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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mel O&#039;Drama" data-source="post: 232522" data-attributes="member: 23">Episodes  Eleven to Thirteen... continuedRegina’s spent much time skulking round the passages at Ash Park, eavesdropping and poking her head through doors at random moments prompting Elizabeth to chastise her:She’s also skulked round the hospital, long enough to lift Sarah’s personnel file. And with Sarah spending more time at Ash Park, Regina keeps appearing whenever Sarah’s briefly alone to drop in another bitchy comment. The anti-Semitism has been elevated with each of these meetings.First:Which yielded the series' first proper bitch slap when Sarah reacted.And then:This got her a well-deserved throttling from Sarah, who drove Regina from one end of the balcony to another. Literally single-handedly.As strong as these one-to-ones are, I think they’re happening a bit too frequently, and hope Season Two takes a less is more approach with them. Truthfully, Regina’s getting on my wick now. I think that’s because she’s meant to get under my skin. But it’s probably because she’s so frustrating and I want someone other than Sarah to see the nastier side to her nature. But I also kind of like that they haven’t, because then the character will become declawed. It’s the fact that people trust her that makes her so dangerous an enemy. I’ve met people who operate similarly to Regina, and they truly are frightening.From Episode One Elizabeth was one to watch. The dominant matriarch who rules with a rod of iron and will go to any lengths to protect the family name is almost a cliche in itself. Noni Hazlehurst and the writers have worked hard to ensure the character is defined not by her formidable strength, but by what drives the need to be strong. Her inner conflict over her actions have been evident from the beginning. And they’ve allowed me to feel empathy for her in her most unlikeable moments (of which there have been many). With the arrival of Regina, Elizabeth’s dimensions have been yet more apparent. Now there’s someone who is calculating and bitchy (and, it has to be said, less three dimensional and not so well acted) it’s more evident that Elizabeth is none of these. Overly dominant and controlling, certainly. But I could never say she’s malicious since it’s so clear what motivates Elizabeth.She has been going all-out to scupper Sarah’s relationship with George. This arc has Elizabeth at her most determined, forceful and creative. All being good things.With every snippet about George and Sarah’s relationship reaching her, I can feel her determination growing. Particularly in light of Regina telling her about the couple’s trysts:The threats and responses to them were great:This is followed by a full minute of George stomping out of the house, getting in his car and driving to the hospital, with a thrumming underlying electronic soundtrack almost representing his pounding heart. Even though I had a good idea what was going to come from it (and turns out I was right for once), it was staged perfectly:Elizabeth receiving the news of her son’s engagement (oh - can her heart take much more?!) and then changing tack was quite thrilling. Inviting Sarah to dinner was a nice move. Like entering the lion’s den. And she holds back until they’re all relaxed during post-dinner drinks:And all the while she has Regina investigating Sarah’s past:The cost is for Elizabeth to stand out of Regina’s way in her pursuit of George, a prospect that enthuses Elizabeth little more than him marrying Sarah.And now the gauntlet has been thrown with an offer/dare/threat to Sarah to live under her roof for three months.continued...</blockquote>

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