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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Whovian" data-source="post: 385727" data-attributes="member: 57872">So another much longer than anticipated watching session (the cliff-hangers are well done on these early episode of Brookside) take me up to Episode 30.Was there a non-story reason for Gavin's sudden death like the actor quitting?  It seems an odd choice to kill the character off when they've only just been established although I guess that gives it more shock value and a bit more meaning. The aftermath with Barry and Roger is really well done - and I can believe Petra crying on Barry's shoulder - the affection could be read as overdone but it seemed far more grounded to me - she'd have probably cried on anyone's shoulder, as much as Roger's come across as a bit of a pratt up to this point using his professional background to be a voice of calm and pragmatism while everybody else is either distraught or trying to comfort Petra really helps solidify his character. I also like the showing of Heather's uncomfortable and confused reaction to Roger dumping grieving Petra on her and just wanting to get away - rather than the Classic Corrie approach of solving every persons grief with a cup of tea and chat.The Lucy Collins school story-line is really dragging the show down a bit for me though, to the point of thinking of fast-forwarding through her latest scenes with the other kids from school in that group where she starts to stir things up. I just can't get into the story or care about the character at all due to the writing of her as an excessively snobby spoiled brat, I'm having a similar issue with Gordon but he's on screen far less so it doesn't seem as big an issue. The lack of empathy from the kids towards their parents financial situation just feels unreal (Gordon joking about a final demand - you'd think most parents would give their kids a ringing out for that at the least) even from teenagers you'd expect more sympathy and understanding that their issues aren't that significant compared to their parents . However to counterbalance that I am enjoying the storyline with Annabel and Paul and the obvious tension between them as a result of Paul's unemployment - Paul clearly showing some signs of depression and Annabel not coping with it and how it's affecting her - the scene of them together discussing her not wanting to end up mothering Paul is a high point of that story.I'm looking forward to seeing where the Barry and Duane story goes - knowing only that Barry Grant becomes known as a hardman and very little else - I take it this is the start of establishing that - we've already seen him go round and have a pop at Duane in an earlier episode after he tried to rape Karen and obviously it now looks like he stabbed Barry although that's not confirmed - so it would make sense that Barry would want to get back at him for it despite being warned off it by Roger at the new years eve party (a nice episode actually, although it's unusually for a soap party in that it isn't the build up to some great revelation; I guess they just wanted to get the cast in the same room to make them more connected for easier writing in the future). The other Grant family storylines - Damon's truancy and Karen and the contraceptives are engaging. Was patient confidentially less strict in the 80s or is the doctor risking her job; because these days the Doctor would be fired for giving out that information regardless of the kids age!!</blockquote>

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