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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&#039;Drama" data-source="post: 232837" data-attributes="member: 23"><p style="text-align: center"><em>Episode Four, Act I… continued</em></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>George enters the room to find Milson about to inject James with another sedative and forcefully orders him to stop. Now the focus has shifted again. Now it’s about George’s relationship with his son. George asks Olivia to step outside so he can speak to James. Milson then congratulates George on his wisdom, saying that he knows George wouldn’t want a son who is out furtively looking for sex with men. Or at least he <em>starts</em> to say that:</p><p></p><p></p><p>Then he turns to his son:</p><p></p><p></p><p>There’s an interesting choice here. James opens his mouth and tries through his haze to say something… and then we cut to outside in the corridor where Sarah and Olivia stand silently. After a few moments, the door opens from inside. And so we don’t hear the pivotal moment or see what James said. At this point, everything hinges on what George says when he steps back out.</p><p></p><p>Except… George doesn’t say anything. Instead, he staggers out of the room supporting James who is leaning on him, barely able to walk. James is still in pyjamas with a dressing gown precariously hanging from his shoulders. It’s an incredibly cathartic moment. One that needs no words. Olivia rushes to help support James and the four struggle along the hospital corridor. The sole line of dialogue for the last minute or so of the act is a parting shot from Milson:</p><p></p><p>He receives no reply, other than a stony look from Sarah.</p><p></p><p>After that, we see the family exit the hospital (I’m not sure if hospital policy then would mean James should be required to use a wheelchair, but him being supported to walk is such a powerful image I’d gladly suspend my disbelief anyway. Besides - if the hospital is turning a blind eye to its patients being strapped to beds, overly sedated and regularly carelessly electrocuted, this is but a tiny hiccup). George helps put James in the back of the car, next to Olivia who looks likes she’s won the lottery. Sarah helps make sure James is comfortable and she and Olivia exchange warm looks of relief. George opens the passenger door for Sarah, and she looks at him worriedly as he closes it, knowing they now have even more to try and work out between them.</p><p></p><p>There are a couple of other things going on during the act, but the hospital scenes are key. It’s also great fun to see Brett Climo and Andrew McFarlane together. These two former soap teen heart-thobs and Flying Doctors now middle aged and showing off some fine acting chops from their decades of experience. It’s one of those ten minutes that comes along every once in a while and impacts deeply. The revelations, tension and redemption invest me heavily and make me want to cheer, to boo and cry with hope.</p><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://i.vgy.me/wQzSBx.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/S3E9if.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/SIMz6A.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/vjye88.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/jULwTV.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/iAZSvn.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://i.vgy.me/raPuCw.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 232837, member: 23"] [CENTER][I]Episode Four, Act I… continued[/I][/CENTER] George enters the room to find Milson about to inject James with another sedative and forcefully orders him to stop. Now the focus has shifted again. Now it’s about George’s relationship with his son. George asks Olivia to step outside so he can speak to James. Milson then congratulates George on his wisdom, saying that he knows George wouldn’t want a son who is out furtively looking for sex with men. Or at least he [I]starts[/I] to say that: Then he turns to his son: There’s an interesting choice here. James opens his mouth and tries through his haze to say something… and then we cut to outside in the corridor where Sarah and Olivia stand silently. After a few moments, the door opens from inside. And so we don’t hear the pivotal moment or see what James said. At this point, everything hinges on what George says when he steps back out. Except… George doesn’t say anything. Instead, he staggers out of the room supporting James who is leaning on him, barely able to walk. James is still in pyjamas with a dressing gown precariously hanging from his shoulders. It’s an incredibly cathartic moment. One that needs no words. Olivia rushes to help support James and the four struggle along the hospital corridor. The sole line of dialogue for the last minute or so of the act is a parting shot from Milson: He receives no reply, other than a stony look from Sarah. After that, we see the family exit the hospital (I’m not sure if hospital policy then would mean James should be required to use a wheelchair, but him being supported to walk is such a powerful image I’d gladly suspend my disbelief anyway. Besides - if the hospital is turning a blind eye to its patients being strapped to beds, overly sedated and regularly carelessly electrocuted, this is but a tiny hiccup). George helps put James in the back of the car, next to Olivia who looks likes she’s won the lottery. Sarah helps make sure James is comfortable and she and Olivia exchange warm looks of relief. George opens the passenger door for Sarah, and she looks at him worriedly as he closes it, knowing they now have even more to try and work out between them. There are a couple of other things going on during the act, but the hospital scenes are key. It’s also great fun to see Brett Climo and Andrew McFarlane together. These two former soap teen heart-thobs and Flying Doctors now middle aged and showing off some fine acting chops from their decades of experience. It’s one of those ten minutes that comes along every once in a while and impacts deeply. The revelations, tension and redemption invest me heavily and make me want to cheer, to boo and cry with hope. [CENTER] [IMG]https://i.vgy.me/wQzSBx.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/S3E9if.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/SIMz6A.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/vjye88.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/jULwTV.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/iAZSvn.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://i.vgy.me/raPuCw.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [/QUOTE]
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