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SoapLand - The Battles
The Phone Calls - The Result
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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&#039;Drama" data-source="post: 137468" data-attributes="member: 23"><p><em><u>Special mentions for...</u></em></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Jill realises she needs a Plan B</strong></p><p><strong><em>Knots Landing</em></strong></p><p></p><p>“<em>Tried to...</em>?!! You mean she’s not...?”</p><p></p><p>Not content with a plot to murder Valene, Jill attempts to destroy the instrument over which she hears less than good news. And this time, the rubber gloves are off.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Mark St Claire’s Negotiations</strong></p><p><strong><em>Knots Landing</em></strong></p><p></p><p><em>“Mack Mackenzie’s jeep will be parked in front of the hotel. Get in the driver’s seat and wait. When you see Gary running toward you start the engine...”</em></p><p><em>“There’s a bomb planted in Mack’s jeep. You’ve a half hour to save him.”</em></p><p></p><p>Contrivances galore set the scene for <em>Knots’s</em> most unashamedly soapy cliffhanger. It’s bewildering and yet thoroughly engrossing to see these familiar players behaving as though they’re in a crime drama. Mark St Claire is the Life Master and the main characters become pawns moving around the board exactly as he’d planned. Almost. But one wrong move can throw the entire contest. </p><p></p><p>With St Claire’s moustache twirling consecutive phone calls to Valene and Karen, the plot is stretched kicking and screaming to its limits. It’s rather like watching friends bungee jump: you know they won’t actually hit the ground, but there are a few heart-racing moments where all the same it looks as though they might. Some small part of you may question the point of it all, but overall you’re left with an exciting, satisfying rush.</p><p></p><p>In the end, I omitted this one from my top five because it was technically two phone calls. But I couldn't not mention it at all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 137468, member: 23"] [I][U]Special mentions for...[/U][/I] [B]Jill realises she needs a Plan B [I]Knots Landing[/I][/B] “[I]Tried to...[/I]?!! You mean she’s not...?” Not content with a plot to murder Valene, Jill attempts to destroy the instrument over which she hears less than good news. And this time, the rubber gloves are off. [B]Mark St Claire’s Negotiations [I]Knots Landing[/I][/B] [I]“Mack Mackenzie’s jeep will be parked in front of the hotel. Get in the driver’s seat and wait. When you see Gary running toward you start the engine...” “There’s a bomb planted in Mack’s jeep. You’ve a half hour to save him.”[/I] Contrivances galore set the scene for [I]Knots’s[/I] most unashamedly soapy cliffhanger. It’s bewildering and yet thoroughly engrossing to see these familiar players behaving as though they’re in a crime drama. Mark St Claire is the Life Master and the main characters become pawns moving around the board exactly as he’d planned. Almost. But one wrong move can throw the entire contest. With St Claire’s moustache twirling consecutive phone calls to Valene and Karen, the plot is stretched kicking and screaming to its limits. It’s rather like watching friends bungee jump: you know they won’t actually hit the ground, but there are a few heart-racing moments where all the same it looks as though they might. Some small part of you may question the point of it all, but overall you’re left with an exciting, satisfying rush. In the end, I omitted this one from my top five because it was technically two phone calls. But I couldn't not mention it at all. [/QUOTE]
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