Episode 33
I wasn’t expecting Bea to get back in touch with Mum, especially seeing that Meg & Jean had been visiting her. It makes sense that she was mad at Judy for not mentioning her friend moving to Sidney, but I wish she would leave them alone. I honestly cannot remember where this story goes.
Monnie is doing a crap job at being top dog. How does anyone respect a top dog who just takes from everyone? Not that I think Noeline would be a better replacement.
Clara’s refusal of bail was a surprise and yet it felt very real when she spoke about making genuine friends inside against plenty of probably fake friends in the circle Clara mixes in.
Noeline’s brother and daughter pay her a visit and it’s clear there is a high level of naivety in all of them. Like so many actors in PCBH, the one playing Noeline is proving to be a little beauty (as Lizzie would say) she can take Noeline into the vicious nasty zone and in another breath turn her into a vulnerable naïve woman.
Bea’s friend Val looked very familiar to me, but I had to wait until the credits to find out why, turns out she will be a future prisoner called May from Barnhurst. I say her friend, but I’m not sure having seen her contact the police to say she will be in the park.
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Episode 34
Monnie will become Lizzie’s hero and probably most of the inmates if she manages to make some booze for everyone.
The girl next door to Val called Yvonne was funny when she said
“the fat one” referring to Bea.
Another of many reasons I’m now finding out about Jean is how she has managed to sort it out for Karen to attend college, I can’t figure why I didn’t like Jean last time.
Neighbour Yvonne is quite a character, wanting to know everything about Bea, rebelling against her parents and offering to help Bea skip the country by hijacking a plane.
Ha! Lyne thought the yeast was so the inmates could make some bread.
Monica turning on Lizzie with the booze was a shock and then I laughed at the scene the following morning where Lizzie got her hand on some and then smiled when Noeline asked why Lizzie was no longer upset “easy come easy go”
I remember (only now) how powerful the end was when Col Burke started shooting at the police, nothing really drastic just a echo box in use for the first gunshot and then having the titles appear. Back then, special effects really were remarkably simple and yet very effective.