</p><p></p><p>Marilyn - known as Ember for Image publicity - is happy just to be in the spotlight. Lance and Martin are peeved at having to lip sync to someone else’s singing, believing they can do better. Lance is also unhappy at being part of the band at all. Having tried unsuccessfully to quit, he resorts to sabotage by switching the tape with vocals for an instrumental backing track. This results in a then-topical Milli Vanilli moment as their secret is exposed.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://i.vgy.me/xoXy5r.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/kT6zhu.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/WVhP2R.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Gordon bellows from behind the scenes for the group’s microphones to be activated, which they are. The result is a performance that gets laughs from everyone. Even - to everyone's surprise - Gordon himself!</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.vgy.me/G0YY46.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/5d7Bsg.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Craig Thomson can’t bring himself to sing badly, which slightly dilutes the effect. Perhaps it’s a little touch of realism, as Martin has been shown to be a half decent singer (his performance with the band preparing for Variety Night springs to mind). All the same, I could almost feel his panic that if he wasn’t heard to sing well his post-series singing career might be in jeopardy.</p><p></p><p>Back at the office, the new, improved Gordon is full of praise for Tom, who’s done most of the organising and looks visibly weary as he pours himself a glass of water:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Gordon heads for the lift while Tom looks round as though a thought has just crossed his mind. Pippa is coming out of the lift and asks Gordon where Tom is. Gordon simply points and grunts before getting into the lift (maybe he’s not <em>completely</em> new and improved). But by the time Pippa heads into the office, seconds after Gordon left, she finds Tom face down and collapsed on the office floor. It's satisfyingly sudden.</p><p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://i.vgy.me/B3yjqX.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/5khsPF.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/YZMC3Y.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/apLU2D.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/D6VLEK.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Spells & Karma, post: 211987, member: 23"] [U][SIZE=6]Episodes 375-390[/SIZE][/U] [I](...continued)[/I] Two new locales have made their series debut. In Episode 385 we first set foot inside the new surf club. Five episodes later, it’s the glamorous and grand opening of The Sands Resort. An event reminiscent of Amity Island’s new hotel opening in[I] Jaws 2[/I]. [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/acP7mR.jpg[/IMG] A number of regulars gather at the event. Gordon, Stacey and Tom, of course. Pippa is there to accompany Tom. And Andrew to accompany Stacey. Alf and Ailsa, too, are there. In a nice touch, Gordon asks Ailsa if the resort meets with her approval and she comments that she’s reserving judgement. Ailsa’s campaign against the resort is mentioned - albeit more obliquely - in Gordon’s opening speech: [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/Qiz73x.jpg[/IMG] It took me aback slightly to think that the resort has probably been part of the storylines in the series for well over a year now. Not long in the grand scheme of things to plan, build and open a large resort. But a very long time in soap. Especially such a young soap as this one. I have to applaud the continuity. Meanwhile, the third curly haired brunette on the scene is Brad Mordue: music journo with Solid Rock magazine. One could be forgiven for thinking Ross Keating had returned, though he also has a Brett Macklin quality to him. [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/GXD4et.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/Is2RoX.jpg[/IMG] Brad is in town for the opening’s showpiece: the debut performance from Image. Now, Image’s song, [I]Living Without Your Love[/I] has been recorded with session musicians and I must confess it sounds good. [I]Really[/I] good. It sounds like it could have been performed by Survivor or Aerosmith or some other mainstream hair rock band. The arrangement is good - nicely dramatic. It’s getting lots of radio play in the series. And I believe it. I believe this could be a hit. It’s certainly an earworm. I haven’t watched the series in almost a week and I still find myself singing fragments of it (usually only realising afterwards where I’ve heard the song). I don’t know whether there was a plan to release this as a tie-in to the series. Like [I]EastEnders[/I] did with [I]Something Outta Nothing[/I]. Except good. Marilyn - known as Ember for Image publicity - is happy just to be in the spotlight. Lance and Martin are peeved at having to lip sync to someone else’s singing, believing they can do better. Lance is also unhappy at being part of the band at all. Having tried unsuccessfully to quit, he resorts to sabotage by switching the tape with vocals for an instrumental backing track. This results in a then-topical Milli Vanilli moment as their secret is exposed. [CENTER][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/xoXy5r.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/kT6zhu.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/WVhP2R.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] Gordon bellows from behind the scenes for the group’s microphones to be activated, which they are. The result is a performance that gets laughs from everyone. Even - to everyone's surprise - Gordon himself! [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/G0YY46.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/5d7Bsg.jpg[/IMG] Craig Thomson can’t bring himself to sing badly, which slightly dilutes the effect. Perhaps it’s a little touch of realism, as Martin has been shown to be a half decent singer (his performance with the band preparing for Variety Night springs to mind). All the same, I could almost feel his panic that if he wasn’t heard to sing well his post-series singing career might be in jeopardy. Back at the office, the new, improved Gordon is full of praise for Tom, who’s done most of the organising and looks visibly weary as he pours himself a glass of water: Gordon heads for the lift while Tom looks round as though a thought has just crossed his mind. Pippa is coming out of the lift and asks Gordon where Tom is. Gordon simply points and grunts before getting into the lift (maybe he’s not [I]completely[/I] new and improved). But by the time Pippa heads into the office, seconds after Gordon left, she finds Tom face down and collapsed on the office floor. It's satisfyingly sudden. [CENTER] [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/B3yjqX.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/5khsPF.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/YZMC3Y.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/apLU2D.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/D6VLEK.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [/QUOTE]
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