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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 71207" data-attributes="member: 23">The second series of You&#039;re Only Young Twice has now commenced for me. Ostensibly nothing has changed, but the three second series episodes have felt more energetic and enjoyable to me than the first. It&#039;s actually getting a few titters from me now, rather than polite smiles. Even though each episode of Series One had a specific focus, the theme of each Series Two episode so far has felt clearer. It could simply be a case that the series has clicked with me and I&#039;ve got it. But I like to think the production has got a little sharper and more confident. It&#039;s helped that I now understand the structure of the cast more. Peggy Mount and Pat Coombs aside, the other residents little quirks have become clear to me. It took most of the first series for me to tell Dolly and Mildred apart, both of them having blonde hair and a quick comeback for anything Flora throws at them. Katy&#039;s role seems to have been reduced as the episodes have gone on and I&#039;ve noticed she only appears in Series One and Two. It&#039;s a shame as I quite enjoyed her scene stealing in the beginning, but I&#039;m guessing perhaps the actress&#039;s health dictated this move. The ensemble nature of the series is enjoyable. Peggy and Pat feature heavily on the DVD sleeves. It&#039;s true that both are heavily featured, but the other characters are in the majority of scenes adding balance which is very welcome. The writing isn&#039;t always the most memorable, and I think that for it to fly, it really helps to have these strong character actors. The way Coombs plays Cissie grates on me a little at times. She overdoes the whimsy, with lots of shrugging and skipping and fanciful gestures which I just don&#039;t find to be that funny most of the time. I&#039;ve enjoyed her in other things, so maybe my expectations were a little high. Charmian May as Miss Milton feels very much like an ersatz Penelope Keith. So much so that I keep picturing Keith herself in the Milton role. Not that there&#039;s anything wrong with May here. It&#039;s only over the Series Two episodes that I&#039;ve noticed the character&#039;s penchant for using phrases like &quot;What are you telling me?&quot; (when it&#039;s patently clear what she is being told). Is it a new thing, or had I just not noticed it before? Either way, I like it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 71207, member: 23"] The second series of [I]You're Only Young Twice [/I]has now commenced for me. Ostensibly nothing has changed, but the three second series episodes have felt more energetic and enjoyable to me than the first. It's actually getting a few titters from me now, rather than polite smiles. Even though each episode of Series One had a specific focus, the theme of each Series Two episode so far has felt clearer. It could simply be a case that the series has clicked with me and I've got it. But I like to think the production has got a little sharper and more confident. It's helped that I now understand the structure of the cast more. Peggy Mount and Pat Coombs aside, the other residents little quirks have become clear to me. It took most of the first series for me to tell Dolly and Mildred apart, both of them having blonde hair and a quick comeback for anything Flora throws at them. Katy's role seems to have been reduced as the episodes have gone on and I've noticed she only appears in Series One and Two. It's a shame as I quite enjoyed her scene stealing in the beginning, but I'm guessing perhaps the actress's health dictated this move. The ensemble nature of the series is enjoyable. Peggy and Pat feature heavily on the DVD sleeves. It's true that both are heavily featured, but the other characters are in the majority of scenes adding balance which is very welcome. The writing isn't always the most memorable, and I think that for it to fly, it really helps to have these strong character actors. The way Coombs plays Cissie grates on me a little at times. She overdoes the whimsy, with lots of shrugging and skipping and fanciful gestures which I just don't find to be that funny most of the time. I've enjoyed her in other things, so maybe my expectations were a little high. Charmian May as Miss Milton feels very much like an ersatz Penelope Keith. So much so that I keep picturing Keith herself in the Milton role. Not that there's anything wrong with May here. It's only over the Series Two episodes that I've noticed the character's penchant for using phrases like "What are you telling me?" (when it's patently clear what she is being told). Is it a new thing, or had I just not noticed it before? Either way, I like it. [/QUOTE]

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