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Message: <blockquote data-quote="James from London" data-source="post: 367421" data-attributes="member: 22">Lovely stuff, Mel!As you say, there's so many brilliant moments but for some reason, that line is the one that always sticks with me. Maybe because she's been waiting to say it since the series began.I've been chatting with the formerly dead Sunshineboyuk on WhatsApp about Brookie. He's at a similar re-watch stage to you, Mel, and as his comments are so interesting, I've persuaded him to let me repost them here:Lucy really looks like Paul's daughter doesn't she? Petra disappeared,  its such a delicate detailed portrayal of someone's mental collapse... if you took the scenes you could edit it into a Play For Today. Then Lucy disappears after an afternoon out with Jonah and that's colliding with Marie and Michelle trying to deal with Petra's disappearance which , unbeknownst to them is not going to end well, while Annabel loses the plot over a disappearance that isn't really a disappearance, it reveals how stressed and delicate Anbabel really is. And Sheila being ' disgusted ' at Bobby's inability to fight the inevitable closure of the factory, she's more militant than he is at this point ... a far cry from " spouting his slogans" ... I love what you said about the stillness of Brookside, that's it, it makes it unique, that stillness.*********How brilliant is Val? I love this period , they are starting to learn how to interweave the neighbours ,Roger not having any cash for the taxi, Marie and George voyeuristically watching on from behind the window, Sheila being skint cos Barry's stolen the kidney fund money in a desperate escape from his parents and Petra and himself , Alan saving the day and inviting Roger to Rugby training which will crash into Heather discovering the tie pin from Diane..its so intricately and flawlessly done! Lucy's first exit is so poignant and sad and yet upbeat. " Just as I was starting to enjoy it here. .. well not enjoy ...but " Oh we know Lucy, we know!  " I never meant to hurt you Dad" she tearfully tells Paul, who has never been more sympathetic than now, his love for his daughter just flows through every scene, I could cry." I know Lucy, I know" he replies.And as Sheila and Alan joyfully and kindly pull the rug from under Val and Barry's Lost in Translation scheme, Lucy leaves for France and the  life she yearned so painfully for since arriving in Brookside." We could have made it " she tells Paul.He's thought of that over and over, giving yet more nuance to his scenes of angst and attitude.But, as Lucy tearfully sits on the plane, people wave off their loved ones  frantically and cheerfully from the now quaint viewing Bridge from another time, we are left with the feeling that the Collins have made it,  they are doing OK, they still love each other and Paul and Annabel are making the amends to their daughter who has been sacrificed on the altar of very hard  choices. Finally, the little Lady from LadyMount, 16 and in a pretty blue dress,  her hair regally up, comes first.*********I don't remember Gizmo and Ducksie lasting so long into the run, every scene is a gift...just them walking and talking is mesmerising... Gizmo's just been beaten up  by his brother, its really sad and dark, I dont really remember this...Marie and George rock up at Bobby and Sheila's lovely wedding anniversary party, remember when parties happened like this and you sat down at a table all dressed up with a lager in one hand crisps in the other and hope in your heart? Karen and Susie dance like sulky  Bananarama and Paul and Annabel bump into Marie and George vigorously spinning each other around in that now forgotten way that couples used to dance in formal contact with each other, devoid of sexuality.Jonah asks after Lucy and Paul's prickly prejudices resurface, although noticeably milder this time. Heather puts on her war paint,  God she's stunningly beautiful, as the ball busting grotesque and sexually charged Diane exits the story with a scene peppered with perfect 1980s Stock Aitkin and Waterman lyrics for the empowered slut with big hair.Alan hosts the party and we get moving touching moments as old pics of Bobby and Sheila flash up on screen... they really did have a life that led to this one. It's undeniable.Then there's a truly awful scene where Val pretends to be sleeping with Alan and Sam is so hopeless its hard to watch without laughing, possibly the worst acting I have ever seen, including Grayson Hall on Dark Shadows. This is beyond even that....As George sings like a professional actor and an annoying busker, a drunken Marie brings the whole party and the show crashing to a dramatic halt with the question that kind of shocks us into our senses.Where is Petra?What's happened to the girl?Why does no-one care?Everyone cares but no-one knows , and Brookside isn't Peyton Place.</blockquote>

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