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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 205814" data-attributes="member: 23">What I love about that scene is the normality. Even though it&#039;s a big revelation for two of the three women, it&#039;s played in a lighthearted way, which I think makes it more accessible and real. There&#039;s nothing traditionally soapy about it, and I think Julie Harris can take a lot of the credit. Although, as you said, the charisma and talent of all three women in that scene is wonderful. There&#039;s another scene in the same arc where Lilimae spoke to Valene about all the breakfast, lunch and dinner meetings Gary and Abby were having and quipped &quot;I&#039;m surprised they&#039;re not putting on weight&quot;. It&#039;s perfect. I know plenty of people who would use this kind of line in a situation like this. Gravely spoken lines with close-ups of flared nostrils and furrowed brows have their place, but I&#039;m appreciative when the same point is made in a way that feels as though it&#039;s not out of a textbook. This is another one that I loved for the balance of humour and drama. Donna Mills making Abby look half bored and mildly entertained by the perceived banality of Val and Ben&#039;s drama. Rolling her eyes and playfully blowing raspberries before the tone changed dramatically. It&#039;s a really intimate scene because it&#039;s shared only with the audience. And the route to get there had me invested. I must confess I&#039;ve started to have some doubts about this one fitting the theme. It&#039;s kind of &quot;caught a year after the act&quot;.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 205814, member: 23"] What I love about that scene is the normality. Even though it's a big revelation for two of the three women, it's played in a lighthearted way, which I think makes it more accessible and real. There's nothing traditionally soapy about it, and I think Julie Harris can take a lot of the credit. Although, as you said, the charisma and talent of all three women in that scene is wonderful. There's another scene in the same arc where Lilimae spoke to Valene about all the breakfast, lunch and dinner meetings Gary and Abby were having and quipped "I'm surprised they're not putting on weight". It's perfect. I know plenty of people who would use this kind of line in a situation like this. Gravely spoken lines with close-ups of flared nostrils and furrowed brows have their place, but I'm appreciative when the same point is made in a way that feels as though it's not out of a textbook. This is another one that I loved for the balance of humour and drama. Donna Mills making Abby look half bored and mildly entertained by the perceived banality of Val and Ben's drama. Rolling her eyes and playfully blowing raspberries before the tone changed dramatically. It's a really intimate scene because it's shared only with the audience. And the route to get there had me invested. I must confess I've started to have some doubts about this one fitting the theme. It's kind of "caught a year after the act". [/QUOTE]

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